rock and roll musings by Tim Byrnes

Hey Everybody: A Quick One While I'm Not Away

Wanted to drop a line on my lunch break to share the following note I found in my Inbox this afternoon. Vive le France, Vive le Smith! Will have more thoughtful, original, witty and semi-subversive posts soon but I gotta get back to worrk, which has been fun and hard but mostly fun. Personal note to MG: Sorry about yr fish and ya can't go wrong w/a dog. At least that what Buster says!

tb

PATTI SMITH RECEIVES TOP FRENCH CULTURAL HONOR!

The Insignia Of Commander Of The Order Of The Arts And Letters Presented To Pioneering Rock Artist By Culture Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres

Congratulations to the groundbreaking rock & roll artist Patti Smith on being awarded of one of France's highest cultural honors.

Smith, whose seminal rock & roll album, Horses, was released in 1975, was presented with the prestigious insignia of Commander of the Order of the Arts and Letters by French Cultural Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres at an AIDS benefit concert in Paris on Sunday, July 10.

Smith, cited as an authentic rock & roll poet laureate, was praised by the French Cultural Ministry as "one of the most influential artists in women's rock 'n' roll." The citation also noted Smith's high profile appreciation  of the 19th century French poet Arthur Rimbaud.

Previous recipients of the Order of Arts and Letters, established on May 2, 1957, include William Burroughs and Susan Sontag.

Smith is currently at work on a new album, her second for Columbia Records and her first of cover songs.

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www.pattismith.net
www.columbiarecords.com

Posted by: timbyrnes at 19:58 | link | comments (3)

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#1  22 July 2005 - 22:29

 

hiyah tim! we miss you around here. just not the same without your posts. so come on and write again!

moonglow

#2  29 July 2005 - 14:38

 

Coolishness! I've been seriously digging on Trampin' lately. Loveland Public Library bin beddy, beddy good to me. The Waterboys' Rock in the Weary Land, Miles' Davis' Birth of the Cool... heck, they've got Big Star's #1 Record/Radio City there, FCOL.

On that note, ever check out Nick Cave? Kinda Leonard Cohen meets Warren Zevon (although on "15 Feet of Pure White Snow" he sounds more like a cross between the beloved Patti and Harry Chapin. :D). Anyway, sounds like someone potentially down yr alley.

Anonymous

#3  05 August 2005 - 18:48

 

...and while I'm feeling lucky: Ever check out Steve Earle? Particularly Mi Corazon, Transcendental Blues or (probably especially, in yr case) Jerusalem (although Just An American Boy has good live moments from all three)? 1) If anyone's ever gonna fill Johnny Cash's shoes, it's him. 2) Plus, I'd have to say that if anyone's pushed my thinking back toward the left in the past three years (besides jim and the audiorii, for entirely different reasons :P), particular concerning war & the death penalty, it's Steve. Good stuff.

Anonymous

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