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Jon Savage on song: Link Wray plays his Ace

5890 days ago
Guardian Music — The guitarist's 1963 single, Ace of Spades, was insistent, sinister and hypnotic – and it opened a new world of sonic distortion"Electricity comes from other planets," quipped Lou Reed on the Velvet Underground's Temptation Inside Your Heart. ... more info
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New music on Wednesday

5896 days ago
Guardian Music — Chauffeur – Soles On Fire(From Blind for the Kids)One man, one sole. A giant step into the future of product-pimping songcraft. Your perp this time around is one Mark Ronson, on loan from the 1960s to produce this glitchy electro advert for th... more info
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Kool Kiss # 29: Marie-Flore

5897 days ago
Streetkiss Music — Ma première rencontre musicale avec Marie-Flore remonte à peu de temps. Plus précisément à cet été, quand je me suis procuré la version digitale du Cheesecake de Severin ou j'y ai entendu pour la première fois Big Mou... more info
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John Cale: "In Conversation" MoMa cancelled

5904 days ago
Here Comes The Flood — John Cale has hurt his knee. No In Conversation: An Evening With John Cale at the MoMa in New York. From the New York Times art blog: A Monday evening program featuring John Cale of the Velvet Underground at the Museum of Modern Art has been canc... more info
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now online: Max's Kansas City

5911 days ago
5 Acts — Although the venue no longer exists, there is now a site to serve as an online home for Max's Kansas City.http://maxskansascity.comThe site maintains the aesthetic of Max’s, fusing together art, music and fashion. The “trio exhibitions... more info
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Julian Casablancas: New Strokes album on the way

5912 days ago
Guardian Music — The frontman of the New York indie darlings says their forthcoming LP will combine the sound of Thin Lizzy with a-haThe Strokes have already written most of their fourth album, according to Julian Casablancas. Three years since their last record, the... more info
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Pavement to curate England's ATP Weekend

5914 days ago
Live Daily — Pavement [ tickets ] will headline and curate England's ATP Weekend May 14-16 at Butlin's holiday camp in Somerset, according to an NME report. The "All Tomorrow's Parties" gig is Pavement's first scheduled UK show following an extended hiatus. AT... more info
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Age of Chance's bangers and mash-ups

5915 days ago
Guardian Music — Sampling, dance-rock, cross-genre cover versions … Age of Chance did it all 20 years ago, but no one was listening. As their back catalogue goes online, the original members look back at how it all started"I feel really proud that we were pione... more info
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Beck, Devendra & MGMT Cover Leonard Cohen's "Sisters Of Mercy"

5921 days ago
Stereogum — Following his excursion into Downtown NYC via Velvet Underground & Nico , Beck takes his Record Club to Montreal with a track-by-track smothering covering of Songs Of Leonard Cohen. As we mentioned when we posted "Suzanne," he's joined by "Devend... more info
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Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs: Live at Rolling Stone

5921 days ago
Rolling Stone — When power-power guru Matthew Sweet teamed up with the Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs for a covers record in 2006, the pair tackled songs from the Sixties and Seventies — like the Velvet Underground’s “Sunday Morning” and Bob Dylan’s “It’s Al... more info
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