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The punk icon has admitted she couldn't finish a particular title by the celebrated American writerPatti Smith says she struggled to finish a particular Mark Twain book.Patti Smith has admitted that reading Mark Twain gave her anxiety and made her throw up. Read more: The best female-fronted punk bands In a new interview with The Guardian, the author and musician was asked a series of literature-related questions in order to promote the release of her new book, Year of the Monkey. Asked […]The post Patti Smith says reading Mark Twain made her throw up appeared first on NME.
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R.E.M.: Joins Patti Smith's Tribute
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If you love R.E.M. and weren't at Carnegie Hall last night, you should probably do a better job at loving R.E.M. The evening was billed as a tribute to the Athenian eye-smilers, which meant career-spanning covers by everyone from Kyp Malone with Jolie Holland, to Elf Power, to Hootie (the Blowfish were initially an R.E.M. cover band, you'll reme...
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Vampire Weekend: Patti Smith performs with Vampire Weekend, The National
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Patti Smith, Vampire Weekend and The National were among the acts to perform at a benefit for Tibet House last night (February 3) in New York.
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Patti Smith: Calexico, Kimya Dawson Do R.E.M. Benefit
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R.E.M. have friends in high places, and a good number of them will converge on New York City's Carnegie Hall March 11 to sing the songs of R.E.M. and raise some dollars for a deserving cause. "The Music of R.E.M." benefit concert will feature performances of the Athens band's classics from the likes of Patti Smith, Calexico, Kimya Dawson, the Ap...
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Vampire Weekend: National, Vampire Weekend Set for Tibet House Benefit
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Each and every year, avant garde composer Philip Glass gathers a few pals at Carnegie Hall to give it up for the past, present and future of the nation of Tibet, with a concert benefiting the New York City institution Tibet House. It's usually quite the big to-do, and the 19th Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert, taking place February 3 at the st...
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Bright Eyes: Stipe, Bright Eyes, Beasties Design Charity Lunch Boxes
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The Lunchbox Auction has returned for another year with more sandwich containers designed by famous people for charity. This year's crop includes designs from Bright Eyes, Michael Stipe, Beastie Boys, Patti Smith, Yoko Ono, Rufus Wainwright, Tony Bennett, the Ting Tings, Ellen Page, Salman Rushdie, Gwyneth Paltrow, and the cast of "Gossip Girl" ...
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