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Brogue Trader: women are stepping out in men's sole

16.08.11
For this autumn designers have been turning out women's versions of the man's classic shoe with its distinctive holes... more

Film Socialisme - review

08.07.11
Those who rush from Jean-Luc Godard's great days into Film Socialisme will be in for a shock... more

Georgia May Jagger on her rock 'n' roll life

25.03.11
At just 19, Mick and Jerry's youngest daughter has already conquered the fashion world, and now she's dead set on becoming the next Lucian Freud... more

CDs of the week: Elbow and REM

04.03.11
Our critics round-up this week's biggest music releases...... more

Dress like a man, walk like a man

28.02.11
As usual, Kate Moss is leading the pack - this time of girls who like to dress like boys. Karen Dacre needs no persuading... more

Rocha among stars of next generation

23.02.11
London is known for championing new talent in design - and the Fashion Week womenswear finale did exactly that... more

Paul Smith's specs appeal

22.02.11
Paul Smith shows a different side to the geek look at London Fashion Week... more

CDs of the week

14.01.11
Our music critics round up this week's biggest music releases... more

The enchanting magic of a New York Christmas

17.12.10
Temperatures plummet in the Big Apple — but at least there’s ballet in Brooklyn and Patti Smith in the Bowery... more

350,000 to hit Hyde Park for 10 days of live music

25.06.10
More than 350,000 people will visit Hyde Park over the next 10 days as a series of concerts and festivals kicks off with Pearl Jam.... more

Patti Smith learns to enjoy herself

22.03.10
Once the mother hen of po-faced poets, Patti Smith’s bus-pass years have seen her develop the rare gift of being playful and funny.... more

Shocking, sensual symbolism from Robert Mapplethorpe

14.10.09
Robert Mapplethorpe's exhibition mixes surprisingly tender moments with the sensual erotic and hardcore.... more

Patti Smith's poems sap the spirit

19.06.09
In full poet mode, Patti Smith adapted favourite songs including Piss Factory and People Have The Power.... more

Gigs of the week

12.06.09
Unstoppably huge Tennessee rockers Kings of Leon come to town, Britney continues her 02 reign and Jolie Holland brings on the blues.... more

Sound check: Sounding a free horn

05.06.09
Jazz legend Ornette Coleman has assembled a line-up of eclectic excellence for next week's Meltdown.... more

CDs of the week

06.03.09
There are hints of Kate Bush from Polly Scattergood, Starsailor are as overwrought as ever and there's something French about Davy Sicard.... more

Off the record

13.06.08
Indie record labels keep the new ideas coming and rightly deserve their own 4 July celebrations, says David Smyth. ... more

Legends of rock perform with sons for human rights

04.06.08
Roger Waters and Patti Smith will perform with their sons in an evening of entertainment in aid of Human Rights Watch... more

Off the record

15.02.08
David Smyth takes a trip to BRIT School, considers the line-up for Massive Attack's Meltdown and checks out what's new on the net.... more

Southbank prepares for Massive Attack

14.02.08
Massive Attack will be the artistic directors of this year's Meltdown festival at the Southbank Centre... more

Showcase puts London in frame

31.05.07
After last year's derisory event, Photo-London is an inspiring show that marks a new beginning and demands to be built on, thinks Sue Steward.... more

Critic's choice: top 5 gigs

25.05.07
David Smyth picks the weekend's best gigs. Amy Winehouse - if she turns up - and Rufus Wainwright in non-Judy Garland mode are among them.... more

The ultimate cover girl

18.05.07
Cover versions often suggest a dearth of ideas, but New York punk instigator Patti Smith has made a career out of creating arresting remakes of other people's songs.... more

Critic's choice: Top Five Gigs

04.05.07
Marc Almond plays his first solo gig since 2004, just one act of many to take in over the Bank Holiday weekend.... more

CDs of the week

13.04.07
Covers albums from Patti Smith and Lily Allen's producer Mark Ronson offer up unexpected delights, while Nine Inch Nails are also on form.... more

Van Halen Jump for Fame

09.01.07
The Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame will welcome Van Halen, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, REM, Ronettes and Patti Smith to its hallowed space in March.... more

Patti and punks say farewell to CBGB

16.10.06
Patti Smith brought down the curtain on the punkiest, grungiest and most mythologised piece of rock history when she performed the final set at the New York club CBGB.... more

Take me out...

14.09.06
Here's our round-up of the weekend's events, including a bonfire of the vanities, an exhibitions of iconic Patti Smith snaps and the novel opening of a new gastropub-cum-disco...... more

Punk poet finds her Valentine

12.09.06
Odd couple Patti Smith and Kevin Shields clicked when they improvised at last year's Meltdown festival. Now they are back to record their collaboration in front of a live audience.... more

Critic's Choice: Rock

11.09.06
Patti Smith and Kevin Shields, of My Bloody Valentine and Primal Scream, are rekindling the partnership formed at the Meltdown festival last year, in order to record their music live on stage.... more


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