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Fricke’s Picks: Velvet Folk Songs

5804 days ago
Rolling StoneOn the third and fourth Velvet Underground albums, 1969’s The Velvet Underground and 1970’s Loaded, bassist Doug Yule was the gripping boyish voice in Lou Reed’s dramas “Candy Says” and “New Age.” Yule now lives in Seattle and plays the... more info

Peter Gabriel Podcast Previews Covers LP

5806 days ago
Stereogum We've spoken about Scratch My Back , Peter Gabriel's anticipated Bob Ezrin-produced orchestral covers collection featuring reinterpretations of Radiohead, Arcade Fire, the Magnetic Fields, Bon Iver, Elbow, Talking Heads, Lou Reed, Regina Spektor,... more info

First sight: Daisy Dares You

5812 days ago
Guardian MusicWho are they?They are a she: 16-year-old singer-songwriter Daisy Coburn from Dunmow, Essex, who's threatening to move into the tween-angst slot vacated by Avril Lavigne. She's been tipped by the BBC Sound of 2010 poll, which isn't bad going for someo... more info

Fugs' Tuli Kupferberg benefit show w/ Lou Reed, John Zorn, Sonic Youth, more ++ Velvet Underground 'reunion' audio

5813 days ago
Brooklyn VeganDOWNLOAD: Velvet Underground - live from the New York Public Library (MP3) Lou Reed, John Zorn, Sonic Youth and others will play a benefit concert for Tuli Kupferberg, the Beat poet and original member of the Fugs, at St. Ann's... more info

James Blunt is the decade's biggest seller - and that's a beautiful thing

5819 days ago
Guardian MusicHow can you not love a man with a nightclub called Everybody's Beautiful in his basement in Ibiza?As another set of end of decade statistics gets released there's another angry mob ready to aim a heavy boot at the door of popular culture. Sadly they'... more info

Happy Holidays from Lou Reed & Andy Warhol

5825 days ago
Brooklyn VeganBefore achieving fame and glory as a leading Pop artist, Andy Warhol was a successful commercial artist who contributed illustrations to women's magazines and designed windows and promotional materials for department stores. Among his clients was Tif... more info

Readers recommend: Songs about fresh starts

5833 days ago
Guardian MusicLast week we asked for songs with great intros. To herald the coming of 2010, we want songs about new beginningsSo that was a large one then, as the ??? said to the ??? (I'm a Guardian hack, my double entendres are neither gender nor orientation spec... more info

OS/OHW Wednesday ~ A Tribe Called Quest

5834 days ago
MVSWHere’s some old school fo ya: A Tribe Called Quest ~ “Can I Kick It” It’s the Tribe Y’all. From back in 1991. Samples: Lou Reed ~ “Walk on the Wild Side“ Baby Huey ~ “Hard Times“ Dr. Buzzards’ Original Savannah Band ~ “Sun S... more info

Lou Reed Releases Useless iPhone App

5837 days ago
Undercover, AustraliaLou Reed has released an iPhone app and you’ll never guess what it does. more info

Hail, Hail, Rock 'n' Roll

5840 days ago
Guardian MusicIf rock'n'roll is the sound of life beginning afresh, why are we so obsessed with ranking it in end-of-year lists? Philip Larkin has the answerAlong with half the pop-loving population of Britain, I tuned in to listen to Morrissey on Desert Island Di... more info

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