Foxygen's We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic BY JORDAN MAINZER Somebody get me a moustache, a Seven and Seven, and an ugly carpet: Indie rock bands in late 2012/early 2013 are reviving Seventies song-talkers. First, Brooklyn foursome Parquet Courts released the amazing Light Up Gold , an album FP’s Peter Lillis labeled “2012’s answer to 1976’s self-titled debut from The Modern Lovers.” Now, on the opposite coast, California duo Foxygen have followed up their 2012 debut Take the Kids Off Broadway [...]
As an artist, Tony Conrad has done a little bit of everything all the time, producing films like The Flicker, which eschews narrative structure for flashing lights and music; collaborating on a 1973 album called ... read more
Any connection between this cover and the Velvet Underground might seem tenuous at best, at first glance. John Cale (1973) Yo La Tengo (1990) Whoa, what's this? Blogging on a Saturday? I haven't done that in . . . in . . . ages. Not since my "Comment Spam of the Week" days. And in case that brings up a long-simmering pot of discontent for you, one that is filled with such thoughts as "Why did you stop [...]
Week's Top Releases The Albums You Need to Know About Every Week This week is massive (and massively awesome ) in the world of new releases. Lots of young, innovative talents put out first or second full-lengths, all varying hugely in genre and style. Channeling everything from the hippie movement, to dreams, to folk sounds, these bands will help you glide through the last bit of winter with ease. THE JOY FORMIDABLE - WOLF'S LAW This week, The Joy [...]
In 1968, The Velvet Underground released their second full length album entitled White Light/White Heat . The album was drastically different than the bands previous release which was The Velvet Underground & Nico . While their first album is more delicate in its song structures, White Light/White Heat is more destructive absorbing noise and volume in what John Cale once described as “anti-beauty” . The album is known for its longer jam based songs and fuzzy guitars. It would also be the last album to feature John Cale as a member [...]
After going a few rounds with NME 's infamous C86 cassette compilation this week, I got seriously hung up on the short-lived Edinburgh, Scotland troupe Shop Assistants. Though the band only played from 1984 to 1990, they received a fair amount of exposure via their inclusion on the C86 comp, two sessions with the great John Peel, and Morrissey, who called the Shop Assistants' 1986 track "All Day Long" his favorite single of the year. Perusing through the band's back catalogue—the lone long player, Will Anything Happen , along with [...]
Yeah, the party line on the Velvet Underground is that the band was almost completely ignored during the 1960s, their flowers of darkness vibes passed over in favor of flower power. But as it turns out, plenty of people were listening - including this one guitarist you may have heard of, a guy called Jimmy [...]
This week sees the release of the new solo album from Christopher Owens, formerly of Girls and now of lovelorn solo balladeering endeavors. The album's called Lysandre and is particularly notable for being based around a narrative thread about Owens' love affair with the girl of the same name. The story behind the record is an interesting one, and it got us thinking about the real-life stories behind some of our other favorite love songs, and we've related a selection of the best of them after the jump. Let us know if you have any to share. [...]
Hat tip to Doom & Gloom From the Tomb for pointing this one out...Its the Yardbirds playing the Velvets then not-yet-classic "I'm Waiting For My Man" on their final tour in 1968. The quality isn't great, but what do you want, fer christsakes? From the final U.S. tour in the spring and summer of 1968. Recorded at the Shrine Exposition Hall in L.A. Personnel are Keith Relf (vocals & harp), Chris Dreja (bass), Jim McCarty (vocals & drums) and Jimmy Page (guitar). The British quartet [...]
Did you know that way before he joined Metallica, Lou Reed was in some band called the Velvet Underground? It's true. In 1969, three classic albums deep in their career and about a year after founding-member John Cale's departure and the subsequent recording of their folksy self-titled record, the Velvets were back in [...]
"David Silver interviews Andy Warhol and members of the factory about underground films" uploaded by wgbhstocksales Q: "Do you think the majority of Underground films are bad, Andy?" A: "Oh, no, I like every one of them".
During the 12/12/12 concert, someone was bound to play “Hallelujah.” I mean, it’s like law or something at this point. Whenever anything happens, whether to celebrate or to mourn, “Hallelujah” is performed. I never expected Adam Sandler's version (nor did I want it), but I suppose that is what's interesting about the song: it has become universal to everyone but holds no shared meaning. Such songs transcend their creator; in this case, Leonard Cohen’s 1984 original was re-worked in 1991 by John Cale of the Velvet Underground for an album dedicated to Cohen’s music. However, it wasn’t until Jeff Buckley [...]
Yo La Tengo se presentó en Maxwell , un club de su ciudad natal, donde realizaron un show anual de Hannukah. Este año los acompañó Andrew Bird con el violin para el cover de " Heroin " de Velvet Underground . The Feelies estuvieron en la guitarra para una versión de 16 minutos de la canción " Sister Ray " -también de Velvet Uderground -, además de participar en “ The Room Got Heavy " de Yo La Tengo . [...]
2013 nem começou, mas se você estiver ligado no que a internet já está disponibilizando por aí, com certeza já deve ter ouvido o novo disco do Yo La Tengo , Fade , que oficialmente será lançado no dia 14 de janeiro. Mas, se além do disco você quiser conferir uma apresentação recente da banda de New Jersey com alguns convidados especiais, é só assistir aos vídeos abaixo. O show faz parte das tradicionais apresentações que o Yo La Tengo faz para comemorar a festa judaica Hanukkah. Nesse ano, Andrew Bird [...]
Just about every year, Yo La Tengo take over their hometown club Maxwell's for a series of Hanukkah shows, which are generally described as amazing and which often feature a few special guests sitting in. This year's run of shows, no exception, had it share of help from indie luminaries. Andrew Bird played scratchy violin attacks during the band's cover of the Velvet Underground's "Heroin," and fellow Jersey indie legends the Feelies traded guitar freakouts with Yo La Tengo on a sprawling 16-minute version of the VU's "Sister Ray." The Feelies also sat in on Yo La's own "The Room [...]
[screenshot from this video ] While Hanukkah at Maxwell's is a long-time Yo La Tengo tradition, another of the band's regular gigs is the WFMU Marathon where YLT plays requests which are invariably eclectic covers. While Night 3 of this year's Hanukkah was a tremendous show for a variety of reasons, it was one cover that stole the show. This night will forever be known as the "Sister Ray" show. I asked YLT's long-time superb FOH Mark if he'd ever seen them play the song - they have done a ton [...]
The Psychic Ills may be making a definitive move from their original psychedelic roots this February with the release of their fourth record, One Track Mind. When they first formed back in 2006, and through about 2011, they were characterized by a 60’s-eque, experimental/psychedelic sound. After signing to Sacred Bones Records and the release of [...]
As it went for a small-to-midrange subculture of (early-)teenagers in the late 20th/early 21st centuries, The Velvet Underground were the best band in the world ever when I was 15, period. Yes, that was only three years ago, but the despondent, exotic ... Continued
Como he mencionado en anteriores ocasiones , me declaro completa y absoluta fan de Race Horses . Hace un par de meses platicamos con Dylan, guitarrista de la banda, y les compartimos el 13 que obtuvimos como resultado. Ahora nos mandaron un playlist que resume en 14 canciones lo que Race Horses disfruta de otras agrupaciones, pasando desde Velvet Underground y Dexy's Midnight Runners hasta Os Mutantes y Abba. El playlist es muy acogedor, así que seguramente lo van a disfrutar. El nuevo disco de Race Horses se llama Furniture y ya está a [...]
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