DrownedInSound — Velvet Underground founding member John Cale has said that, despite many offers to play festivals, he wouldn't consider taking part in any re-union of the band he was once a part of with Lou Reed, amongst other notables. Read the full story on ... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Pavement, Faith No More, Public Image Ltd., the Specials and Soundgarden are just a handful of artists returning to the stage after a long hiatus, but John Cale insists the Velvet Underground haven’t caught reunion... more info

Here Comes The Flood — John Cale has yet another interview on the BBC. About a possible new album: What's next for you?When I'm finished with this series of concerts in July I'll go back into the studio and finish these songs. I have 28 songs at the moment, but I've got to... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Listen to a John Cale interview on the BBC World Service discussing the performance of Paris 1919 in London at the Southbank Centre - March 5. » BBC World Service (Thanks: Fraser Allen) more info

Here Comes The Flood — Colin Brunton (thelastpogo.net) has posted memorabilia and a short description of the John Cale show at The New Yorker, Toronto, Canada - February 19, 1977. » Live review of The New Yorker show more info

Guardian Music — (Virgin)The covers album has a bad reputation: it is seen as something that gets released in lieu of something else, evidence that a songwriter's creative juices have dried up. In the case of Peter Gabriel, that's a state of affairs compounded by the... more info

Here Comes The Flood — HCTF Poll At the shows John Cale played in Australia in January, he revisited and reworked songs from his back catalog while the unreleased new songs like Hey Ray, (A Day in the life of the) Common Cold and Catastrophic were left on the shelf. On... more info

Altsounds — World-class recording artist Gary Lucas - hailed by Rolling Stone critic David Fricke as "one of the best and most original guitarists in America" - played guitar in Captain Beefheart's Magic Band for five years. He has also worked with Lou Reed, Nic... more info

Guardian Music — For the second in his series of literary, rock'n'roll hijinks, Richard Milward decides that all you need is love. Unless, that is, you're being pinned to the ground by burly hotel staffAfter first nibbling ecstasy at 17, me and my pals made a conscio... more info

MTV.com News — 'Hopefully there will continue to be a lot of different ways that everyone can help,' he says after 'Hope for Haiti Now.'By Maura Johnston Justin Timberlake backstage at the "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon Photo: MTV News When Justin Timberl... more info