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“All I was using was one Fender Twin Reverb, which I stole off Bob Marley… I had it turned up to 10 the whole time”: Stolen amps and punk rivalry – inside the making of the Sex Pistols’ Never Mind the Bollocks

Guitarist Steve Jones reflects on the making of the Pistols' incendiary studio album, Johnny Rotten's overdub myths, and why they had to keep Sid Vicious away from the studio

Guitar World

Rock legend Patti Smith admits she was ‘giddy’ meeting Pope Leo

Rock legend Patti Smith was giddy and almost at a loss for words when she met Friday with Pope Leo XIV

The Independent UK

Patti Smith helped Lenny Kaye go solo

After decades as one of rock's most influential collaborators, Kaye has finally released his first true solo album

Salon

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Dua Lipa reveals her curated line-up for London Literature Festival

The festival will run from October 21 to November 1 at the Southbank Centre.

Evening Standard

Dua Lipa to interview Zadie Smith at London Literature festival

The pop star is curating the 2026 festival, which also features Patti Smith, Mustafa and Ta-Nehisi Coates, as part of the Southbank Centre’s anniversary year

The Guardian - UK

Boycotts and apologies: Argentina row over Rosalía and Patti Smith after World Cup

Messages of support for Spain from Rosalía and Patti Smith sparked a backlash in Argentina after the World Cup final, with online criticism, boycott calls and a cancelled tribute concert.

Euronews

Arles photography festival review: who needs big names when you’ve got cute animals and alien abductions?

It’s the world’s most prestigious photography show, but Les Rencontres de la Photographie really flies thanks to the jaw-dropping work of eccentrics, amateurs and complete unknowns

The Guardian - UK

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Alicia Keys pays heartfelt tribute to Clive Davis: ‘He changed my life forever’

The Girl On Fire singer, 45, praised Davis for believing in her from the ‘very beginning’ after signing her to his record label when she was 18 years.

Evening Standard

“The visionary who transformed dreams into reality, leaving an indelible mark on music and lives worldwide”: Clive Davis, music industry veteran and mentor to the stars has died, aged 94

He worked with Springsteen, Santana, Whitney Houston and many more

MusicRadar

Bruce Springsteen hails 'great man' Clive Davis

Bruce Springsteen has paid a glowing tribute to Clive Davis, the legendary music executive.

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Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith pay tribute to Clive Davis

The media executive, and former president of Columbia Records, launched a number of artists’ careers, including Whitney Houston’s.

Evening Standard

Bruce Springsteen pays emotional tribute to Clive Davis: ‘He changed my life’

The media executive launched a number of artists’ careers across genres including Whitney Houston, Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen.

Evening Standard

Clive Davis predicted music’s biggest stars like no one else

The legendary music executive signed everyone from Patti Smith to Barry Manilow and changed the industry forever

The Guardian - US

Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Carlos Santana and more mourn the death of Clive Davis

Music artists are mourning the death of Clive Davis, one of the industry’s most powerful figures who launched or resurrected the careers of artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Carlos Santana

The Independent UK

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Euronews

Jack White’s panned exhibition: Which musicians found success in fine art?

Jack White’s debut exhibition has divided opinion. Here’s how other music icons fared in the court of public opinion and the eyes of critics.

Euronews

Venice Biennale 61: Patti Smith and Soundwalk Collective's ritual performance

Patti Smith performed texts and hymns by Saint Hildegard of Bingen, a 12th-century Benedictine nun, at the official opening of the Holy See's Vatican Pavilion.

The Guardian - US

No Kings event set for 14 June, as Trump celebrates birthday with White House UFC bout

Fourth No Kings event will feature a concert with Bette Midler, Patti Smith and Rufus Wainwright streaming nationwide

MusicRadar

"There are producers who make hit records. Then there are producers who leave a lasting mark on people’s hearts and lives. Jack did both": John Lennon and Aerosmith producer Jack Douglas has died

He also produced Cheap Trick, Patti Smith and Supertramp

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Louder

Jack Douglas, celebrated producer for Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, John Lennon and more, dead at 80

Jack Douglas also worked on recordings by James Gang, Alice Cooper, Montrose, Mountain, The Who, Patti Smith, Blue Öyster Cult, New York Dolls, Starz and many more

The Guardian - UK

‘It feels as if I’ve made a new best friend’: my experiment with AI journalling

What’s it like to have a diary that talks back to you, offering comments and advice on your hopes, fears and lunch plans? I spent two months finding out

Louder

"The view is always better when you leave the wasteland behind." Rising Irish artist Sister Ghost channels Patti Smith and Kate Bush on new EP Oracle, lines up UK shows

"It’s a visceral exploration of clarity and renewal"

Reason

Remembering Brian Doherty, Chronicler of and Participant in Wild and Wonderful Subcultures

The Radicals for Capitalism and This Is Burning Man author was more than an observer of the movements he wrote about.

The Guardian - UK

‘By 18 I was having sex to the music of Brian Eno’: Tim Booth’s honest playlist

The James frontman fell for Leonard Cohen as a child and would do Val Doonican at karaoke. But which singer taught him that ‘music could be medicine’?

The Guardian - AU

Five Great Reads: New York’s favourite dive bar, coping with chronic fatigue, and a royal biographer spills the beans

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

The Guardian - UK

‘The bathrooms were rank, but we didn’t care’: how the grimy-but-great CBGB changed rock for ever

Half a century ago, the famed New York venue run by a former marine and folk singer was ground zero for the punk and new wave scenes. Now the bands who played there are being celebrated on a 101-track box set

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