Stereogum — My Transparent Eye only have a few songs to their name, but they’ve already emerged as leading lights in the hyped-up recent shoegaze revival. Earlier this year, we posted their single “Ghost” and their cover of the Velvet Underground’s �... more info

Stereogum — I Love People is the wholesome title of Cory Hanson’s forthcoming album, which is the follow-up to the rather raunchily named 2023 LP Western Cum . One of the people Hanson loves is Lou Reed, and today he released an ode to the late Velvet Und... more info

Stereogum — Last year, the Raveonettes released The Raveonettes Sing… , a covers album that took on the Velvet Underground, the Cramps, Buddy Holly, and more. Last month, the Danish indie rock duo returned with the announcement of a sequel to 2014’s Pe�... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday visionary producer Tom Wilson (Bob Dylan, Simon And Garfunkel, Velvet Underground, Frank Zappa). Four words: “Like A Rolling Stone.” Read our review of Dylan’s essential The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12, wh... more info

Stereogum — What’s the best Velvet Underground? There’s no bad answer to that question; any of the band’s five studio LPs, other than the post-Lou Reed record Squeeze could qualify, and even that one has some tracks. But for my money, the answer is the ... more info

Magnet Magazine — 40 years ago today, the Velvet Underground released VU. Was the summer of ’69. Read our review of all the Velvet Underground albums: The post The Velvet Underground Released “VU” 40 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Horsegirl have a sincere apology: They’re not going to read this article. It’s band code. more info

Stereogum — We certainly weren’t the only people who thought Brat was the Best Album Of 2024. On Saturday, Charli XCX was crowned Hitmaker Of The Year during Variety’s eighth annual Hitmakers brunch in Los Angeles. While accepting the award (following an ... more info

Stereogum — Next month, Father John Misty will release his new album Mahashmashana , which is hotly anticipated even though we’ve already heard more than half of its tracks. Some of those songs were released through unconventional means. “She Cleans Up,�... more info

Magnet Magazine — 50 years ago today, Lou Reed released Sally Can’t Dance and the Velvet Underground released 1969: The Velvet Underground Live. Take off your pants—don’t you know this is a party? Read our reviews of the essential The RCA & Arista Albums Collect... more info