Popdose — Welshman of sorts, person of course, Godfather of Punk, erstwhile Velvet and renegade classicist; John Cale is full of surprises, and you won't believe where he's turned up over the years. more info
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John Cale will perform at the Donaufestival in Krems, Austria. He plays with his band in the first weekend (April 28-30). Exact date to be announced.
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30 Days Out is back, and we've sneaked into our sister's record collection. Today we have emerged with ... "Two The Hard Way," the lamentable 1977 duet LP with Gregg Allman and Cher. Join us for some delectable duds from this lovey ... more info
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Low Society play a couple of gigs in their hometown New York. Mandy Lemons (vocals), Sturgis Nikides (guitar), Andy Heermans (bass), Charlie Roth (drums) play dirty big city electric blues that goes straight for the gut. And yes, there are two form... more info
Popdose — There was an odd cultural moment about twenty years ago when veterans of the 1970s rock avant-garde started showing up in an unexpected place — the pop charts. That old fuso-muso whorehorse Jan Hammer scored a big hit with his Miami Vice theme. Adr... more info
Guardian Music — The stops have been pulled out for festive editions of Uncut, Mojo and Wire. Elsewhere, Brian Eno is messing with the concept of identityThe coming together of Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill at the signing of the Yalta conference has long been viewe... more info
Here Comes The Flood — photo: Sabrina Chen
John Cale performed at the Urban Simple Life Festival, Tapei, Taiwan - December 4, 2010. Tentative listing. Running order unknown.
Whaddya Men By That
Gun
Venus In Furs
Things
Sold Motel
Helen Of Troy
Things
Heartbreak ... more info
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The Agnes Obel album Philharmonics is finally released in the USA. Her cover of the John Cale song (I Keep A) Close Watch is offered as a free download.
Live dates:
12/04 Europavox Festival, Brussel, Belgium
01/14 Eurosonic Festival, Groningen... more info
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American indie band Superchunk cover the John Cale song Child's Christmas in Wales for Mojo's Festive Fifteen, a free CD that accompanies the January 2011 issue of UK music magazine Mojo.
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