Aquarium Drunkard — For an audience, artists reinterpreting their own catalog, in a live setting, can be both exciting, and at times, an exercise in frustration. This trend of course also lends itself to the companion “live” album as well. One of the first instan... more info

The Music Slut — *I'm From Barcelona - Music Killed Me*Eastern Sweats - Chemical RecipeLou Reed - Caroline Says (Part 2)Max Tundra - Which SongLukestar - White Shade more info

All About Jazz — Legendary songwriter Vic Chesnutt teams with Elephant 6 psychsters Elf Power Vic Chesnutt and Elf Power A tuneful collision of Athens institutions finds fruition this fall when Orange Twin releases Vic Chesnutt's collaboration with Elephant 6 psy... more info

Undercover, Australia — The UK release date for Lou Reed’s Berlin DVD (directed by Julian Schnabel), has been moved from Monday 6th October to the newly confirmed release date of Monday 27th October. more info

Stereogum — Will you watch? Sunday night is football night in America, says Al. But also it marks the Silver Anniversary of MTV's Video Music Awards, and despite last year's masterful display of waning cultural relevance, there may be reasons still to tune in t... more info