“Just Kids” is a memoir of Smith’s early years in New York and her relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe. They ...

Patti Smith talks about 'Bread of Angels,' her latest book. Smith wrote the book over a 10-year period, chronicling her ...

In 1975, she transformed poetry into punk. Neither would ever be the same. More than 20 artists who made and admired the ...

The indomitable punk poet — who was born in Chicago and briefly lived in Logan Square when she was young — dedicated “People ...

Rock icon Bruce Springsteen is nicknamed The Boss and likes wearing leathers and thick boots and riding motorcycles, but insiders say the “Tougher Than the Rest” singer’s a total pussycat when it ...

If you were wondering what the poem meant, I have no idea,” Patti Smith offered, after reading Rimbaud’s “Genie” on Monday ...

It was a historic Election Night in New York City — and it wouldn’t be Patti Smith’s style to let the drama of the moment go unmilked. Smith appeared at Manhattan’s Town Hall on November 4 to ...

Embattled R&B singer and songwriter Kevin McCall may have dug himself an even deeper hole than he one he’s already in after publicly sobbing that he’s financially broke. On the same “Back on Figg” ...

"She's a true icon and trailblazer. We are looking forward to doing great things together," Primary Wave's Steven Greener said. By Ethan Millman Music Editor Patti LaBelle has closed on a deal with ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli. Patti Smith is now considered one of the wise women of rock 'n' roll, an eloquent chronicler of her life in music and in a series of acclaimed memoirs. But 50 ...

Kevin McCall just gave the internet one of its most unexpected moments, and not in a good way. While sitting down for an episode of the “Back on Figg” podcast, the R&B singer didn’t just air out his ...

As Patti Smith walked back onto the stage for her encore on Saturday, Nov. 15, she smiled and waved to the cheering crowds on all four sides of the Walt Disney Concert Hall. “I don’t usually have the ...