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

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

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

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

Stereogum — When it comes to musicians soundtracking films, it’s more common for the band to have established itself in the music scene before transitioning to film. In the case of SQÜRL, it’s the opposite. The trio, which consists of renowned director Jim ... more info

Stereogum — The 45th anniversary reissue of the Velvet Underground’s self-titled album is upon us, and the six-disc Super Deluxe Edition is stacked: Not only does it include the band’s lost fourth LP, presented as a unit for the first time, and two discs of ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — With the winter holidays approaching, box sets are the highlights of this week's new release list, including selections from Joni Mitchell, Soundgarden, and The Velvet Underground. What new releases are you picking up this week? What can you recommen... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Couple of dudes get together to bash out a few ramshackle indie rock songs and they end up sounding like the Velvet Underground. Sure, what James Hoare of Veronica Falls and Jack Cooper of Mazes are doing he... more info

Core News — “Discussing dissonance and drone music with living legend John Cale, OBE (The Velvet Underground), as well as musician Oliver Coates. This month marks the 50th (yes, fiftieth!) anniversary of the formation of the Velvet Underground, that seminal, t... more info

Stereogum — Among the goodies in the massive 45th anniversary reissue of the Velvet Underground’s self-titled LP are two discs of live material recorded at San Francisco club the Matrix in November 1969. Although the Matrix material has been available since th... more info