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Elektronische musik: a guide to krautrock

5455 days ago
Guardian MusicIt might be more than 30 years old, but krautrock, Germany's experimental music from the 1970s, still has a freshness that sixth-generation British indie bands can't matchIt began out of nothing, was given a joke name, and became the pop influence du... more info

Lou Reed - Reed Debuts As A Filmmaker With Documentary About Cousin

5456 days ago
ContactMusicRocker LOU REED has made his debut as a documentarian with a new film about his cousin.The Velvet Underground founder turned the camera on Shirley Novick as she... more info

Beck Enlists Liars, St. Vincent, Os Mutantes To Cover INXS Kick

5460 days ago
StereogumSo far Beck and a rotating cast have tackled Skip Spence, Leonard Cohen, and the Velvet Underground. When St. Vincent Tweeted about collaborating with Mr. Hansen, Os Mutantes, and Liars on an upcoming Record Club, I’m assuming nobody thought theyâ... more info

9 Down, 43 To Go "The Velvet Underground: An Illustrated History of a Walk on the Wild Side" (52 Books, 52 Weeks)

5464 days ago
LargeHeartedBoyThe Velvet Underground: An Illustrated History of a Walk on the Wild Side impresses immediately with its cover. The middle of the cover is actual black velvet, surrounded by Andy Warhol's portraits of the band members. Less critical than... more info

Alex Chilton, Big Star Frontman, Dead At 59

5467 days ago
MTV.com NewsInfluential rock musician was scheduled to play at SXSW this week.By Gil Kaufman Alex Chilton Photo: Frank Mullen/ Wireimage Cult rock icon Alex Chilton, leader of the influential 1970s power-pop band Big Star, died on Wednesday in a New O... more info

First Aid Kit Interview: SXSW 2010

5470 days ago
Spinner.comOn the heels of their debut album, 'The Big Black & the Blue,' which was released in January, Swedish sister duo Klara and Johanna Soderberg are getting ready to bring their folksy harmonies to America for the first time. Though only 17 and 19 respec... more info

Best Music In The World (M.A.P. March Edition)

5470 days ago
SwedespleaseARGENTINA: Zonaindie Modular – Femme Fatale Listening to Modular’s music is like a journey back to a time when lounge and space-age pop were present on almost every soundtrack and TV show. This track is their own rendition of the great song Femme... more info

MGMT Make Love To Lady Gaga On Congratulations

5471 days ago
MTV.com News'We don't know if our new album is crap or not,' Andrew Van Wyngarden says.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Rya Backer MGMT's Andrew Van Wyngarden Photo: MTV News MGMT didn't set out to make the stereotypical sophomore album, but, in... more info

Cate Le Bon | Pop review

5471 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Harley, SheffieldThere shouldn't be many comparisons between a twentysomething girl from Cardiff and a German Warhol actor whose heroin-addled life ended with a tumble from a bicycle. But young Welsh singer Cate Le Bon is uncannily reminiscent o... more info

Brian Borcherdt Brings New Band Fields of Fur to Canadian Music Fest

5473 days ago
Spinner.comMost times that Brian Borcherdt is on stage he's got a strange gizmo in his hands. Best known as frontman for dance party improvisers Holy F---, he's made career out of playing scavenged analog gear and random noisemaking machines. But last night a... more info

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