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A publicist for The White Stripes says drummer Meg White is engaged to musician Jackson Smith, the son of punk singer Patti Smith and late MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith.
Rocker Patti Smith said Friday that her concern for the hundreds of men imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay compelled her to record a song about a former detainee.
Two of the biggest rock bands of the 1980s took different paths to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday — indie favorites R.E.M. with a happy reunion and party band Van Halen with a fragmentary turnout.
Van Halen made a "jump" into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday, along with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five — the first rap act to be inducted into the hall — and R.E.M., the Ronettes and Patti Smith.
For ages, I've meant to do another edition of my 'Recently Added' article, just because Newsviners are so full of great ideas for new music to explore. So here it is, your chance to influence my musical tastes.
Patti Smith: "I look at Jeff Koons's stuff and I'm appalled"Duchamp I can look at and I see poetry and intellect, I don't see this "cleverness". I'm not interested in just commentary or humour.
Idol moments shade priestessThis year's Melbourne International Arts Festival has had a constellation of exhibitions, screenings, concerts and readings featuring Patti Smith.
Because the light . . . - Patti SmithThe "language of enthusiasm" has carried rock icon Patti Smith through professional exhaustion and personal loss. Stephanie Bunbury meets a natural performer pursuing her gifts all the way to the Melbourne Festival.
Dreams in black and whiteWith Patti Smith there's always a story behind a story. This one begins in 1969 when a young waif, full of dreams of becoming a writer, an artist, perhaps both, visited Paris for the first time with her sister.
CBGB's Owner Hilly Kristal DiesHilly Kristal, the founder and owner of CBGB's, has died at the age of 75. Kristal was responsible for the so-called 'birthplace of punk' which kicked off the careers of legendary New York acts such as the Ramones, Television, Talking Heads, Blondie and Patti Smith.
Patti Smith: Twelve: Pitchfork Record ReviewAt last summer's Lollapalooza, Patti Smith made a surprise, unscheduled appearance at, of all places, the kids' pavilion.
Patti Smith Writes Song for Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Kurnaz Punk legend Patti Smith is famous for her uncompromising political stances. Now she has written a song about Murat Kurnaz, the German resident who was held in Guantanamo for over four years.
Internet JellyAt the beginning of the year the Time magazine's 'Person of the year' cover got me thinking about issues of control and the internet in a global and local context.
Patti Smith: Ain't It Strange?Rock 'n' roll drew me from my mother's hand and led me to experience. In the end it was my neighbors who put everything in perspective. An approving nod from the old Italian woman who sells me pasta. A high five from the postman. An embrace from the notary and his wife.
Honoring Our Rock and Roll Tom PainePatti Smith is often overlooked, much to my dismay. She's overlooked as a punk artist, a poet, a feminist, and even as a female musician, where even the worst of the bunch tends to get a pat on the back by the music world.
Best Anti-War Protest SongsThe folk songs that stick with us the longest are generally songs about overcoming struggle; the moments when the world is quietly hoping for change, but one single Folksinger has the nerve to stand on a stage, open their mouth, and sing out against injustice.
R.E.M., Van Halen Lead 2007 Rock Hall ClassR.E.M., Van Halen, Patti Smith, the Ronettes and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame March 12 during a ceremony at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
Rachid Taha: lost chords of the medinaRachid Taha is sitting in a sleek hotel bar near Marble Arch, nursing a tumbler of amber spirits and a pack of Marlboro.
CBGB Hosts Last Concert Before EvictionCBGB's finally closes, despite protests. I still can't believe that between Blondie, Talking Heads/David Byrne and the many others who made money outta this place, that it couldn't be saved.
Elegy for a lost soulmateShe is pale and slim and dressed in a man's black jacket, white shirt and jeans. No shoes. You would never pick her out in a crowd, but if you ever met her, you wouldn't easily forget her.
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