Aquarium Drunkard — The just-announced “super-deluxe” edition of the VU’s White Light/White Heat will include a handful of previously unheard performances — the most interesting of which are a live rendition of “The Gift” and an early studio version of “Be... more info
DrownedInSound — Slow-dance grooves and sleep-walk-with-me lullabies. The keyboard-wielding trio have taken just enough inspiration from The Velvet Underground’s slumberdelic blueprint (yet it always feels like they’re more into Maurice Sendak than Warhol), the e... more info
Aquarium Drunkard — Twelve acoustic demos recorded in the Fall of 1970 following Lou Reed’s departure from the Velvet Underground. Concerning the set, A History of The Underground notes that while many of the tracks are similar to that of their officially released co... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Walter De Maria, who died Thursday at the age of 77, was best known as a lauded visual artist. But buried within his impressive resume is an experience that helped define the future of avant garde rock. Before they were called the Velvet Underground,... more info
Starpulse — Veteran rocker Lou Reed has praised Kanye West as a "really, really, really talented guy" after turning music critic to review the rapper's new album, Yeezus. The Velvet Underground icon has share... more info
Prefix — The Talkhouse has always been a site for the musicians, letting smart and successful musicians speak on the current music ...
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Impose Magazine — Shark? are kicking out the friggin' jams on its inversion of "Roadrunner Roadrunner". Greil Marcus once called The Modern Lovers track of the same name "the most obvious song in the world, and the strangest". Well there's something obvious an... more info
The Independent — Lou Reed has described himself as “bigger and stronger than ever” just weeks after undergoing a liver transplant. The former Velvet Underground frontman, whose wife Laurie Anderson said last week was “dying” of liver failure, credits a mix... more info
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