Rolling Stone — On the third and fourth Velvet Underground albums, 1969’s The Velvet Underground and 1970’s Loaded, bassist Doug Yule was the gripping boyish voice in Lou Reed’s dramas “Candy Says” and “New Age.” Yule now lives in Seattle and plays the... more info

Guardian Music — The fiercely independent, post-punk eardrum perforators are to reunite. But there's plenty of evidence that they are motivated by more than just a big pay chequeAsked in a 2006 interview if he would ever consider reforming Swans, the band he led from... more info

Guardian Music — Recalling the ethereal vocals of My Bloody Valentine, there Isn't Anything wrong with this female duo's blissed-out drone-popHometown: Echo Park, Los Angeles.The lineup: Nico Turner (vocals, guitar) and Jenean Farris (vocals, keyboards).The backgroun... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Velvet Underground - live from the New York Public Library (MP3) Lou Reed, John Zorn, Sonic Youth and others will play a benefit concert for Tuli Kupferberg, the Beat poet and original member of the Fugs, at St. Ann's... more info

Guardian Music — American singer-songwriter acclaimed for his raw, uncompromising lyricsThe singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt, who has died aged 45 after an overdose of muscle relaxants, was a veteran presence in the independent, rather than the mainstream, music charts... more info

Guardian Music — Lean, ravaged and always with a cigarette dangling from his lips, the Birthday Party's Rowland S Howard pummelled his guitar until it could howl no moreI first saw Rowland S Howard, who died from liver cancer on 30 December, play live when he tore my... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about new beginnings. As you stagger home from welcoming in 2010, we want your pick of songs about the morning afterHa-ppy Noo Year! My best wishes to you in 2010 written in my best New York gangster accent.This week's topic is, I a... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: UKFlorence Welch, Lady Gaga, La Roux and Little Boots were the "new" headline figures in music in 2009. These feisty females certainly kicked up a storm in terms of sales figures, gossip column inches and controversy, but the story behin... more info

Rock Sellout — Got a 7" from  The Living Kills on my doorstep yesterday.  A  four-piece band from Brooklyn playing spaced out 60's/70's psych rock that reminds me of some Yo La Tengo playing Velvet Underground. Good stuff.   more info

Guardian Music — These punky popsters aspire to be Roxy Music, but end up sounding like Menswear ... only not as goodHometown: Woodbridge, Suffolk.The lineup: Christian (guitar), Charlie (vocals, guitar), Rory (vocals), Ali (drums) and Thom (bass).The background: The... more info