Patti Smith

Lou Reed the rock poet: When should songs be considered poetry?

Dylan, Patti Smith, Gil Scott-Heron and Lou Reed wrote song-poems that transcended pop, and bands such as Fontaines DC are keeping rock and poetry in perfect rhyme

Sat Oct 19 2019 - 05:00

Debbie Harry: ‘Sex is what makes everything happen’

In her new memoir, the Blondie singer writes candidly about sex and fame

Tue Oct 01 2019 - 06:15

President of the rich? Emmanuel Macron reboots his leadership

French leader is demonstrating the ability to learn from his mistakes

Mon Sept 09 2019 - 01:00

Bringing kids to festivals is the worst kind of performance parenting

Jennifer O'Connell: If you thought I was fun before I had kids, the toddler-toting festival-goers brag, see me now!

Sat Aug 17 2019 - 06:03

Patti Smith brings them All Together Now: This week’s best rock and pop gigs

Indiependence, Lethal Dialect, Richard Thompson and a celebration of Elliott Smith

Sat Aug 03 2019 - 05:00

Cream of festivals with Neneh Cherry on top: The week’s best rock and pop gigs

Indiependence, Beatyard, All Together Now. Plus: Daithí, kd lang, Billy Bragg, Jenny Lewis

Sat Jul 27 2019 - 05:00

No disposing of Garbage

As they celebrate 25 years together, the band’s lead singer Shirley Manson explains why they’re as relevant today as they were in the ’90s

Sat Jun 29 2019 - 00:00

Rolling Thunder Revue: Scorsese’s mesmerising Bob Dylan motion picture

Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell and Allen Ginsberg feature in this epic chronicle’s new chapter

Wed Jun 12 2019 - 09:50

All Together Now: Pussy Riot and Bombay Bicycle Club join line-up

Sold-out music festival also announces John Grant, The Wailers and Anna Calvi

Tue Apr 02 2019 - 10:58

Morrissey to release all-covers album of protest songs

‘California Son’ will feature songs by Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Joni Mitchell

Wed Feb 27 2019 - 11:48

Famous west Cork estate drops price by €2.5m

Liss Ard which has hosted arts festivals and famous musicians on market for €5m

Thu Feb 21 2019 - 12:24

Pontifacts: All the papal questions you never thought to ask

Where can you buy his socks? Which predecessor once put a dead body on trial?

Sat Aug 25 2018 - 06:00

Shirley Manson: ‘I’m still a work in progress and a shambling mess’

The Garbage frontwoman on her Dublin cancer scare, imposter syndrome, and her first 25 years in the business

Sat Aug 18 2018 - 05:00

Joe O’Connor: Bob Dylan the punk and me

Discovering Dylan about the same time I discovered punk felt right. He’s like punk’s secret grandfather

Sat Jul 14 2018 - 06:15

Nick Cave review: Delirious Dublin falls into his arms

Patti Smith’s support performance is a poetic, urgent statement to the field of thousands

Wed Jun 06 2018 - 23:30

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Patti Smith at Kilmainham: Everything you need to know

The gig is the first time Cave and his band have performed in Ireland for more five years

Mon Jun 04 2018 - 14:00

Microdisney, Forbidden Fruit, Nick Cave, LCD Soundsystem: the week’s best rock and pop

Also this week: Lindi Ortega, G-Easy, Mik Pyro, Kodaline, Magic Numbers, Sleep Thieves

Sat Jun 02 2018 - 05:00

Maureen Dowd: Barbara Bush was an expert in throwing shade

Former first lady could be caustic, but she also championed causes such as literacy and Aids

Mon Apr 23 2018 - 02:06

Mary Chapin Carpenter – Sometimes Just the Sky review: A revealing voice

Fri Apr 06 2018 - 05:00

Are these famous Patricks Irish enough? Let’s award Pat Points

Patrick Freyne: Butcher, Benatar, Swayze, Smith, St Patrick . . . Who comes out tops?

Sat Mar 17 2018 - 05:00