Aquarium Drunkard — Following 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

Stereogum — For 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

Brooklyn Vegan — Courtney 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

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

Time — The former Velvet Underground member shares an emotional new version of his song "If You Were Still Around" more info

Stereogum — Today marks the one-year anniversary of Lou Reed’s death, and Reed’s former Velvet Underground bandmate John Cale has released a new video for an old song in Reed’s honor. Cale recorded a more upbeat version of his formerly somber “If You Wer... more info

Stereogum — Jeff Buckley would have slayed on American Idol. We know this because Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” has become such a mainstay among TV singing contestants hoping to show off their virtuosic powers, and because nobody sang it better than Buckley... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — In the mid-70s, John Cale recorded a trio of solo albums for Island Records. Ever the forerunner of avant-garde, Cale concocted a heady brew of proto-punk, glam and art pop aided by the likes of Phil Manzanera and Brian Eno. One of the more singular... more info

Stereogum — In addition to headliners Steve Reich, Television, and John Cale, one of the big draws for this past weekend’s Big Ears Festival (which focuses primarily on experimental music) was Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood performing with the Wordless Music Or... more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, John Cale, Television, Marc Ribot, Tim Hecker, and others. more info