Morrissey To Headline Hop Farm Festival
4th March 2011
Morrissey has been announced as headliner of this year's Hop Farm Festival.The 'Every Day Is Like Sunday' singer will headline...
Smith In Contention For Times Book Prize
22nd February 2011
Punk icon PATTI SMITH's literary skills have again landed her book world honours - she'll be among the top writers...
Smith Writing Detective Novel
26th January 2011
Punk icon PATTI SMITH is set to follow her recent U.S. National Book Awards success by penning a detective novel...
Fascinating Fact 10743
26th January 2011
Punk icon PATTI SMITH is working on her latest literary work, a detective novel based in London. The singer's credentials...
R.e.m's 'Classic Sounding ' Collapse Into Now
12th January 2011
R.E.M's new album "sounds really classic" and will be "beautiful and heartbreaking" according to the band.The group recorded 'Collapse Into...
Patti Smith Named R.e.m.'S Album
28th November 2010
Patti Smith named the new R.E.M. album.The iconic punk singer appears on 'Collapse Into Now's closing track, 'Blue' and it...
Vanessa Paradis Loves To Be In France With Family
18th November 2010
Vanessa Paradis says her favourite place in the world is the house in the South of France she shares with...
Tearful Smith Wins Literary Prize
18th November 2010
Punk legend PATTI SMITH was on the verge of tears as she accepted a major literary honour for her memoir...
Springsteen Grateful For Smith's Completion Of Because The Night
17th November 2010
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN has heaped praise on PATTI SMITH for transforming his song BECAUSE THE NIGHT into a rock classic, insisting...
Fascinating Fact 10334
16th November 2010
Punk icon PATTI SMITH has recruited her daughter JESSE and TELEVISION frontman TOM VERLAINE for her new album. The Because...
Fascinating Fact 10269
4th November 2010
R.E.M.'s new album Collapse Into Now will feature guest spots from punk icon PATTI SMITH and PEARL JAM frontman EDDIE...
R.e.m Name Guest Vocalists
4th November 2010
R.E.M's latest album features Eddie Vedder, Patti Smith and Peaches. The band's fifteenth album, 'Collapse Into Now', features three guest...
Smith Memoir Lands On National Book Awards Shortlist
14th October 2010
Punk icon PATTI SMITH has been given a huge literary boost - her new book has been shortlisted for the...
Smith Didn't Want To Record Springsteen's Because The Night
12th October 2010
Punk icon PATTI SMITH initially resisted recording BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN's BECAUSE THE NIGHT - but a late night vigil as she...
Star-studded Tribute Concert For Lennon
14th September 2010
CYNDI LAUPER and PATTI SMITH have signed up to headline a tribute concert in honour of BEATLES legend JOHN LENNON.The...
Depp Teams Up With Smith And Vedder At Protest Show
31st August 2010
JOHNNY DEPP stunned music fans in Arkansas at the weekend (28Aug10) when he joined punk icon PATTI SMITH and EDDIE...
Diane Birch's 'Granny' Style
7th July 2010
Diane Birch is a "little bit of a granny" when it comes to her style choices.The singer-songwriter - who recently...
The Killers Shape Us Music
22nd April 2010
The Killers and Patti Smith have been given top awards for their contribution to pop music in the US. The...
Smith's Royalties Thank You At Ascap Awards
22nd April 2010
PATTI SMITH thanked officials at the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers when she picked up a special award...
Patti Smith To Be Honoured By Ascap
18th March 2010
Punk icon PATTI SMITH will be honoured at the 27th annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards next month (21Apr10) when she...
Smith And Drozd Join Tributes To Linkous
9th March 2010
Punk legend PATTI SMITH and THE FLAMING LIPS guitarist STEVEN DROZD have joined stars paying tribute to late rocker MARK...
Arts Commander Stevie Wonder
8th March 2010
Stevie Wonder has received a top cultural honour from France. The US star - who was made the Commander of...
Smith Gives Teen Refugee A Break At Tibetan Benefit
28th February 2010
Punk legend PATTI SMITH made a Tibetan refugee's dreams of stardom come true on Friday (26Feb10) when she invited the...
Smith Has No Regrets About Career Hiatus
9th August 2009
Punk icon PATTI SMITH has no regrets about turning her back on fame to concentrate on becoming a mum and...
Meg White Marries
27th May 2009
Meg White has got married.The 34-year-old drummer and her guitarist lover Jackson Smith wed in a double ceremony held in...
Meg White Weds
26th May 2009
WHITE STRIPES star MEG WHITE has wed PATTI SMITH's son JACKSON as part of a double ceremony at bandmate JACK...
The Things They Say 11605
13th March 2009
"Michael Stipe bought me up when I was down and I aint never been down since." Punk icon and poet...
Artists Come Together For R.e.m. Tribute Gig
5th March 2009
Rockers PATTI SMITH, GLEN HANSARD and BOB MOULD will headline a tribute concert in honour of R.E.M. in New York...
Holly And The Dalai Lama Remembered At Tibet House Show
4th February 2009
Punk icon PATTI SMITH and VAMPIRE WEEKEND honoured two sad anniversaries on Tuesday night (03Feb09) in New York when they...
Travis Talk New Album
24th September 2008
TRAVIS have announced a US release date for their forthcoming album ODE TO J SMITH.The band's sixth album is due...
