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Skank Bloc Bologna

4465 days ago
The Devil Has The Best Tuna — His ClancynessFrom: Bologna, Italy or Ottawa, CanadaHis Clancyness is the stage name of Jonathan Clancy, a musical polygot from Ottawa who made a home for himself in Bologna and ended up having his music released by Brighton's Fat Cat Records. Those ... more info
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Flatlanders find new life with 'lost' recording

4482 days ago
Chicago Tribune — The Flatlanders – the West Texas trinity of Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock  -- were about 50 years behind the times and 15 years ahead of it, Ely once surmised. The band left behind a batch of songs recorded in 1972 and then disapp... more info
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Colt Following

4511 days ago
The Devil Has The Best Tuna — Lola ColtFrom: London, United KingdomLondon psychonauts Lola Colt (first featured on the Devil's blog in 2011, Video Killed The Radio Star 25th September 2011) sound like PJ Harvey breaking bread with The Velvet Underground at Woodstock. If you're... more info
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Video: Foxygen – “San Francisco” (performing tonight with Unknown Mortal Orchestra)

4533 days ago
The Bay Bridged — Last month, LA-based Foxygen (made up of Jonathan Rado and Sam France) released a video that doubles as a time machine back to San Francisco circa 1973. The duo spends the track, simply and appropriately titled (you guessed it) “San Francisco,” f... more info
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John Cale & Friends :: The Ocean Club – NYC, July 21, 1976

4541 days ago
Aquarium Drunkard — Ten years after they first emerged from Warhol’s Factory, the Velvet Underground loomed larger than ever before in the CBGB-centered NYC punk scene of the mid-1970s. With Patti Smith leading the charge — she covered the Velvets frequently  — J... more info
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Radar Band Of The Week - No. 119: Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs

4559 days ago
NME - Radar — “For me, it’s simple,” says Charlie Boyer, setting his pint down thoughtfully on the table of a gloomy Camden drinking hole. “I just wanna make primitive, sexy, glamorous rock’n’roll music.” This is the manifesto he dished out to The Vo... more info
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The Yardbirds :: I’m Waiting For The Man – VU Cover (Live, 1968)

4562 days ago
Aquarium Drunkard — Yeah, the party line on the Velvet Underground is that the band was almost completely ignored during the 1960s, their flowers of darkness vibes passed over in favor of flower power. But as it turns out, plenty of people were listening — including t... more info
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Live Video: John Cale

4568 days ago
KEXP Seattle — It’s not every day a musical legend walks through your door. At age 70, with some 50 years in the music industry as a performer, composer, and producer, John Cale has made an indelible stamp on the history of music alone and alongside fellow legend... more info
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Live Review: John Cale with Cass McCombs @ Showbox at the Market 12/6/12

4597 days ago
KEXP Seattle — The expectations are always a little different when you go see a musician who is potentially past his/her prime. John Cale has been playing for over thirty years, and as a seminal member of the Velvet Underground and a striking solo artist since the ... more info
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Jonas Mekas: scenes from an extraordinary life

4598 days ago
Guardian Music — His films captured John Lennon in bed, the Velvet Underground deafening a roomful of psychiatrists, and New York during the high point of the last real avant garde. Adrian Searle tunes into a remarkable retrospectiveThe films of Jonas Mekas are fragm... more info
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