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Ten Killer Rock 'n' Roll Photographs
On Oct. 22, you can purchase the new book Who Shot Rock & Roll, which compiles iconic music photographs from 1955 to the present. On Oct. 30, if you're in the New York area, you can see some of these images in an exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum that runs through Jan. 31, 2010. And right this very moment, you can see 10 of our favorites from the collection, complete with notes from the book's editor Gail Buckland, written exclusively for Paste.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayBand Names That Sound Too Much Alike
When our esteemed designer Josh Baker heard that Dignan was playing in our studio, he thought Dungen was coming in. Fortunately, both bands are awesome so he wasn’t disappointed—just a little confused. But it got us thinking about other bands with names that are too much alike. Here are our favorites:... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the Day50 Best Bob Dylan Covers of All Time
As we began to compile this list of the 50 Best Bob Dylan Covers of All Time—asking for input from Paste readers, writers and editors—someone suggested that it might be easier to compile a list of artists who haven't covered Dylan. I've listened to literally hundreds of Dylan covers over the course of the past week, trying to weigh choices like, "Who's version of 'Tomorrow Is a Long Time' is better, Nick Drake or Nickel Creek?" But I don't mean to make it sound like grueling work. My biggest take-away from this exercise is that going to Dylan for source... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPaste's Tax Refund Playlist: Cash Money Mix
The best thing about giving your money away is getting a bit of it back. Some people say that money can't buy happiness, but we respectfully disagree with this opinion; it definitely makes us feel warm, fuzzy and well-fed. If you aren't smiling when you get your tax-refund check in the mail, you might be a robot. In fact, you're most likely incapable of feeling emotion and Blade Runner's Rick Deckard is closing in on your mailbox as you read this. As you patiently wait for that refund check to arrive, whether you're making a wish list of goodies for... read more
Found in: Blogs, PlaylistAll The Right Friends: On R.E.M.'s Carnegie Hall Tribute and Benefit Concert
There's an old and unavoidable joke, usually told by hectoring music teachers or waggish elders. You've probably heard it. The set-up goes, "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" The punchline? "Practice, practice, practice."... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VPatti Smith and Kevin Shields: The Coral Sea
The mere premise of punk priestess... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsPatti Smith and Kevin Shields to unleash Coral Sea
After years of speculation, Patti Smith and Kevin Shields' legendary "Coral Sea Sessions" are finally getting a proper release this summer. Documenting the duo's spoken-word collaborations on June 22, 2005 and September 12, 2006 at the QEH in London, The Coral Sea pays tribute to the life of controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, Smith's long-time friend. Although bootlegs of the performances have been floating around message boards and My Bloody Valentine fan sites for years, the double disc is the first official recording of the duo's London performances and is set for release on July 11 via Smith and Shields' new... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPatti Smith - Twelve
Her little group has always been and always will be until the end read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsHear Patti Smith Cover The Stones, Dylan, Nirvana
Patti Smith singing “Smells Like Teen Spirit”? How about “Pastime Paradise”? You can hear those and more beginning April 24 when Columbia releases Smith’s first-ever covers album and first disc of new studio recordings since 2004’s trampin’. Twelve features collaborations with playwright Sam Shepard on banjo, Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea and the Black Crowes’ Rich Robinson. On the twelve-song album, Smith and her band cover everyone from Neil Young and Bob Dylan to Tears for Fears and Jefferson Airplane. To hear their reinvention of The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter,” click here. Twelve tracklist: 1. Are You Experienced? 2. Everybody Wants... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPatti Smith Band
A return to the triumph of the Punk Priestess read more
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