Paste Magazine — Okay, face the white page and hope some words start to flow. It's true I have been living under a rock of late and I have no idea what hot bands are doing what in the last month or so, but the one thing I can tell you is I have feverishly kept track ... more info

Bridging The Atlantic — I can't believe 2008 is almost over. I'm currently compiling my yearly 'best of' mix and the following five tracks might make the final cut, although they face some pretty worthy competition.Titus Andronicus - My Time Outside the WombThis year's mix ... more info

NME — Former Velvet Underground member John Cale has been appointed to represent Wales at a major contemporary art exhibition next year. more info

NME — Former Velvet Underground member John Cale has been appointed to represent Wales at a major contemporary art exhibition next year. more info

BBC News - UK — Velvet Underground founder John Cale is to is represent Wales at the Venice Biennale of Art next year. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Press Assoc. - A founding member of the cult band Velvet Underground is to take part in a major contemporary art exhibition. more info

Pitchfork — Times New Viking will plant a sloppy kiss on the Velvet Underground catalog at a Valentine's Day show in their hometown of Columbus, Ohio. The February 14 performance is at the closing party for the Wexner Center for the Arts' Andy Warhol exhibition,... more info

Pitchfork — Times New Viking will plant a sloppy kiss on the Velvet Underground catalog at a Valentine's Day show in their hometown of Columbus, Ohio. The February 14 performance is at the closing party for the Wexner Center for the Arts' Andy Warhol e... more info

JamBase — ONE OF JAMBASE'S DISCOVERIES OF 2008 RETURNS TO THE STATES The War On Drugs In the six months since The War on Drugs released their critically acclaimed Wagonwheel Blues, a subtly haunting slab full of hooks and undertows full of warped presence,... more info

JamBase — ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES RECORDS SET TO RELEASE THE DRONES HAVILAH OUT ON FEBRUARY 17, 2009 "Let their sodden, anti-anthemic rock make you feel like a giddy kid stumbling upon something for the first time all over again." - PITCHFORK 8.4 (Gala Mill)... more info