Stereogum — Treasure is the reverb-soaked one-man band of young London resident Hari Ashurst, a guy who cites “Fleetwood Mac, J Dilla, Beach Boys, Lou Reed, Highlife, Cosmic forces, Afro-beat, Field recordings,” etc., as influences while mentioning he wants ... more info

Pitchfork — Director Francis Ford Coppola publishes a quarterly magazine called Zoetrope: All-Story that features art, short fiction, and one-act plays. For the upcoming summer issue, PJ Harvey will act as the mag's guest designer, a post previously held by Tom ... more info

The Telegraph — Lou Reed performs with Ulrich Krieger and Sarth Calhoun as the Metal Machine Trio. more info

Popdose — It's been 20 years since Lou Reed and John Cale set aside their differences to pay tribute to their former manager, Andy Warhol. Matthew Bolin takes a look back. more info

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Totally Fuzzy — Bruxa do Vinil said... Tim Maia (1970) Feat: Cassiano - guitar ------- Tim Maia (1971) Feat: Dom Chacal - percussion Hyldon - guitar http://abracadabra-br2.blogspot.com Sir Charlie Palmer said... Face The Truth – Stephen Malkmus Peel Session... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonLou Reed has promised "a night of deep noise" based around Metal Machine Music, the notorious hour of howling feedback that nearly killed his career stone dead on its release in 1975. Whatever that means, the assembled audi... more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - It was dismissed as "career suicide" and a joke, and some fans returned the record thinking it was faulty, but rocker Lou Reed is re-releasing a digitally remastered version of his 1975 album "Metal Machine Music." more info

The Newsroom — Legendary musician and ex-member of Velvet Underground Lou Reed talks about upcoming tour with avant-garde band Metal Machine Trio. more info

Guardian Music — US army's choice of aural bombardment is all wrong, argues Stuart HeritageIf there's one thing the US military enjoys more than keeping our womenfolk in silk stockings during the second world war, it's bombarding its enemies with objectively terrible... more info