Guardian Music — Is he a genius or a hoaxer with too much time on his hands? Possibly bothHometown: London.The lineup: Ergo Phizmiz (vocals, music).The background: Listening to Ergo Phizmiz, we're torn between declaring him a genius and wondering aloud, as per Greil ... more info

Nialler9 — Aloe Blacc’s followup to the small time smash ‘I Need A Dollar’ is a cover of The Velvet Underground’s ‘Femme Fatale’. It’s taken from the forthcoming still in production Good Things, produced by Truth & Soul Records but released on Sto... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — The Coney Island Mermaid Parade might be one of the few last vestiges of “old” New York’s theatricality. Which is to say, every year it’s okay to dress up like a drag queen fish, hang out with the Velvet Underground’s Lou Reed (pictured abo... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Roc Da Mic Right said... cypress hill-the uprising mixtape dub floyd & wally sparks-the hip hop doctrine 2 official boondocks mixtape (disc 1 and 2) de la soul-stakes is high system of a down-system of a down wu-tang clan-enter the wutang 36 chambers... more info

Pitchfork — Artist: Dean & Britta Album: 13 Most Beautiful...Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests Release Date: July 27Label: Double Feature Tracklist: Disc 1: 01 Silver Factory Theme 02 I'll Keep It With Mine (Scott Hardkiss Remix) 03 Not a Young Man Anymore (M... more info

Guardian Music — Christina Aguilera's album is disappointingly predictable. Is she just the latest artist to suffer from record label intervention?In his review, Alexis Petridis called Christina Aguilera's Bi-On-Ic "occasionally brilliant and brave, occasionally teet... more info

Songs:Illinois — OK, that should get me some hits. This song by Marshmallow Staircase is available on their new limited edition LP Terror De Lune. This might not be what you’d expect from me here at Songs:Illinois but like every red blooded American I’ve got a ... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — It's been said that LCD Soundsystem's "Drunk Girls" bears a close melodic resemblance to the Velvet Underground's "White Light/White Heat". You can really hear the connection here, as scuzzy psych rockers Wooden Shjips cover the This Is Happening cut... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ekko said... Eminem-The Recovery Mixtape http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com jixx said... Ramones - Acid Eaters Ramones - Adios Amigos! http://spinadisc.blogspot.com S R Management said... O.K., here's the deal. The staff is on vacation so what better... more info

ContactMusic — DAMON ALBARN wants to recruit VELVET UNDERGROUND rocker LOU REED to join him on the Glastonbury stage this summer (10).The Blur frontman is set to headline the famed... more info