Velvet Underground Archive

  • The third Velvet Underground album dropped in a Midori sour, rimmed with a crushed Quaalude.  The sound is bright but slightly askew:  A Manhattan drawl on the order of Lou […]

    Luna – Best of Luna

    The third Velvet Underground album dropped in a Midori sour, rimmed with a crushed Quaalude.  The sound is bright but slightly askew:  A Manhattan drawl on the order of Lou […]

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  • “Just Like Honey” opens Psychocandy, The Jesus and Mary Chain’s debut album. The song epitomizes the band’s signature cocktail of Beach Boys pop and V.U. fuzz. For a while, I […]

    The Jesus and Mary Chain – Just Like Honey

    “Just Like Honey” opens Psychocandy, The Jesus and Mary Chain’s debut album. The song epitomizes the band’s signature cocktail of Beach Boys pop and V.U. fuzz. For a while, I […]

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  • In which the dada noodle of Wales re-teams with Messengers Manzanera and Eno (2/5ths of Roxy Music) for what is essentially Fear 2. Weathered by coke and booze, Cale’s brogue […]

    John Cale – Slow Dazzle

    In which the dada noodle of Wales re-teams with Messengers Manzanera and Eno (2/5ths of Roxy Music) for what is essentially Fear 2. Weathered by coke and booze, Cale’s brogue […]

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  • The Velvet Underground (1965-1970) — what a group. They were the pillars of Manhattan, and they confirmed many truths: Mistakes are good. Intricacy should be simple. It does not have […]

    I Heart V.U.

    The Velvet Underground (1965-1970) — what a group. They were the pillars of Manhattan, and they confirmed many truths: Mistakes are good. Intricacy should be simple. It does not have […]

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