Patti Smith Announces Free NYC Gig

The deets are as follows:

25th Annual Roots Of America Festival
(Oranized By Lincoln Center)
Damrosch Park
August 24th

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MP3: Patti Smith - Pastime Paradise

Patrick Wolf Plans Duet With Patti Smith

He shares the following quote on his MySpace blog: *"Patti and I will be making some music together very soon. On Monday she taught me a melody she wrote about a three legged dog. We have still to work the song out to full completion. Soon we will be recording a little moment for the next album. I'm very excited about getting to the end of the three legged dog song though too. She told me that we have a good future together and how can I not agree?"*

MP3: P. Wolf - The Magic Position (Spike Mix)

Patti Smith Tackles Nirvana

Patti tells Spinner: "I always wanted to do a covers album, but I didn't really feel I had the range to do the kind of album I wanted to do... As the project evolved, a lot of the songs on the [original] list didn't make the final cut, and a lot of songs that I didn't plan on doing wound up being the ones I chose. They're all special to me for different reasons. But Nirvana was the most emotional experience."

See below for the official video of her take on 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'. Is it better or worse than Tori's version? In case you forgot, last month we gave Patti's cover of The Decemberists' 'Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect' the slutty seal of approval.

Today In WTF: Patti Smith Covers The Decemberists

And it's surprisingly fabulous!

While the tune didn't make the final cut for Patti's upcoming covers LP entitled Twelve (more info on that release here), it will appear on the accompanying 7" vinyl EP, available exclusively with purchase of Twelve at select record shops across the country. Hear both the original and the cover of 'Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect' below.

Nice job, Patti!

MP3s: The Decemberists - Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect + Patti Smith - Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect