Guardian Music — From rock icon to hippy pacifist, at 61 Patti Smith is the music industry's most enduring female icon. In an extraordinarily intimate interview she talks to Amy Raphael about growing up, motherhood and the bereavements that have overshadowed her life more info

Pitchfork — On November 24, fine art auction house Christie's will host an auction of punk, rock, soul, and reggae memorabilia called "Pop Culture: Punk/Rock" at its 20 Rockefeller Plaza location in New York City [via Idolator]. Well-to-do aging punk rockers: He... more info

Stereogum — Beating Hot Topic at its own game, Christie's has scheduled their first full-scale auction of punk memorabilia. The lots, which go up for sale on 11/24, include more than 120 records, photos and "promotional pieces" from Patti Smith, the Ramones, th... more info

Radio Exile — Punk rock and reading, two great tastes that believe it or not go together. I know that leather jackets, mohawks and three chord guitar playing doesn’t exactly scream “I read french existentialist poetry” but behind all that posturing were some... more info

Pitchfork — Laura Kennedy, original bassist for New York City post-punks Bush Tetras, needs a liver transplant post-haste. As such, a coterie of Kennedy's closest friends and well-wishers will gather at NYC's Cake Shop on October 26 to raise funds for the Laura ... more info

Idolator — During last week's discussion of Marmite artists—those artists that are so divisive, they force people to take sides, with no one left in the middle—Idolator commenter moomintroll wondered if we shouldn't try and find more ways to classify popula... more info

Altsounds — New Yorkers *The Virgins *are set torelease ‘One Week Of Danger’ on December 1 through Young and Lost Club. The single is taken from their eponymous debut album which will be out in March. The band will be playing a headline show a... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: NewsSpinner.com: Hopping off a plane from Australia before hitting the small club's stage, Patti Smith was jet-lagged and in self-deprecating joke-mode last Friday at Zanzibar in Santa Monica, where she turned in a riveting short perfor... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Concerts and Tours, Rock PixSpinner.com: This Week: TV on the Radio got the party started in Paris, Patti Smith sang at the Opera House Down Under, the Subways rocked Manchester and much more. Rock Pix: Live Concert Photo... more info

JamBase — By: Dennis Cook This is a serious piece of work. One of those records quietly loosed upon the world that captures and conveys deep truths about the sticky underside of the current climate, a thermometer jammed in society's ass. This is fearful d... more info