Re: Patti DVD?

[Jeff Riedle <stretch>]

I love it...Amazon.com lists the DVD Release Date as December 31, 1969. 
Yeah, right...!


On Oct 11, 2007, at 9:31 AM, Hilary Hodgson wrote:
> http://www.antimusic.com/news/07/aug/1609.shtml
>
> A Closer Look at Patti Smith This Rocktober
>
> (PR) The Patti Smith Under Review DVD is set to hit stores on October
> 30th. With rare and previously unseen performance footage, rare film,
> interviews with Patti Smith and with those who know her best, location
> shoots and lengthy contributions from friends, colleagues and esteemed
> experts, this program closely examines the astonishing music she has
> been making through three decades.
> It also includes interviews with her first publisher and biographer,
> Victor Bockris; her ex-songwriting partner, Blue Oyster Cult's Albert
> Bouchard; engineer on Horses, Frank D'Augusta; producer of Radio
> Ethiopia, Jack Douglas; engineer on the Easter sessions, Shelly Yakus;
> author of Horses and the Remaking of Rock n' Roll, Mark Paytress,
> English music journalist and author, Jon Savage; Rolling Stone
> magazine's ex- editor, Anthony De Curtis; New York's Village Voice
> music editor, Robert Christgau; Patti Smith biographer, Nick Johnstone
> and more.
>
> It features live and studio performances of Patti Smith classics such
> as: Gloria, Easter, Because The Night, Dancing Barefoot, Frederick,
> Ask The Angela and many, many more. The target of more sexist clichi
> [largely emanating from those who should know better] than just about
> any other woman in rock, Patti Smith is not 'the female Bob Dylan',
> 'the first lady of Punk' or 'the most dynamic female artist of all
> time'; she is simply a unique performer, stunning songwriter and
> superb vocalist who has stayed at the cutting edge of contemporary
> music for more than 30 years.
>
> Bonus Materials: Interactive Gaming Feature 'The Hardest Patti Smith
> Quiz In The World Ever' - 'Horses For Courses'  The Making of A
> Landmark Album - Full Contributor Biographies - Beyond DVD section
>
> --
> hilary