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Patti Smith headshot, 1976
Every Patti Smith album ranked from worst to best

By Emma Johnston Published

Buying guide Patti Smith might be best remembered for helping to kick-start the American punk revolution, but there’s far more to her than that

Buying guide
Montage of album covers from the 1970s
The best rock debut album from every year of the 1970s

By Classic Rock Published

The debut albums that shaped the 70s

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"It took a decade to write this book, grappling with the beauty and sorrow of a lifetime." Patti Smith announces new memoir Bread of Angels

By Paul Brannigan Published

New York's punk poetess Patti Smith announces fourth memoir, Bread of Angels

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Patti Smith announces 50th anniversary celebrations for Horses, with special UK, US and European gigs

By Paul Brannigan Published

A chance to hear one of the greatest albums in the punk rock canon performed in full, perhaps for the last time

Concerts & Shows
A collection of artists who have either given or received a classic song from their peers.
10 classic songs given away from one artist to another

By Niall Doherty Published

From Prince to Joni Mitchell and Macca to the Bee Gees, the stars who were in such a creative purple patch that they had classics going spare and shopped them elsewhere.

Tracks & Singles
Patti Smith: Easter cover art
Patti Smith's commercial breakthrough is a flawed artistic statement

By Classic Rock Magazine Published

Containing her biggest hit and her most controversial song, the Patti Smith Group's third album Easter is a fascinating whole

Albums
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Patti Smith: “Trump is clearly unhinged.”

By Paul Brannigan Published

Patti Smith isn't a Donald Trump fan

Interviews
Patti Smith and Shirley Manson
Shirley Manson on the time she met her hero Patti Smith and totally lost it

By Niall Doherty Published

Manson also recalled that the first time she met Smith, she totally lost it...

Interviews
Michael Stipe and Patti Smith
“She was the mentor who made R.E.M. a band in the first place”: Michael Stipe on the time R.E.M. roped in his hero Patti Smith as a guest singer

By Niall Doherty Published

R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe also revealed Everybody Hurts was intended to be a duet with Patti Smith

Interviews
Essential Books for International Women's Day
10 essential music books to add to your reading list on International Women's Day

By Vicky Greer Published

Here are 10 'must read' music books worth celebrating on International Women’s Day

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