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Bands How to do band reunions

5277 days ago

Guardian Music — When bands split now they enter the revolving-door afterlife familiar to superheroes and soap villians – it's only a matter of time before they're backMy first reunion gig was the Velvet Underground in 1993. At the time, bands didn't reunite much: ... more info

Lou Reed makes Susan Boyle's Perfect Day

5278 days ago

Guardian Music — Former Velvet Underground frontman not only allowed Boyle to cover his signature tune, he helped with the video tooLou Reed helped make Susan Boyle's "perfect day" at Loch Lomond in Scotland. Two months after Boyle was refused permission to perform h... more info

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Lou Reed Transforms Attitude Toward Susan Boyle

5279 days ago

Topix — At first Lou Reed didn't much like Susan Boyle covering his classic "Perfect Day," but now the Velvet Underground legend is embracing the idea in a big way. more info

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Ut reuinited, on tour, played Issue Project Room (pics)

5280 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Lori Baily "Ut originated from New York City's downtown No Wave scene in December 1978. The inheritors of the fertile collision between rock, free jazz and the avant garde that first manifested itself in the Velvet Underground, Ut... more info

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Orange Juice: Coals to Newcastle – review

5283 days ago

Guardian Music — (Domino)Tucked away on this six CD and one DVD boxset, there's a brief radio interview with Edwyn Collins. It hails from just after Orange Juice's greatest commercial success, when Rip It Up reached the top 10. The group's frontman seems weary and cy... more info

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TAKKA TAKKA | Lili is Pi Records | EUROPE TOUR | November 2010.

5287 days ago

Altsounds — *Takka Takka* is a New York City band in the truest sense of the term. Their early work displayed a keen sense of the city's rich musical heritage, with hints of the Velvet Underground and Bob Dylan adding a refreshing element of timelessness to sou... more info

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Lou Reed to join Gorillaz at Gibson Amphitheatre Wednesday

5292 days ago

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Singer Lou Reed will join the increasingly impressive lineup for the Escape to Plastic Beach tour, which star-studded concept band Gorillaz is bringing to the Gibson Amphitheatre on Wednesday night. The former Velvet Underground singer will join Gori... more info

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My Morning Jacket played 'Evil Urges', new songs @ Terminal 5 w/ Everest (pics, videos, setlist)

5293 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Matthew Eisman My Morning Jacket ...ran through its most recent studio album, Evil Urges, in its entirety and later returned for a nine-song encore....[mixing] unreleased original songs with a range of covers that included: The Velvet Under... more info

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