#Patti Smith

Punk Rock Memoirs To Inspire A Fearless, Creative Life

January is not necessarily going to be the big refreshing escape from the year we’ve had, going by the news and the pandemic numbers. It won’t be the celebratory holidays we may have anticipated months ago. But what hasn’t changed, and what may bring some comfort, is that January is always prime...

Cat Woods

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Tarra Thiessen

The Decade's Best Books by Women in Music

If I hadn’t read Sara Marcus’ Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution, I wouldn’t be a rock writer. It was 2013. I had recently graduated art school and was dividing my time between three retail jobs: a liquor store, a grocery store, and a clothing store. One of my friends...

Micco Caporale

PREMIERERenee Holiday Covers Patti Smith's "People Have The Power"

Patti Smith's voice is a hammer striking an anvil, her songs often come across as poetry set to a tune. In the era of fake news, Smith's work has come into the spotlight: she has been nominated for induction into The Songwriters Hall of Fame, performed at Pathway To Paris (a nonprofit trying to...

Ashley Prillaman

ONLY NOISETouching Modigliani - My Patti Smith Pilgrimage

ONLY NOISE explores music fandom with poignant personal essays that examine the ways we’re shaped by our chosen soundtrack. This week, Jennavieve McClelland tours Patti Smith's New York City in a post-graduate stupor, looking for tangible inspiration from punk's poet laureate. All photos by...

Jennavieve McClelland

NEWS ROUNDUPKiller Mike's NRA Interview, New R. Kelly Doc and More

NEWS ROUNDUP: Killer Mike, R. Kelly and More By Jasmine Williams Killer Mike ❤'s the NRA While country musicians are distancing themselves from the National Rifle Association, the pro-gun lobby is getting support from an unlikely ally - Killer Mike. As half of explosive rap duo Run The Jewels the...

Jasmine Williams

ONLY NOISEOne More Cup of Coffee

I’ve stopped counting the number of times “coffee” is mentioned in Patti Smith’s M Train. The short answer is: a lot; coffee is the lifeblood coursing through the entire book. Coffee is the daily elixir of Smith’s life, and she finds great poetry in every sip – from hand-selected, highland grown...

Madison Bloom

ONLY NOISECover to Cover

Cover songs as a genre get a bad rep, it seems. Covers = karaoke, or worse, Covers = Cover Bands.

Madison Bloom

NEWS ROUNDUPGhost Ship Tragedy, Venue News and Meg White

AudioFemme's weekly news roundup featuring Elvis Guesthouse, the Oaklast Warehouse FIre, Meg White, Brooklyn Steel by Emily Daly.

Emily Daly

NEWS ROUNDUPPalisades, Deerhoof, and Patti Smith's Nico Tribute

The latest music news featuring the DIY space Palisades, a Nico tribute from Patti Smith, and new music from Deerhoof.

Emily Daly

PLAYING DETROIT PLAYLISTThe City Sings Itself

I'm finally home. After a two week stint on the road with JR JR I'm attempting to readjust and realign, and in doing so found that I was home sick all along. While traveling I was lucky to explore parts of the country I never thought I would see, and feel things yet to be categorized and safely...

Jerilyn Jordan

FLASHBACK FRIDAYPatti Smith Live

I was surfing the internet for vintage Patti Smith videos the other day when I came across this gem. I was so excited that I decided to dedicate my newest installment of Flashback Friday solely to this video, which is a 1979 performance of Patti Smith's “My Generation” at the Capitol Theatre in...

Rebecca Kunin