Blog: Band Weblogs

Every so often in music, the loss of a loved one seems to evoke some of the most passionate and moving creations from deep within an artist. The Arcade Fire proved this on their magnificent 2004 debut, 'Funeral', and, prior to that, Lou Reed delivered two strong rock eulogies, 'Magic & Loss' and 'Songs for Drella' (a tribute to the late Andy Warhol from both Reed and The Velvet Underground's John Cale). Such is also the case for Victor Krummenacher , the bassist and co-founder of the influential indie-rock band Camper Van Beethoven [...]