Video: Foxygen – “San Francisco” (performing tonight with Unknown Mortal Orchestra)
Last month, LA-based Foxygen (made up of Jonathan Rado and Sam France) released a video that doubles as a time machine back to San Francisco circa 1973. The duo spends th...
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Live Video: John Cale
It’s not every day a musical legend walks through your door. At age 70, with some 50 years in the music industry as a performer, composer, and producer, John Cale h...
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Jonas Mekas: scenes from an extraordinary life
His films captured John Lennon in bed, the Velvet Underground deafening a roomful of psychiatrists, and New York during the high point of the last real avant garde. Adria...
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Review: John Cale rocks Regency
Velvet Underground legend showcases new album, older cuts during San Francisco outing
→ 10 December 2012 11.29am — Comment on this
From Ai Weiwei to Anish Kapoor: the art world's love affair with pop
Top British artists are going Gangnam Style in support of Ai Weiwei. Alex Needham on what happens when artists dabble in pop musicOn Thursday evening, a group of artists ...
→ 14 November 2012 6.23pm — Comment on this
Shorties (The Best Velvet Underground Songs, The Longlist for the 2012 Impac Dublin Literary Award, and more)
Paste lists the 20 best Velvet Underground songs. The longlist for the 2012 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award has been named. Congratulations to Largehearted Boy Book Notes con...
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The Velvet Underground
Readers give their opinion on the legendary albumThe Velvet Underground & Nico is, it's fairly uncontroversial to say, an iconic album – thanks in large part to the...
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Sleeve notes: Paul McCartney, Massive Attack and the Mercury Prize
Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicThis week's most popular stories1. Paul McCartney: Yoko Ono did not break up the Beatles 2. Mercury prize 2012: who...
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Album Review: Castle Face and Friends – The Velvet Underground
Peel back slowly.
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New Music: Thee Oh Sees – “European Son” (The Velvet Underground cover)
Grab your earplugs and Motrin.
→ 29 October 2012 7.51pm — Comment on this
The Velvet Underground
Be among the first to listen to this rough mix of the Velvet Underground's debut album – and let us know your thoughtsWhat's the best thing you've ever picked up at...
→ 29 October 2012 2.31pm — Comment on this
Hear the Velvet's I'll Be Your Mirror
Our third and final unreleased Velvets track is this alternate mix of the Nico-sung classic I'll Be Your MirrorThe Velvets may be known for documenting the seedy underbel...
→ 26 October 2012 3.02pm — Comment on this
Sleeve notes: Gangnam Style, Annie Mac and Adele
Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicThis week's most popular stories1. Gangnam Style: how Seoul's most exclusive neighbourhood went global2. Annie Mac:...
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John Cale: Guess who's coming to Dinner?
The musician loves gadgets, experiments and things that are done well. Which is probably why he's chosen Dinner by Heston Blumenthal for lunchDuring my years as a tempora...
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