Patti Smith

Michael Stipe

Raquel Sevilla Guillén

En la carretera con Patti Smith

Dos veces intro

Michael Stipe, the lead singer of R.E.M. and a longtime photographer, offers a behind-the-scenes look at a 12-day concert tour with one of his idols, the legendary Patti Smith. 120 photos. Advance press coverage on the Internet. Feature on "Dateline".

Two Times Intro

Douglas Martin

Tom Gilroy

Grant Lee Phillips

The Haiku Year exists because seven friends made a pact to write haikus every day for a year as a way to keep in touch with each other. The finished product is a document of a year’s worth of moments filled with joy, sorrow and unexpected beauty. The book y creates the sense that present moments do not just disappear and provides a visceral understanding of how these moments fit into the context of the rest of our lives. The short verses in Haiku Year stab and elate. They hint at both the transcendence and mediocrity of everyday life. The power of Michael Stipe’s southern, twilight drenched lyrics from early REM albums is present in the volume. Douglas A. Martin’s sparse yet descriptive prose gleams throughout. The thoughtful storytelling of Grant Lee Phillips is pared down to the simplest words to describe an instance. The Haiku Year is about the appreciation of small moments of beauty, ultimately adding up to the appreciation and respect not only for our individual lives but for all the lives that intersect with ours. The Haiku Year effortlessly urges readers to enjoy details and to let spare moments pierce through the numbness of everyday routine.

The Haiku Year

Douglas A. Martin

A year of haiku moments pares life down to the sparest of language, including contributions from Douglas Martin, Grant Lee Phillips, Tom Gilroy, Anna Grace, Rick Roth, Jim McKay, and others. Original.

Patti Smith sous le regard d’un autre artiste, le leader du groupe R.E.M., Michael Stipe, devenu photographe le temps d’une tournée pas comme les autres. Un road-movie musical et littéraire sur une des plus grandes artistes contemporaines. Michael Stipe a suivi son amie Patti Smith, musicienne comme lui, en tournée pendant deux semaines en 1995. Two Times Intro est un journal intime évocateur et visuel du retour à la scène de la chanteuse, accompagnée d'autres célébrités culturelles, comme Allen Ginsberg - il est apparu sur scène avec elle pendant cette série de concerts sur la côte Est américaine. De Horses en 1975 à Twelve en 1997, la vision créative de Patti Smith a été une source d’inspiration singulière, explosive pour des artistes et des musiciens du monde entier - dont Michael Stipe. Comme l’écrit William S. Burroughs dans son introduction, « l’effet de Smith sur son auditoire est comparable aux rituels vaudou, durant lesquels les membres du public prennent part au spectacle et sont littéralement projetés hors de leur corps... »

On the road with Patti Smith

Photographer Michael Stipe followed friend and fellow musician Patti Smith on tour for two weeks in 1995.

On the Road with Patti Smith

Two Times Intro: On the Road with Patti Smith

“Michael Stipe’s photo-journal of Patti Smith’s celebrated return to touring . . . Patti’s image burns into pictures with weird radioactive mystery.” —Spin This book comprises Michael Stipe’s intimate and evocative photos of Patti Smith on tour in 1995, along with other cultural celebrities who appeared with her, such as Allen Ginsberg. In addition to text by Stipe, William S. Burroughs, and Patti Smith, there is also commentary from Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lenny Kaye, Tom Verlaine, and more. “This isn’t a traditional book of portraits . . . The overwhelming mood is one of disjunction, claustrophobia, exhaustion, temporariness—and the effect is raw and intimate.” —Publishers Weekly “An energetic and gracious tribute to not only a great artist, but also to a powerful moment in her oeuvre—and to those who contributed to it and shared in it.” —New York Journal of Books “Stipe’s personal friendship lends something greater to the overall vision of this book. It isn’t simply a set of snapshots of performances, but rather a collection of rare moments. The personal nature of the anthology makes it all the more enticing and enjoyable. Smith, in all her glory and awe-inspiring talent, is portrayed in the truest light.” —Verbicide Magazine “A fascinating book . . . including appearances by Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Tom Verlaine, the members of Sonic Youth and more . . . and the short text tributes to Smith by these people, scattered throughout the manuscript, are well worth your time.” —Chicago Center for Literature and Photography

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