Archive Archaeology: The Disowned Velvet Underground Album
Bob Pomeroy ponders Squeeze, the final studio album credited to the Velvet Underground, and what it could have been.
Bob Pomeroy ponders Squeeze, the final studio album credited to the Velvet Underground, and what it could have been.
Bob’s been looking for a replacement copy of the rare John Cale release Sabotage/Live (1979, Spy Records) since 1991. He still hasn’t found a copy at a reasonable price, but a random YouTube video allowed him to listen and reminisce.
Some Kinda Love: Performing the Music of the Velvet Underground (Bar None Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The Beggar (Mute / Young God Records ). Review by Steven Cruse.
Second Hand Smoke (It Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
_Under the Spell of Joy _ (Suicide Squeeze Records). Review by James Mann.
Vincent’s Playlist (BYM Records). Review by Scott Adams.
The Nude Party (New West). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Brawls In The Briar (Super Secret Records). Review by James Mann.
A Sentimental Education (Double Feature Records). Review by James Mann.
Live in San Francisco (Castle Face). Review by Jen Cray.
Human Performance (Rough Trade). Review by Jen Cray.
Albert Ayler’s Ghosts Live at the Yellow Ghetto (Smog Veil). Review by James Mann.
Heaven’s End/ Fade Out/ The World In Your Eyes/ A Gilded Eternity (Reactor/Revolver). Review by Matthew Moyer.
The Seer (Young Gods Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Sing In My Meadow (Latent Recordings). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Kudos (Fire Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their landmark album, Talk Talk Talk, The Psychedelic Furs are taking it on the road this spring. The iconic band’s co-founder, Tim Butler, chats about the album’s durability, brotherhood, and having Rick Springfield as a fan in an interview with Steve Stav.
Darker Blue (Defend Music). Review by Matthew Moyer.
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.