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Richard Thompson to curate Meltdown 2010

5482 days ago
Guardian MusicThe folk-rock veteran and musical maverick will act as artistic director for this year's Meltdown festivalFolk guitarist Richard Thompson is to curate this year's Meltdown festival. Following in the footsteps of David Bowie, Patti Smith and Massive A... more info

Hmmmmmm...

5482 days ago
StarpulsePatti Smith discussed and signed her new book, "Just Kids" at the Harold Washington Library in Chicago on February 21st. Is it us, or does Patti look alot like ventriloquist Jeff Dunham's old man puppet Walter? Pics & more goofy stuff after the jump... more info

Early Buzz: Pearl Jam, Devo, 'SNL' updates, Conan and more headlines

5483 days ago
Pop CandyHappy Monday to you! My weekend wasn't nearly long enough, and I'm guessing you feel the same. I did spend a lot of it reading Patti Smith's excellent memoir (Just Kids), and I started re-watching the first season of Lost, which I hadn't seen since i... more info

Patti Smith packs them in at Harold Washington

5483 days ago
Chicago Sun-Times, ILEarly Sunday, the Harold Washington Library Center looked as if it were under attack -- by Patti Smith fans. more info

Literary listings

5484 days ago
Chicago Sun-Times, IL • Patti Smith discusses and signs Just Kids, 2 p.m. in the CIndy Pritzker Auditorium at the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State. more info

Nights at the museum: bands that have gigged in galleries

5486 days ago
Guardian MusicAnimal Collective's forthcoming installation at the Guggenheim comes from a proud tradition of pop mash-ups with the art worldIt's better than copying Jackson Pollock and more ambitious than pretending to be full-time robots. The only surprising thin... more info

Patti Smith memoir recounts New York arrival

5486 days ago
Detroit Free PressPATTI SMITH: These are reflective times for Smith, whose new memoir, "Just Kids," recounts her arrival on a bohemian New York scene. It was a creative spirit that would endure through her career -- including the body of musical work that she'll ... more info

Shorties (Thurston Moore, Patti Smith, and more)

5490 days ago
LargeHeartedBoySonic Youth's Thurston Moore has a new blog, Flowers & Cream. The Observer reviews Patti Smith's memoir, Just Kids. South Africa's Times Live lists its albums of the decade. The New York Post has poet Robert Pinsky list some of... more info

Exclusive Premiere

5491 days ago
Runway, backstage, and front-row footage from the... 3:35 One part Patti Smith, another part Joey Ramone,... 7:43 Tilda Swinton calls Ryan McGinley her "twin... 3:23 You can't join designer Phillip Lim's runway army... 2:36 It would be really cool if more info

An excerpt from Patti Smith's 'Just Kids,' the story of her relationship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe

5491 days ago
Detroit Free Press"I would spare no details on our long mornings beneath the covers, reciting tales of my childhood, its sorrow and magic, as we tried to pretend we weren't hungry. ... more info

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