New York Times — Patti Smith, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and Darlene Love will perform. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Brooklyn's Caveman have shared the video for "Never Going Back" a song off their forthcoming album, Otero War which is out June 17 via Cinematic Music Group. It was directed by Steven Sebring (who made Patti Smith documentary Dream of Life) and ... more info

USA Today Music — "She's the queen."             more info

Rolling Stone — When Patti Smith's "Gloria" single came out in the U.K. in 1976, the record label bleeped the singer's cursing on its B Side, a cover of the Who's "My Generation" that was recorded live. "I don't need that fucking shit," she sang. She explained how t... more info

Obscure Sound — “Dancing Barefoot” by herMajesty is a cover of the 1979 song of the same name by Patti Smith, and while there are similarities between the two, there are more differences. Where Smith’s original is based around the acoustic guitar, herMajesty t... more info

Rolling Stone — Patti Smith's Horses: Live at Electric Lady Studios doesn't sound like a live album, and that's a good thing. Too many concert recordings sound surprisingly flat. Even the most adventurous band can suffer from an audio engineer sticking mics in fro... more info

Reuters — MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - The Montreux Jazz Festival celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with a line-up featuring Van Morrison, Herbie Hancock and Patti Smith, as well as young bluesmen and electronic musicians stepping into the limelig... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Best known as a founding member and bassist of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT for sixteen years, who also played piano, keyboards and guitar, Joe Bouchard has nine gold and two platinum records to his credit. As a songwriter, he wrote many BOC songs including the... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — When John Cale released Music for a New Society in 1982, he was coming off a  decade-and-a-half hot streak. First as a member of the Velvet Underground, then as a solo artist and producer of key records by Nico, the Stooges, Squeeze, Patti Smith, an... more info

Mercury News, California — Patti Smith, The Decemberists, Maceo Parker, Jody Watley among top acts performing on Dec. 31 in the Bay Area. more info