Guardian Music — The former Velvet Underground man on his love of hip-hop, why tangerines are more tempting than drugs, and why he doesn't feel bad about taking his anger out on pianos … or chickensHi John, how are you? I'm good. What are we supposed to be doing(1)... more info

Guardian Music — As John Cale prepares to release his new album, we head to Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music writing – for this 1971 Rolling Stone interview with Cale and former Velvet Underground chanteuse Nico• Read an interview... more info

The Bay Bridged — Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees, and The Fresh & Onlys are among those that recorded cover tracks for an upcoming The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th anniversary tribute. If anyone could do justice to Lou Reed and company’s iconic 1967 debut, it would be th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — ChisIndustrial vets Throbbing Gristle are finally getting around to completing their "reinterpretation" of Nico's Desertshore, an idea of member Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson, who has since passed away. The record, finished by Chris Carter and Cosey ... more info

Consequence of Sound — The Fresh & Onlys and White Fence also contribute. more info

Prefix — Can you believe that it’s been 45 years since The Velvet Underground released their seminal debut album The Velvet ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/the-velvet-underground-nico-to-be-reissued-in-mult/69364/ more info

Guardian Music — A week after joking at a party that he was in a band, Rudy Tambala found himself at the start of a journey that produced some of the 80s' most extraordinary musicThe way Rudy Tambala tells it, his band AR Kane should never really have existed. Surely... more info

Popdose — The first Velvet Underground Album only sold 5,000 copies, but everyone that bought it filed a lawsuit. Welcome back to Stately KI2Y Manor!  Mrs. Keepit and I have finished our summer additions to the old pile (new trout pond, a velodrome, more s... more info

Guardian Music — In the wake of the outcry over the singer's tattoo, protesters are putting warning stickers on his CDs that condemn him for beating up ex-girlfriend RihannaChris Brown's foray into repulsively self-referential body art was the tipping point for some.... more info

Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicThis week's most popular storiesChris Brown denies his new tattoo depicts a beaten RihannaMercury prize 2012: the shortlist that might have beenClara Schumann: Google doodle celebrates life of pi... more info