Patti Smith = STYLE!

Patti Smith and her. . .sense of Style? The NY Times talks to the punk-rock icon about her image and, yes, that sense of style that has defined punk goddesses for decades. Candy Slice anyone?

Patti Smith: A Rare Spirit, a Rarer Eye

"Just Kids" - Patti Smith reflects on Robert Mapplethorpe

This week Patti Smith celebrates the release of 'Just Kids', her book on her early years and life with Robert Mapplethorpe, her friend / confidant / roommate in the '70s. The NY Times reports, "'Just Kids' carries its author to the verge of fame. . .becoming pregnant at 19 and heading to New York for a fresh start. . .(a) tenderly evocative memoir."


Read the full The New York Times Review

I Salute You Brother

Jim Carroll - poet & punk icon - died on Friday, leaving behind classic songs ("People Who Died", "Catholic Boy") and a rich written legacy, including the classic novel "The Basketball Diaries".

You can read his obituary from The New York Times.

Patti Smith reminiscence about her friend Jim Carroll in an exclusive interview on the PBS Newshour with Jim Lehrer. . .listen online here.

Patti Smith at the MoMa NYC

Deciding to maximize on the Target Free Friday's at New York's Museum of Modern Art, we came across the LOOKING AT MUSIC: SIDE 2 exhibit.
A very cool collection of albums, artwork, posters, journals and other über cool things that'll make you glad you were born in the 70s (or wish you were)
Featured artist include:
Laurie Anderson
Beth B
Judith Barry/Richard Kern
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Ericka Beckman
Blondie
Coleen Fitzgibbon
Bob Gruen
Richard Hell and The Voidoids
James Nares
Glenn O’Brien
The Ramones
Patti Smith
Sonic Youth
Suicide
Talking Heads
Television


"This exhibition looks at the far-reaching and interconnected influence of artists and their musical and literary aspirations in the 1970s and early 1980s. It features photographers and magazines that assiduously documented the crossover between the music and art scenes of the time and highlights the harbingers of a new era of No Wave, hip-hop, house, and garage bands. These groups and activities coalesced at a time when New York, despite financial struggles, was an incubator of innovation. This time of phenomenal successes for a few artists and musicians marked the transition into a new, more commercial decade." - MoMa site

A must-see for anyone whose a fan of Punk, the exhibition is on until November 30th.
enjoy!
-corren

Patti Smith in Asbury Park - Photos

On Sunday, Patti Smith wowed the crowd with an intimate acoustic performance after the screening of Steven Sebring's DREAM OF LIFE documentary. Here are some shots, courtesy David Verdini.

Special Thanks to the Asbury Park Film Initiative!

Patti Smith DREAM OF LIFE screening in Asbury Park

Patti Smith: DREAM OF LIFE, the feature-length documentary on this music icon, will have a special screening at the home of Jersey Rock, Asbury Park. The showing will be on SUNDAY MARCH 29th 3:00PM at THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE and will feature a post-screening Q&A with Director Steven Sebring and the legend herself Patti Smith. An event not to be missed!

Patti Smith Indictment of George Bush

In honor of George Bush's departure from the Oval Office: here is a live audio clip of Patti Smith in concert, with her unbias review of the Bush administration (this was the before the economy collapsed):





(from the documentary PATTI SMITH: DREAM OF LIFE)

Patti Smith: Dream of Life DVD on sale tomorrow

The Los Angeles Times says "Steven Sebring's PATTI SMITH: DREAM OF LIFE is A DREAM OF A MOVIE; gauzy, free-associative & reverberant." Special features include never-seen-before footage and a 16 page booklet with commentary from Patti Smith and Steven Sebring, as well as exclusive photography! Check out the Palm Store for a rockin’ discount or anywhere DVDs are (still) sold.