The Beat Goes on with 'Kerouac on Record'
These essays explore the connection between Kerouac and the music he loved -- Charlie Parker, Lee Konitz, Chet Baker, Miles Davis and others -- and the musicians who loved him, in turn.
10 May 2018
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"Build It Back Again" at Tibet House US Benefit Concert
The artists, curated by Philip Glass, on stage at the 31st Annual Tibet House US Benefit encouraged resistance.
12 Mar 2018
Pathway to Paris Benefit Draws Attention to "1,000 Cities" Project
With the aid of Patti Smith, Joan Baez, Michael Stipe and more, Pathway to Paris raised awareness of climate change and their "1,000 Cities" initiative at Carnegie Hall.
28 Nov 2017
Every Time It Rains: How Kate Bush and Patti Smith Immortalized Wilhelm Reich in Song
Inspired by Wilhelm Reich's "energy of orgasms", Kate Bush is stylized, controlled, lush, and multi-layered in her approach; Patti Smith, on the other hand, is ferocious and driven.
06 Nov 2017
Summerstage Night Belongs to Fred "Sonic" Smith (Patti Smith's Tribute)
Patti Smith celebrated her late husband's birthday in Central Park with their children and her band.
15 Sep 2017
Tibet House's 30th Anniversary Benefit Concert Celebrated Philip Glass' 80th
Philip Glass, the artistic director of the Tibet House benefits, celebrated his 80th birthday at this year's annual benefit with performances from Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Brittany Howard, Sufjan Stevens and more.
22 Mar 2017
Soundwalk Collective: Killer Road
Atmospheric soundscape architects Soundwalk Collective team up with proto-punk legend Patti Smith to breathe new life into the work of Nico.
13 Nov 2016
Soundwalk Collective, Jesse Paris Smith and Patti Smith Pay Tribute to Nico's Haunting Poetry
The works of the German art rock singer, who died in 1988, are reinterpreted through this ambient-sounding collaboration with Patti Smith.
12 Sep 2016
'Agnostic': Against Theists and Atheists
Lesley Hazleton’s brand of agnosticism simply holds open a space for contemplative thinking.
20 Apr 2016
On the Sameness and Difference of 'Warhol & Mapplethorpe'
This new museum book highlights the challenge of housing two giants under one roof, with mixed results.
21 Oct 2015
The 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the ‘80s: Part 4: 40 - 21
Stories sung with grace and compassion. We can only hope our stories will be told so well, sometime.
30 Sep 2015
Patti Smith's Practice of Everyday Living Will Intrigue Readers of 'M Train'
Every chapter in M Train digs a fresh grave in the chambers of Patti Smith's memory.
29 Sep 2015
The Pop Group Brings Funky Disco Social Criticism to Brooklyn - 16 March 2015
Hearing the Pop Group in action in the present day makes you wish bands that are half the Pop Group’s age would try harder.
19 Mar 2015
Patti Smith: Banga
It’s hard to review something by as consummate an artist as Patti Smith without just listing all the similies for "outstanding".
06 Jun 2012
Various Artists: Occupy This Album
Containing 99 songs in its digital version and 78 in the physical CD release, this has something for everyone who wants to listen to the message of the Occupy movement.
17 May 2012
Black Music, White People / White Music, Black People
These two books show how knotty the connections between culture, race and music have become, even though the only thing the worlds they explore share in common is that in both cases, the audiences are almost all white.
19 Feb 2012
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