Guardian Music — Last week was all about songs that give you the shivers. This time we want tracks about famous people from the pastThe last week has been a sombre one, unavoidably so. It was touching too though, an example of why RR is a real community and one with ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Watch a clip of John Cale's keynote speech for Circa 1979: Signal to Noise at the Seymour Centre, Sydney, Australia - January 15, 2010. Filmed by the Australian Broadcasting corporation The whole speech can be downloaded from their site as MP3 au... more info

Guardian Music — He's been a Roxy original, the inventor of 'ambient', Bowie's muse, the brain in Talking Heads and U2's 'fifth man'. Now Eno tells us where he's heading nextWhen influential music website Pitchfork listed its 100 greatest albums of the 1970s –... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Steve Lunam John Cale 2010/01/16 Enmore Theatre Sydney, Australia Captain Hook Mercenaries Walkin' The Dog Model Beirut Recital Helen of Troy Dying on The Vine I'm Waiting For The Man Femme Fatale > Rosegarden Funeral of Sores Chi... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Gabriella Coslovich of Australian newspaper has an interview with John Cale: Cale prefers to keep moving, trying new modes of art and music. These days, he listens mostly to hip hop, and is a fan of the likes of Dr Dre and Pharrell. "I'm not sayin... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Process , the 2005 movie directed by CS Leigh with a soundtreack by John Cale, will be released on DVD by Syntax, the director company, in May 2010. » More about the Process soundtrack » syntax-editions.com more info

Live Daily — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will swell its ranks in 2010 with a lineup of new inductees that features Genesis, ABBA, The Stooges, Jimmy Cliff and The Hollies. A host of non-performers will also be ushered into the Hall, with individual recipien... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano After canceling his October 19th appearance at MoMA because of a "sports-related injury," John Cale has rescheduled his talk at the museum for Monday, February 15th. The event connects with the museum's now-closed Looking at ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — After canceling his October 19th appearance at MoMA because of a "sports-related injury," John Cale has rescheduled his talk at the museum for Monday, February 15th. The event connects with the museum's now-closed Looking at Music: Side 2 exhibit.... more info

Here Comes The Flood — John Cale is interviewed in the December issue of UK music magazine Uncut about the Velvet Underground. He was furious when Lou Reed changed the first line of Heroin: "I thought he blew it completely. It was such a good song once. The whole song w... more info