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Tony Conrad: five of the best moments by Dream Syndicate drone pioneer

2908 days ago
Guardian MusicThe legendary composer, musician, artist, professor and film-maker has died on Saturday aged 76. From his voluminous five-decade body of work, here are some of his best pieces of drone rock and experimental film It’s hard to find many recordings o... more info

John Cale :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

2962 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardWhen John Cale released Music for a New Society in 1982, he was coming off a  decade-and-a-half hot streak. First as a member of the Velvet Underground, then as a solo artist and producer of key records by Nico, the Stooges, Squeeze, Patti Smith, an... more info

John Cale :: The John Peel Session (1975)

2971 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardFollowing his exit from the VU John Cale kept busy as a producer, sonically manning the helm behind Nico’s The Marble Index / Desertshore and the Stooges landmark debut LP. All this prior to embarking on his own solo career in 1970 with the releas... more info

John Cale – “Close Watch” (Feat. Amber Coffman) Video

3055 days ago
StereogumOver the course of his long career, the former Velvet Underground member John Cale has recorded a few different versions of his song “Close Watch”; different versions of it have appeared on his 1975 album Helen Of Troy and his 1982 album Music Fo... more info

Deantoni Parks – “Our Shadows”

3103 days ago
StereogumDeantoni Parks is first and foremost a drummer, and he’s provided percussion for artists like John Cale, Sade, the Mars Volta, Flying Lotus, and more. But Technoself is the result of Parks’ focus on how his rhythms manifest in solo work, and he f... more info

Yo La Tengo runs for covers in 'Stuff Like That There'

3134 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentYo La Tengo, "Stuff Like That There" (Matador). In 1990, the Hoboken, N.J., rock band Yo La Tengo issued "Fakebook," an album of cover songs of artists including the Flamin' Groovies, the Kinks, Daniel Johnston, John Cale and others. It's a beautiful... more info

John Cale :: Big White Cloud

3248 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardFollowing his departure from The Velvet Underground, John Cale re-emerged with this sleeper of a solo debut, Vintage Violence. The centerpiece of the record is the lush and elysian dream-pop number “Big White Cloud.” As though truly recorded in h... more info

Courtney Barnett – “Close Watch” (John Cale Cover)

3266 days ago
StereogumFor Record Store Day, Courtney Barnett released a 7-inch of Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit highlight “Kim’s Caravan” (which got a great video earlier this week). On the B-side is an RSD exclusive cover of Welsh singer-songw... more info

Courtney Barnett releasing "Kim's Caravan" as #RSD15 single (watch the video)

3271 days ago
Brooklyn VeganCourtney Barnett will release "Kim's Caravan," from her new album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, as a 12" single for Record Store Day 2015 with a cover of John Cale's "Close Watch" on the... more info

Mary Anne Hobbs 2014-11-09 John Cale presents dissonance and drone!

3426 days ago
Core News“Discussing dissonance and drone music with living legend John Cale, OBE (The Velvet Underground), as well as musician Oliver Coates. This month marks the 50th (yes, fiftieth!) anniversary of the formation of the Velvet Underground, that seminal, t... more info

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