Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Patti Smith. You show us people have the power. Photo for MAGNET by Chris Sikich. Read our live review of Patti and Michael Stipe from 2019: The post Happy Birthday Patti Smith appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Patti Smith is a great artist with no shortage of admirers, and many of those admirers will gather at New York’s Carnegie Hall for an all-star tribute concert next March. The show marks the 50th anniversary of Smith’s all-time classic debut al... more info

Magnet Magazine — 25 years ago today, Fiona Apple released When The Pawn … Thank dog for ellipses. Read our MAGNET Feedback with Robyn Hitchcock on Apple, Syd Barrett, Byrds, Decemberists, Bob Dylan, Feist, Kinks, Alison Krauss And Gillian Welch, John Lennon, Nick L... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Fiona Apple. Remember that depth is the greatest of heights. Read our MAGNET Feedback with Robyn Hitchcock, writing about Apple, Syd Barrett, Byrds, Decemberists, Bob Dylan, Feist, Kinks, Alison Krauss And Gillian Welch, John Lennon, N... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday John Zorn. What thou wilt. Read our review of the essential Ornette Coleman tribute album featuring Zorn, Patti Smith, Nels Cline, Thurston Moore, Laurie Anderson, Bill Laswell, Branford Marsalis, Cecil Taylor and more: The post Happy ... more info

Stereogum — Patti Smith recently thanked Taylor Swift for her namecheck on The Tortured Poets Department. Now, the punk icon expressed gratitude for another pop star: Lana Del Rey, whose 2012 hit “Summertime Sadness” she covered on Tuesday in Brighton and... more info

Magnet Magazine — 35 years ago today, the Patti Smith Group released Wave. Really, it was really wonderful. Read our Patti Smith live review from 2021: The post The Patti Smith Group Released “Wave” 35 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Last month, Taylor Swift released her latest album The Tortured Poets Department , which contained a lot of namechecks. Patti Smith, The Starting Line, and American Pie’s Alyson Hannigan reacted to their references, and now so has Charlie Puth. more info

Stereogum — Taylor Swift’s new double-album The Tortured Poets Department came out on Friday, and it’s full of namechecks. On the title track, the pop star mentions rock legend Patti Smith; on “The Black Dog,” she summons pop-punk band the Starting ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — The New Eves—the Brighton-based quartet of Nina Winder-Lind, Kate Mager, Ella Oona Russell, and Violet Farrer—craft a rousing brew of post-punk, drone-folk, and avant-choral psych that evokes The Raincoats, Nico, Television, and Horses-era Patti... more info