Stereogum — Levitation, the music festival formerly known as Austin Psych Fest, will return to venues across Austin this November. Today the fest has shared its first batch of performers, topped by John Cale of the Velvet Underground. Also on deck are the Black ... more info

JamBase — Celebrate what would have been Lou Reed’s birthday today by streaming a Spotify Playlist featuring The Velvet Underground frontman collaborating with other musicians. more info

Consequence of Sound — Featuring an assist from The Velvet Underground's John Cale. more info

Stereogum — On their own, Kevin Morby and Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield are two of the warmest, strongest voices in indie rock. Together, they are also also an extremely cool couple. And sometimes they play music together. We've heard what happens when Morby a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Massive Attack played the entire 'Mezzanine' album and did covers of songs they sampled for the album. Here's videos and the setlist... Continue reading… more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Most of what you read concerning the Velvet Underground will inevitably note how woefully under-appreciated the group were during its brief lifespan. But the VU were superstars — and not just in the Warholian sense [...] The post The Velvet Un... more info

Rock Sound — North America, you're up! Against The Current have announced their first North American tour in two years- and they're taking their new album 'Past Lives' across the country. Kicking off proceedings in Atlanta in March, the t... more info

JamBase — Celebrate Lou Reed on the anniversary of his death with a Spotify Playlist featuring The Velvet Underground and solo jams. more info

Rock Sound — 'The Great Depression' is set to hit North America next year. As It Is are taking 'The Great Depression' to North America on a huge headline tour next year. The tour sees the lads hitting 28 cities across the US and Canada in ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Feelies usually throw a Velvet Underground song or two in their sets, but this was a very show... Continue reading… more info