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Listen to The xx’s playlist of album #3 inspirations

3193 days ago
Nialler9 Good stuff. The xx are back in the studio they told us on Facebook and with a handwritten note today. For those of us interested in knowing what new music from the xx might sound like, have a listen to this 29-track Spotify playlist featuring m... more info

Music doc 'Danny Says' looks at man behind the Doors, Bowie and Iggy Pop

3204 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentBetween 1965 and 1975, Danny Fields hung out with the Velvet Underground at Andy Warhol’s Factory, caused a nationwide controversy by publicizing John Lennon’s “bigger than Jesus” quote in a teen magazine, was the press agen... more info

Yo La Tengo and Dean & Britta playing Velvet Underground tribute in Philly; Britta Phillips playing Le Poisson Rouge

3216 days ago
Brooklyn VeganYo La Tengo and Dean & Britta are playing a tribute to the Velvet Underground at Philadelphia's Gershman Y on December 15. It's to mark the 50th anniversary of The Velvet Underground's Philadelphia live debut. Continue reading… more info

Transmissions Podcast :: What’s Left in the Velvet Underground Archives?

3219 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardWith the release of the Complete Matrix Tapes last year, you might be wondering: What exactly is left in the Velvet Underground archives? On this, the seventh episode of AD’s Transmissions podcast, we invite Aquarium Drunkard’s VU expert Tyler Wi... more info

stream Craig Bell's (Rocket From the Tombs) new solo LP, 'aka Darwin Layne'

3225 days ago
Brooklyn VeganIt very much recalls the type of proto-punk that RFTT helped pioneer, and some songs hearken back to an era even earlier than that, with hints of The Stooges ("Muckraker," "You Be You") and The Velvet Underground ("How Can I Tell You")... Continue re... more info

Watch Rich Robinson Cover ‘Oh! Sweet Nuthin” In New York City

3252 days ago
JamBaseFormer Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson continues to cover The Velvet Underground classic "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" at his solo shows. more info

CAN :: Collected – Live & Beyond (1970-1972)

3260 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardCan’s influence cannot be overstated. Highly impacted by the improvisational side of The Velvet Underground, Frank Zappa’s Mothers and Sly Stone, the group incorporated repetitive grooves that brought to mind African percussion and American ... more info

Andrew Bird and Jim James team up for intimate living room set — watch

3275 days ago
Consequence of SoundIncluding Bird originals and covers of The Velvet Underground and Woody Guthrie. more info

Macaulay Culkin is working on a Pizza Underground album

3275 days ago
NMEThe pizza themed Velvet Underground covers band is giving away an album more info

Suicide's Alan Vega was one of rock's greatest antagonists

3276 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentSuicide was supposed to headline the upcoming Desert Daze festival in Joshua Tree. The fest was going to be the NYC duo’s first L.A.-area show in 16 years. The billing almost didn’t seem real, in part because Suicide had long become ... more info

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