Guardian Music — Punk poet Patti Smith first met Robert Mapplethorpe when she moved to New York in the late 60s, and the pair became inseparable. Now she has written a memoir of their time together, from hanging out with Ginsberg and Warhol to her rise as a hit singe... more info

MTV.com News — Former head of Sony Music and Mariah Carey's ex-husband is the reported top choice.By Gil Kaufman Simon Cowell Photo: Gustavo Caballero/ Getty Images While plenty of names have been tossed around as potential replacements for Simon Cowell,... more info

Patti Smith's memoir of her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe traces the evolution of two young artists into ... more info

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonThe magazine Roots has played a key role in promoting folk, world music and the varied fusions of the new roots scene, and this brave, unexpectedly slick 30th-anniversary show managed to mix experiments, history and surprises, with ... more info

Roundhouse, LondonThe magazine Roots has played a key role in promoting folk, world music and the varied fusions of the new roots scene, and this brave, unexpectedly slick 30th-anniversary show managed to mix experiments, history and surprises, with ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin City Winery's series of Haiti benefit concerts kicked off last night (1/20) with an all-star lineup that included Patti Smith, The Swell Season (they headlined Radio City Music Hall one night earlier), The Antlers, John Wesley..... more info

MTV.com News — From sneaker drives to rock shows, the city's celebrities are raising funds for earthquake relief.By Jayson Rodriguez Susan Sarandon attends a Haiti Disaster Relief Fundraiser in New York on Wednesday Photo: Johnny Nunez/ WireImage All ove... more info

VH1 News — Susan Sarandon, Patti Smith, Def Jam execs, celebrity DJs and others held Haiti benefits all over New York on Wednesday night. more info

Mercury News, California — Patti Smith talks about life at the Chelsea Hotel and her new book, 'Just Kids.' more info

Here Comes The Flood — Auntie Beeb digs deep for a profile of Todd Rundgren. BBC 6 Music The Record Producers airs a 90 minutes documentary on Saturday January 23: In this edition of The Record Producers, Richard Allinson and Steve Levine profile the work of an arranger... more info