The poet, author and songwriter Patti Smith just released her first album of new material since 2004 - it's called "Banga." She dropped by our studio to talk about the making of the album. Plus, she tells us about appearing in Jean-Luc Godard's "Film Socialisme"...and we find out what she gave Johnny Depp for his birthday this year.
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Patti Smith
Gig Alert: ESG
The influential South Bronx post-punk outfit ESG plays Le Poisson Rouge on Thursday night. Download the group's new song "I Feel Tonight."
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