NY Rock Gallery
Score: 77
Photos: 1. Jessie Diamond at Pianos, New York, NY (Red Bull Buzz Band Search, May 2005). May 2005 - Jan 2006: Photos of Bret Michaels of Poison (Albany, NY, 2003), Tor of Joker Five Speed (CBGB, NYC, 2005), little girl giving "rock fingers" at Def Leppard concert (Jones Beach, NY, 2003). Jun - Oct 2004: Photos of Nick Vivid, singer of NY-based band Drag Citizen (Continental, NY, March 2004), Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith (Jones Beach, NY, August 2002), Gene Simmons of Kiss (...

Patti Smith: Return of the Thin White Duchess (NY Rock)
Score: 77
Patti Smith is rock’n’roll’s Lazarus. In almost a decade that has elapsed between her stepping out of the spotlight (post Dream of Life) and returning with 1996’s quietly smoldering Gone Again, Smith lost -- in no special order -- a brother, a husband (Fred “Sonic” Smith, MC5 powerhouse), musical sidekick Richard Sohl (pianist from the original Patti Smith Band), as well as like-minded artist Robert Mapplethorpe. The song is a stark sing-and-strum where Patti Smith wannabe Michael Stipe ...