Last year, the eternally boss Velvet Underground legend John Cale released his queasy and perplexingly titled solo album Shifty Adventures In Nookie Wood. And now, the drone-pop…   Read Story »

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…   Read Story »

Attempting to rank songs by the Velvet Underground -- the '27 Yankees of rock-music catalogs -- is almost inevitably going to end in tears. Upon hearing of this assignment, our dear friend and fellow…   Read Story »

Next month, San Francisco's Castle Face label will put out The Velvet Underground & Nico by Castle Face and Friends, a compilation celebrating the 45th anniversary of The Velvet Underground & Nico…   Read Story »

As a companion to the box set commemorating the 45th anniversary of The Velvet Underground & Nico, Castle Face and Universal will release a covers compilation featuring San Francisco-based artists…   Read Story »

This fall, the former Velvet Underground member John Cale will release a new solo album that for some reason he's decided to call Shifty Adventures In Nookie Wood. The first single is a triumphant…   Read Story »

Last month, we posted YACHT's excellently blippy cover of the great Brigitte Fontaine/Art Ensemble Of Chicago classic "Le Goudron." And on that single's B-side, they repeat the trick, doing a…   Read Story »

As one of the B-sides to their great "The Last Goodbye" single, the Kills have taken on a big one: The beyond-classic Velvet Underground stunner "Pale Blue Eyes." The wastrel-rock duo give the track…   Read Story »

On the latest episode of Jools Holland, the legendary bad-idea tandem of Lou Reed and Metallica came through, and the styles clash at the heart of their ill-advised collaboration only deepens when…   Read Story »

Last month Death Cab For Cutie returned to the spotlight with "You Are A Tourist," the great first single and video from their forthcoming Codes And Keys. A sunny addition to our spring playlist, it…   Read Story »