I finished ‘Please Kill Me : The Oral History Of Punk’ recently, Patti Smith featured quite prominently, she was (not sure if it’s still the case) very old fashioned in her views on relationships and men and women’s roles in them, not the arch feminist (as such) many might have expected at the time. Maybe that explains her ongoing friendship with Depp?
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That’s interesting…perhaps a bit of that along with being drawn to a ‘legend’ as Wolcott points out.
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Yeah, could be, she’s a huge Keith Richards fan and Depp is a bit of a Keef wannabe, not read the piece yet but I will later.
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one for the “what don’t you get” thread, but i don’t get the appeal of patti smith. never have.
i’m sure she’s a nice person to talk to, but i don’t like her singing voice and i don’t really rate her lyrics either. feels to me that she was in the right place at the right time and for that reason, got the “rolling stone” treatment, where she’ll live in boomer esteem for the rest of her days.
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I always kind of dug her style and a few songs (the Todd Rundgren-produced “Frederick”) here and there, but I largely agree. Just Kids was a good read.
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One of my fave bands as a teen
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Another interesting break down of self releasing music from Auntie Flo
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Awesome thanks for this.
Wise words on a similar theme from Echoplex. I started a Bandcamp page early 2025 with the sole purpose of releasing quick stereo out ideas as a kind of aversion therapy, feel the fear of judgement and do it anyway. And I didn’t do any of that. So fuck it, I’m going to do it in 2026!
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Thanks Joe - a great read that connects quite a few dots.
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There’s the fictional London transatlantic morons like to trash for cynical political ends - and then there’s the real one some of us have actually lived in. Clive Martin made his name as a spoof hipster at VICE but he’s evolved into quite a thoughtful writer. In this article he recalls the London of 2005 through the prism of a hospital ward.
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Agree Just Kids is good. I don’t like her music (or have much time for Mapplethorpe’s art either) but it’s a fascinating read, and she’s a great writer.
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That’s a great, grim piece of writing. Thanks for the link…
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Still have mine, but no means of retrieving the files (won’t connect to car either)
I still run a pair of upgraded ipod classics (swapped out the drive to a SSD). I never got onto listening to mucis on my phone or streaming. The ipod batteries last forever and they hold so much music.
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I’ve had loads of great solo nights out. Sometimes it takes a while to be accustomed to your own company…
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i remember years ago i used a programme called senuti (Itunes backward…) to DL my Ipod. I dont know if there is an updated version, but maybe worth a look…?
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i almost prefer it. i never have to worry if anyone is on my level.
sharing a big musical experience with pals is magical, but due to my specific tastes i’ve found i’m often alone in enjoying moments anyway. might as well arrive and leave solo and not think twice about anyone else’s fun.
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Someone has created an easy to navigate depository for all the Epstein stuff - emails, photos, etc. Use it just like G-suite
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