Lynn Goldsmith, the photographer who shot Patti Smith like no one else: ‘She was a breath of fresh air’
New compilation ‘Before Easter After’ features portraits, many of them previously unpublished, taken of the singer in the 1970s
Gang of Four, the last dance against nostalgia from the band that redefined post-punk
Kurt Cobain imitated them, R.E.M. supported them, the Red Hot Chili Peppers would never have existed without them. The most indefinable group of the English scene of the 1970s says goodbye: ‘We were never commercial. We never participated in that big spectacle’
Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith: ‘If you don’t come, I’ll be with a guy’
‘Will you pretend you’re my boyfriend?’ she asked the artist, hoping to escape another man. That night, they stopped pretending. They shared a dazzling love story, marked by excess and art
A year according to Patti Smith: 366 ways to say hello on Instagram
Iñigo López Palacios / Patti Smith|
The American artist has published ‘A Book of Days’, a photographic compilation of 366 entries from the personal to the universal
Why the ‘70s was the best decade for popular music
It saw the birth of punk, new wave, hip hop, funk and electronic music, as well as the rise of legends like David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Neil Young, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elton John and Tom Petty