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John Cale :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

3234 days ago

Aquarium Drunkard — When John Cale released Music for a New Society in 1982, he was coming off a decade-and-a-half hot streak. First as a member of the Velvet Underground, then as a solo artist and producer of key records by Nico, the Stooges, Squeeze, Patti Smith, an... more info

French duo The Liminanas releasing 'Malamore' in April (listen to "The Garden of Love" featuring Peter Hook)

3236 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis French duo The Limiñanas are set to return with their new album, Malamore, out April 15 via Because Music. Lionel and Marie Limiñanas stick to what they know -- The Velvet Underground, Serge Gainsbourg, JAMC fuzz, '60s... more info

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Waka Flocka playing Webster Hall on 4/20 (again), samples The Velvet Underground's "Venus In Furs" on new song (listen)

3279 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Like he did last year, Waka Flocka will celebrate 4/20 at NYC's Webster Hall. Tickets for what will surely be a smokin' holiday party go on sale Friday (1/8) at 10 AM. He has a few other... more info

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The Year In Bananas

3304 days ago

Stereogum — It’s been a lifetime since Gwen Stefani was chanting “B-A-N-A-N-A-S,” even longer still since the Velvet Underground and Nico drew on Warhol’s interpretation of the tropical fruit as a muse. But this year it felt as though there was a resurge... more info

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John Cale – “Close Watch” (Feat. Amber Coffman) Video

3327 days ago

Stereogum — Over the course of his long career, the former Velvet Underground member John Cale has recorded a few different versions of his song “Close Watch”; different versions of it have appeared on his 1975 album Helen Of Troy and his 1982 album Music Fo... more info

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Velvet Underground's 'Loaded' in 45th-anniversary set

3336 days ago

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Velvet Underground, "Loaded: Re-loaded 45th Anniversary Edition" (Rhino/Warner Music). The fourth album by the Velvet Underground is the most polarizing of the lot and far removed from the classic grit of "Venus in Furs," the mesmerizing freakout "Si... more info

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The Velvet Underground: Sweet Jane (Rehearsal) – The Matrix

3341 days ago

Aquarium Drunkard — It’s a big couple of weeks for Velvet Underground fanatics, with Rhino’s six-disc Re-Loaded box set and the four-disc Complete Matrix Tapes both hitting shelves, immersing listeners in the band’s latter days. What we’ve got here today doesn�... more info

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'St. Marks Is Dead' book party happening with all-star punk cover band ft. members of Beastie Boys, Julie Ruin & more

3345 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — St. Marks Place in New York City has spawned countless artistic and political movements. Here Frank O'Hara caroused, Emma Goldman plotted, and the Velvet Underground wailed. But every generation of miscreant denizens believes that their era, and no o... more info

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Watch Courtney Barnett Cover Her Favorite Song On Austin City Limits (Stereogum Premiere)

3346 days ago

Stereogum — We’ve been graced with a few Courtney Barnett covers over the years — including recent ones of the Boys Next Door and Archie Roach and less recent ones from the Breeders and Velvet Underground — and this week’s episode of Austin City Limits (... more info

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Premature Evaluation: Deerhunter Fading Frontier

3363 days ago

Stereogum — Around the time of 2010 career pinnacle Halcyon Digest, it became clear that Deerhunter were the greatest indie rock band of their generation. By “indie rock” I mean the fertile niche of guitar-driven noise-pop pioneered by the Velvet Underground... more info

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John Cale :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

French duo The Liminanas releasing 'Malamore' in April (listen to "The Garden of Love" featuring Peter Hook)

Waka Flocka playing Webster Hall on 4/20 (again), samples The Velvet Underground's "Venus In Furs" on new song (listen)

The Year In Bananas

John Cale – “Close Watch” (Feat. Amber Coffman) Video

Velvet Underground's 'Loaded' in 45th-anniversary set

The Velvet Underground: Sweet Jane (Rehearsal) – The Matrix

'St. Marks Is Dead' book party happening with all-star punk cover band ft. members of Beastie Boys, Julie Ruin & more

Watch Courtney Barnett Cover Her Favorite Song On Austin City Limits (Stereogum Premiere)

Premature Evaluation: Deerhunter Fading Frontier

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