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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

3413 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

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

3414 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

3431 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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Shorties (October's Best New Books, Two New Lou Reed Biographies, and more)

3442 days ago

LargeHeartedBoy — The BBC and Vol. 1 Brooklyn previewed October's new books. The Guardian reviewed two new biographies of Lou Reed: Notes from the Velvet Underground by Howard Sounes and Dirty Blvd. by Aidan Levy. Porochista Khakpour talked books with Literary Hub.... more info

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Father John Misty Covered Ryan Adams’ Cover Of Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” In The Style Of The Velvet Underground

3452 days ago

Stereogum — Even if Father John Misty’s music didn’t peg Josh Tillman as a canny observer of modern culture, his ongoing online meta-commentary on the music industry would do the trick. Tillman, who previously took the piss out of pre-release streaming by �... more info

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The Velvet Underground :: The Freeman Tape Sampler, Max’s Kansas City, NYC, August, 1970

3522 days ago

Aquarium Drunkard — With the official release of (most of) the Matrix Tapes last year, there is very little unheard Velvet Underground live material left in the vaults. But there is a still-unreleased tape that should be heard, capturing the band during its last stand w... more info

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John Cale :: Big White Cloud

3588 days ago

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

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Stream Faith Healer Cosmic Troubles

3633 days ago

Stereogum — On the opening track for Faith Healer’s debut record Cosmic Troubles, Jessica Jalbert clutches onto the train of “Sweet Jane“‘s dress and drags her down into an anti-drug PSA. It’s the perfect opener for an album that’s riddled with sly, ... more info

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Jim Jarmusch's SQURL released an EP & Velvet Underground cover, playing silent films series w/ Julian Koster & more

3676 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Jim Jarmusch mayb be best known as a filmmaker, but it's no secret that he's also a talented musician. He's got his duo with Jozef Van Wissem, and also his trio SQURL with Carter Logan (who Jim's... more info

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Lou Reed, Green Day, Joan Jett Among Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 2015 Inductees

3731 days ago

Stereogum — The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame just announced this year’s class of inductees, and it’s mostly a surprising group in how unsurprising it is. There are certainly worthy artists going in this year. Lou Reed, already an inductee thanks to the Velvet ... 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

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

Premature Evaluation: Deerhunter Fading Frontier

Shorties (October's Best New Books, Two New Lou Reed Biographies, and more)

Father John Misty Covered Ryan Adams’ Cover Of Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” In The Style Of The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground :: The Freeman Tape Sampler, Max’s Kansas City, NYC, August, 1970

John Cale :: Big White Cloud

Stream Faith Healer Cosmic Troubles

Jim Jarmusch's SQURL released an EP & Velvet Underground cover, playing silent films series w/ Julian Koster & more

Lou Reed, Green Day, Joan Jett Among Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 2015 Inductees

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