This article appears in the December 2025 print edition with the headline “Patti Smith’s Lifetime of Reinvention.” ...

Patti Smith’s Just Kids was voted a best book of the 21st century. Her new memoir covers her whole life, charting deep love, ...

For much of the world, he had us at “Jerry Maguire,” or his “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” script, or “…Say Anything.” But ...

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“We saw that Patti was wearing our sunglasses, and we reached out,” Mage says. “I’ve been a fan of her music, poetry, and ...

Few institutions in San Francisco are as crucial to punk as Mabuhay Gardens. A group of dedicated investors, nightlife veterans and North Beach neighbors is trying to bring the venue back.

Speaking of musical guests, Lorne Michaels said in an interview at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's "SNL: Ladies & Gentlemen… ...

It’s the opposite of mourning. The release lands at a moment when women over 70, Nicks, Joni Mitchell, Patti Smith, and Cher ...

Will Butler talks the future of the hit play Stereophonic, new music incoming, his final years in Arcade Fire and life since.

Berninger patted himself down, dug a hand into seat pockets and any bag he could find. No notebook. Resorting to his cell ...

"In our world, a good album is one of the highest forms of art. People can do good songs, or a great live performance, and those are all great signposts. But, for me, a really great album is an ...

Bryan Adams doesn’t consider his ongoing tour to be a “tour” in the strictest sense of the world. Sure, he’s up on a stage playing hits, and you’re going to hear “Run to You,” that song about the sex ...