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Phish Cover TV on the Radio’s “Golden Age” in Albany

5623 days ago
Rolling Stone — Phish have become known for performing unexpected and diverse covers in their two decade-plus career, taking on everything from entire albums — like the Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street at this year’s Festival 8 — to songs by artists like... more info
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Morrissey on Desert Island Discs

5624 days ago
Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Morrissey when not throwing strops, getting hit by things in Liverpool or looking after his son Robbie Williams has pretty great taste in music.He appeared on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs over the weekend and picked the following songs:1 New York Do... more info
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Mellow Morrissey pick his Desert Island Discs

5624 days ago
Guardian Music — Former frontman of the Smiths proves that heaven knows he's happier nowFor all his talk of suicide and sadness, the famously miserable Morrissey sounded strangely contented on Desert Island Discs today. "If you reach 50 and are not at one with yourse... more info
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Julian Casablancas: 'What would you like me to say?'

5626 days ago
Guardian Music — 'Slightly aggressive and borderline insulting' interview with the infamously uncommunicative Strokes frontman reveals that next album has a 20% chance of sounding like an 80s pop Thin LizzyWaiting for Julian Casablancas to arrive at a suitably scruff... more info
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No 4: The Strokes – Is This It

5627 days ago
Guardian Music — At a time when nu-metal and dad-rock ruled the airwaves, the Strokes' rewired rock'n'roll with irresistible songs, inventive guitars and arty arroganceMore top 10 albums of the decadeThe impact of the first Strokes album was immediate and dramatic. B... more info
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John Cale: On The Velvet Underground in Uncut

5628 days ago
Here Comes The Flood — John Cale is interviewed in the December issue of UK music magazine Uncut about the Velvet Underground. He was furious when Lou Reed changed the first line of Heroin: "I thought he blew it completely. It was such a good song once. The whole song w... more info
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Sleeve Notes: Retracing punk's past

5633 days ago
Guardian Music — Last week I was talking about LA, this week it's Notting Hill. My glamorous press trips are getting closer to home, so next week's Sleeve Notes special will be live from the Sainsbury's car park on Dalston Lane. Anyway, my reason for heading to Notti... more info
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Velvet Underground members to reunite in New York

5634 days ago
Guardian Music — Three members of the pioneering band are to share a stage for the first time in more than a decade, discussing their 'music and legacy' at the New York Public LibraryThree members of the Velvet Underground are to reunite next month – for a cha... more info
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Velvet Underground Members To Come Back Together

5635 days ago
411 Mania — Three members to reunite at a public library? more info
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Velvet Undergound Semi-Reunion

5635 days ago
Big Apple Music Scene — Image: Newscom According to Billboard, members of the seminal Andy Warhol-sponsored band the Velvet Underground are making a rare public appearance at the New York Public Library. Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker, and Doug Yule (who replaced John Cale in 196... more info
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