patti sightings on the web

"we created it; let's take it over!" -- jessamin swearingen's great site devoted to the emergence of punk: lots of stuff on patti, especially under "i feel just like some misplaced joan of arc"

sessions at west 54th -- photos, sound clips, a/v clips, and screen savers from patti's 9/27/97 pbs gig

german site for bmg music -- includes some great photos, videos, sound clips

essay on patti by the geraldine fibbers' carla bozulich

realaudio clip of patti at kcrw listening lounge -- broadcast of "morning becomes eclectic" show on march 22, 1996: patti sings "wild leaves," "walking blind," and "ghost dance"

promo page for blank generation revisited -- photo book of early punk notables, including a few of patti; this website includes a JPG of the cover photo of patti

shrine to patti by artist tim booth -- art of "milestones gallery" (benefit for war child)

"dalai-rama" -- quicktime video from 2/97 tibet benefit concert

cnn article from 7/2/96 -- includes quicktime movie and picture of jackson

amnesty international page has a realaudio clip of patti -- she reads the first verse in a collaboration on bob marley's "get up stand up"

cbgb's home page has a feature on patti and the band

patti's page at music boulevard -- collection of links to articles, bio info, etc.

patti's entry in rough guide to rock

nederlandse versie van deze pagina — dutch version of this page

a tribute w/ quotations and pictures by some "girls"

cool site w/ text of patti's "not fade away" rap and photos of brancusi sculptures

a tribute w/ collages by douglas penn

patti's home page at arista records — click on text links, not buttons, for bio, photos, and audio & video clips

w. w. norton blurb on the coral sea

ethan kaplan's site — features a patti smith discussion forum called "babelfield"

tony rzepela's patti pages — a great collection: most of the articles are already linked individually into this website

caryn's radio ethiopia — features her own bumbershoot review, wilson smith on patti in central park, enthusiastic comments, poetry & links

interesting essay by a new fan, lynda davis

some nice concert photos by thomas doran

tape collection of someone named wolfeyes

live appearance (go to m.b.e. archives) on l.a. radio station

takeya sekiguchi's bootleg gallery — takeya runs electric cool acid, a japanese site devoted to underground & psychedelic music

cdnow's patti smith page — a place to buy the commercial cd's

6/19/96 issue of mr. showbiz — interview and article

realaudio interview in july '96 issue of addicted to noise

cover story in june '96 issue of addicted to noise — includes article by michael goldberg, interview w/ patti, and interview w/ lenny kaye

ben edmonds' (older) article in addicted to noise — memories, sound clips, account of patti's reading w/ allen ginsberg

more (old) news, in the detroit journal — the online paper composed by striking detroit free press workers:

09/29/95 — appearance at r.e.m. concert
11/05/95 — tribute to fred at his church

the san francisco bay guardian — three articles on patti in their 8/30/95 issue:

"ain't it strange" | "easter, again" | "the soul of patti smith"

critical inquiry — excerpt from scholarly article on patti & rimbaud

other sites of interest to patti fans

blank generation web — new location for a japanese site devoted to the "blank generation" bands (nyc, underground, 70's)

sites devoted to individual artists/bands:

— blue oyster cult
— jim carroll
— john cale
— bob dylan
— lou reed (& the velvets)
— fred "sonic" smith
— velvet underground

also see the people have the power page