On This Day, Nov. 17, 2010: Patti Smith wins National Book Award for ‘Just Kids’

On This Day, Nov. 17, 2010…Rocker Patti Smith was awarded the National Book Award for her memoir Just Kids.The book documented Smith's relationship with late photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in the late '60s and early '70s New York art scene. The book was a New York Times bestseller and won several other awards, including the National Book Critics Circle Award.Patti released her second memoir, Bread of Angels, on Nov. 4. Described as "the most intimate" of Smith’s memoirs, the book follows […]

November 17, 2025

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KISS pays tribute to Ace Frehley at first show since 2023

(L-R) Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer of KISS pose as they light the Empire State Building in celebration of the band's final show at The Empire State Building on November 30, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust)KISS returned to the stage for the first time since their final End of the Road World Tour concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden in December 2023. They performed Friday […]

November 17, 2025

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Movies, music, madness: Robbie Robertson’s ‘Insomnia’ tells ‘origin story’ of his partnership with Martin Scorsese

Robbie Robertson, 'Insomnia' (Crown Publishing)Robbie Robertson's final solo album, 2019's Sinematic, features "Beautiful Madness," a song inspired by the two years he and Martin Scorsese lived together after their respective marriages collapsed. That "madness" is now detailed in The Band guitarist's brutally honest new book Insomnia, the sequel to his memoir, Testimony.In Insomnia, Robertson and Scorsese are creatively on fire. As The Band dissolves, they work on The Last Waltz and Raging Bull; hang with Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel and Warren Beatty; travel the world; bed beautiful […]

November 17, 2025

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Pete Townshend makes guest appearance onstage at NYC premiere of ‘Quadrophenia: A Rock Ballet’

Pete Townshend and Rachel Fuller pose at the opening night of Pete Townshend's "Quadrophenia, A Rock Ballet" at New York City Center on November 14, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/Getty Images)He wasn't dancing, but Pete Townshend did appear onstage during Friday's New York City premiere of Quadrophenia: A Rock Ballet, the latest iteration of The Who's 1973 concept album. The production, which debuted in London this past summer, is playing at New York's City Center through Sunday.Townshend […]

November 15, 2025

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War releases new version of ‘Why Can’t We Be Friends?’ with Playing For Change

(L-R) Lonnie Jordan, Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott of War attend the ceremony honoring War with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on June 05, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)War has teamed up with Playing For Change, a multimedia project that aims to connect the world through music, to release a new version of their iconic tune “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” to mark the 50th anniversary of the song, and the album […]

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The B-52s’ Kate Pierson releases cover of Patti Smith’s ‘People Have the Power’

Artwork for Kate Pierson's 'People Have The Power'/(BMG Gold Songs)The B-52s’ Kate Pierson has released a cover of Patti Smith’s classic tune “People Have the Power,” featuring the teens of Uniting Voices Chicago, a nonprofit that “empowers and unites youth from diverse backgrounds to find their voice and celebrate their common humanity through the power of music.”“[Its] dream of peace, empowerment and hope feels more urgent now than ever,” Pierson says of the tune, which Smith wrote with her husband, […]

November 14, 2025

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Billy Idol releases new song ‘Dying to Live’ from ‘Billy Idol Should Be Dead’ documentary

Photo of Billy Idol (Photo credit: David Raccuglia)Billy Idol has just dropped the new song “Dying to Live,” featuring composer J. Ralph. The song appears at the end of his documentary, Billy Idol Should Be Dead, which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival in June.The song's accompanying video features photos and footage from Idol’s life and career, including home movies, performance clips and more, combined with animated segments.“It’s quite something watching a documentary about your own life,” Idol says. “Seeing the landscape of my story all laid […]

November 14, 2025

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Queen continues their dive into ‘A Night at the Opera’ with latest ‘Queen the Greatest’ episode

QUEEN 8/75 London Brian May, John Deacon, Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury © Chris Walter (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage)Queen continues to take a deep dive into their 1975 album, A Night at the Opera, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary.In the latest episode of their Queen the Greatest YouTube series, guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor look back at recording the album, which had them rejecting the typical genres, runtime and radio hooks of most rock music at the time."We wanted it to be […]

November 14, 2025

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‘Labyrinth’, starring David Bowie, to return to theaters in January

David Bowie in 'Labyrinth'/(courtesy of TriStar Pictures)One of David Bowie’s most iconic films is headed back to the big screen in 2026.Fathom Entertainment has announced that Jim Henson’s 1986 fantasy adventure Labyrinth has been remastered in 4K for its 40th anniversary and will return to theaters Jan. 8-11. The new screenings will include a featurette with footage of the recent U.K. fan celebration Labyrinth Experience & Masked Ball.Originally released in 1986, Labyrinth starred Bowie as the Goblin King Jareth. The film follows a 14-year-old Jennifer Connelly tasked […]

November 14, 2025