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Outraged by the killing of children in the 2006 Israeli Palestinian conflict Patti Smith joined forces with renowned photographer Paolo Pellegrin on the exhibition Qana.

A grungy dive in the bowels of New York City CBGB was the home of underground rock and a music Mecca for more than three decades.

HBO is airing a four hour special program about the two night concert held at Madison Square Garden celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

My Bloody Valentine have reformed, playing a five-night residency at Camden Roundhouse between June 19 and 24. But, after 15 years away, did they live up to the hype?

Finding the new band, The Virgins, playing at a local venue is easier than finding background information on the four New York hipsters.

While the letters for CBGB stood for Country, Bluegrass and Blues, during the 80s, it was bands like Bad Brains that kept the venue on a direct path to punk and rock.

Rolling Stone released a list of the best music DVDs. Find out here what they missed.

Grant Hart used to play drums for the fastest punk band alive, Husker Du. Now he raids the 60's for high powered modern mayhem. Hot Wax Is A Happening.

One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur, a documentary soundtrack, collects 12 original songs based on Jack Kerouac's legendary 1962 novel.

Wim Wenders is something of a wunderkind. The German director enjoys an enviable reputation as the maker of popular art-house films.

William S. Burroughs penned "Nova Express," "The Wild Boys" and other novels. Along with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, he was one of the famed Beat Generation writers.

Carina Round is a fantastic British singer-song writer that has yet to get her due. The road's been bumpy, but 2009 is poised to be a good year for a proper introduction.

A handful of books written about the punk genre that every music fan should add to their collection.

Those looking for something different in knit should take a look at this book which contains fringy, edgy, and delightfully unusual patterns.

A look back at the songs that exemplified the R.E.M. catalog, and the arc created.

The singer for punk rock's first openly gay band discusses music, politics, friendship and sex in this funny, moving and inspirational book.

A comprehensive guide to the history behind one of the world's most controversial music genres.

This multimedia tribute to Beat king Jack Kerouac's Big Sur gives the novel new life for a new generation of readers.