Stereogum — Earlier this year, John Cale announced a series of retrospective shows to celebrate The Velvet Underground & Nico's 50th anniversary. Those shows take place next week at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music as part of their Next Wave Festival, and Cale has ... more info

New York Post — John Cale and Lou Reed co-founded the influential Velvet Underground — discovered by Andy Warhol, who snagged a producer’s credit on the band’s first record, released in 1967. Cale plays the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Nov. 16, 17 and 18. The ... more info

Stereogum — Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield and Kevin Morby quietly released a great cover of the Velvet Underground's "After Hours" last night, with Crutchfield stepping in for Moe Tucker and Morby chiming in occasionally. The two artists toured with each other... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — “Yeah, but is it a Velvet Underground record??” If you’ve spent any time clerking in a record store hanging out online in obsessives fan circles, the matter of the Velvet’s final lp, 1973’s Squeeze, has likely come up. Why? Sans any other V... more info

Stereogum — The Velvet Underground's John Cale and Moe Tucker reunited over the summer to perform "I'm Waiting For The Man" at the Grammy Salute To Music Legends concert. The entire show will be airing on Friday night as part of PBS' Great Performances series, b... more info

Nialler9 — Whenyoung are a new London-based pop punks made up of Irish musicians Aoife Power (Vocals/ Bass), Niall Burns (Guitar), Andrew Flood (Drums). They are all from Limerick and met when sneaking into Costello’s Tavern early on. Their story goes: ... more info

Core News — “The Don’s selections cross time, space and genre. Each week, as well as blending his favourite new music with classics from the UK, USA, Jamaica, Africa and way beyond, Don highlights a piece of Crucial Vinyl – a cherished album from his own c... more info

XLR8R — Last month, 100.000/Internet & Weed released the debut album from Third Culture Kings, titled Is That Light You Carry?. Third Culture Kings is the new project led by Jan Johansen (Glorybox) and Alap Momin (dälek), which looks to add a modern in... more info

Stereogum — UK singer Jorja Smith became the latest artist to gain a brighter spotlight from Drake's SoundCloud-A&R tendencies when he recruited her for More Life track "Get It Together." As Uproxx points out, Smith performed in Toronto at a venue called Velve... more info

Stereogum — New York's Bottom Line was something of a home away from home for the late Lou Reed. So it's appropriate that Reed's first posthumous release is Lou Reed And Kris Kristofferson: In Their Own Words With Vin Scelsa. Out 9/15, the set includes a live re... more info