
- Patti Smith is working on an album of original material to follow up the April release of her covers album, Twelve. Though Smith will focus on live shows for most of the rest of the year — including a September 13 tribute for her late husband, MC5’s Fred Smith — she says, “I’ve been working on a lot of songs, so I’d like to record again.”
- After successful workshop performances, the John Mellencamp/Stephen King musical “The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County” will go into full production.
- Sharon Osbourne was reportedly too upset to attend the funeral of her father, music mogul Don Arden.
- Lionel Richie says he’s only recognized for being Nicole’s dad, but he isn’t complaining: “It seems to have made me a bit cool.”
- On Wednesday, Walt Disney Co. became the first major movie company to ban smoking in its films.
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