FACT : The Velvet Underground – New York Art is published by Rizzoli this month, and a limited number of 7” vinyl recordings by The Velvet Underground have been made to accompany the premium-priced collectors edition of the book. Only a 100 copies of the 7” have been pressed for the world, and this afternoon is the only opportunity to get hold of a copy, unless you buy the collectors...
True to form, The Velvet Underground decided to get their reunion on way before any other so-called fringe band thought it was hip and cool and profitable. In 1992, the seminal group's original lineup of Lou “Fussy Fanny” Reed, John “Artsy Fartsy” Cale, Sterling “Chuckle Butt” Morrison, and Maureen “What Up, Guys!” Tucker joined forces once again for...
This has been an incredibly shitty week for me. I'm not going to go into detail but a lot of shitty things happened and I'm still not sure if the dust has settled...I still haven't gotten fired from my job so...let's hope that doesn't happen now also just to round it all out... Was it my fault that all this shit happened to me? Kind of tough to say - sometimes things just happen and there's nothing...
I'm a huge fan of Supergrass and was overly pleased to read that Gaz Coombes and Dan Goffey have teamed up with Nigel Godrich to form The HotRats ; an endeavor dedicated to recording covers of "their favourite tracks." I highly suggest partaking: Damaged Goods - Gang of Four Can't Stand It - Velvet Underground Drive My Car - The Beatles More on their official site .
Pixies @ Aragon Ballroom - Nov 20, 2009 (jjohnson1120) When a group of revered and influential rockers come back together after a decade of acrimonious separation and/or inactivity, all but the most hard-hearted punks can grant them one lap around...
Relatively speaking, travel is rather easy in Prague, Czech Republic. Hotels are plentiful, and there are some sumptuous lodgings so you can travel in style and luxury. Many of the accommodations will meet the artistic sensibilities of the city, along with a great spirit of hospitality, which is warm and gracious here. There are very [...] Havel and Reed Reunited in Prague is a post from: LostHawk...
Velvet Underground Members To Share Stage At New York Public Library | Billboard.com :p. I approve of the Doug Yule version getting back together, but I really would have liked to have seen the John Cale version.
Lou Barlow visits The Current studio for an interview and live performance. In the Guardian, Zadie Smith examines the appeal of essay writing to novelists. Perfect essays abound in this world – almost every one of Joan Didion's fits the...
The XX are a brand new young band from South London. It’s definitely rock music, but with lots of male-female vocal turns. I hear a little Velvet Underground (the melodic stuff) in there, and also some Cure. But they’re distinct, delivering the songs in intimate voices and adding electronics. Their new self-titled [...]
[ December 8, 2009; 8:30 pm to 11:55 pm. ] The French Semester || Listen A sweet and smile-inducing blend of Guided By Voices’ ragged melodic charm with the hushed pop wits of the third Velvet Underground record, the French Semester’s Good Friends Only I Could See churns out one harmonious and guitar-jangled rock/pop gem after another—“Remembering Right Now” being the...
One of the surprise debuts of last year had to be Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... , a talk show featuring Costello pulling off the rare triple threat: host, performer and bandleader. Equal parts interview and jam session, the Sundance series relies upon Costello putting the artists at ease, getting even the prickliest of artists to open up and speak warmly about their influences. But, as Martin Mull...
Bookish links from around the Web: Happy (belated) birthday, Margaret Atwood. The author turned 70 yesterday Colum McCann has won the fiction prize at the National Book Awards for his novel Let the Great World Spin. Also at last night’s gala in New York, Dave Eggers picked up the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American [...]
Three members of the pioneering band are to share a stage for the first time in more than a decade, discussing their 'music and legacy' at the New York Public Library Three members of the Velvet Underground are to reunite next month – for a chat. Lou Reed, drummer Maureen "Moe" Tucker and bassist Doug Yule will share a stage for the first time in more than a decade, at an event organised...
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