Prefix — As befitting a movie written by Nick Cave, the new Shia LaBouf vehicle Lawless boasts some pretty grim, salt-of-the-earth music. ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/listen-mark-lanegan-and-ralph-stanley-cover-the-ve/68305/ more info

Impose Magazine — Does WL stand for White Light? I know that we are supposed to pronounce it as "Well", but the acronym would surely do well to describe this group's immaculate wall of noise. When the Velvet Underground made White Light, they were actually going f... more info

Guardian Music — He's been the fairest of them all at compiling the RR playlist. Now, for his final topic, Jon Dennis reflects on your suggestionsIt's been my privilege to compile the Readers Recommend playlist since the beginning of last year. And what is the playli... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonOne song in, a foolhardy masochist dares to commit heckler's hara-kiri. "Louder!" he shouts at Lou Reed. "Not loud enough for ya, asshole?" the septuagenarian God of Grump barks back, to thankful cheers that age and frailty... more info

Guardian Music — (Heavenly)Stealing Sheep's debut album is a delightful bag of pick'n'mix. You can hear the twang of a Velvet Underground guitar here, a buzz of Ladytron synth there, often atop their fondness for creepy Wicker Man vocal harmonies. Yet the Liverpool t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Don Gochenour; words by Bill Pearis Tashaki Miyaki at Glasslands, 8/06/2012 The reach of The Velvet Underground is long and many limbed -- a sound so basic that it never really goes out of style, no matter how... more info

Prefix — Art rock veteran co-founder John Cale has a pretty exciting collaboration coming up. The Velvet Underground co-founder has ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/media/john-cale/i-wanna-talk-2-u-f-danger-mouse/67666/ more info

Guardian Music — Lou Reed previews his Meltdown set and looks forward to seeing other stars on the billWhat do you have planned?I'll be performing From VU to Lulu, a two-hour concert I originally toured throughout Europe this past June. We'll perform songs that span ... more info

Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicThis week's most popular stories1. Laura Jane Grace: 'So I'm a transsexual and this is what's happening'The lead singer of Against Me! talks frankly about her gender dysphoria, and what it was li... more info

Guardian Music — The Velvet Underground & Nico will be supplemented by 29 previously unreleased songs and a 1966 live showOne of rock's most influential debuts is getting the deluxe reissue treatment. The Velvet Underground & Nico will be appearing as a six-CD set on... more info