Frederick Wiseman takes a long look at the modern library.
At two-and-a-half hours, it’s considerably longer than the average punk song, but Corbett Redford’s documentary is comprehensive.
Although the anecdotal reactions on social media to her 69th birthday show the night before were rapturous to an almost unnerving extent, Patti Smith’s New…
There are certain albums whose content and ambience can be almost too palpable. Neil Young's Tonight's the Night is one. Scout Niblett's latest It's…
In 1974, the band Television had a weekly “residency” at a skuzzy biker bar called CBGBs, and Patti Smith wrote one of their first…
This week, I'm your far-flung correspondent, reporting from the island of 3:58 am. I'm indulging in a favorite bad habit, one I've stumbled in…
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is the music festival that just won't stop growing. We've posted pieces of the lineup as they've become public — and…