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ALBUMS: Hawkwind, The Rock ‘n’ Roll Machine

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 Tim Sommer 1 Comment Carnivorous, Coronavirus, Dave Brock, Hawkwind, Kraftwerk, LaMonte Young, Neu!, Rolling Stone, Space Ritual, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, The Godz, The Velvet Underground, the Velvets, Trouser Press Books, WLIR, WPIX

51 years into their voyage, they release their best album in decades

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"Shoegaze" Indie Rock Pop 

And You Know There’s Something More, But You Can’t Give It A Name: Luna’s Penthouse At 25

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1995, Dave Grohl, Dean Wareham, Elektra Records, Galaxie 500, Justin Harwood, Laetita Sadier, Luna, Sean Eden, Stan Demeski, The Beatles, The Velvet Underground, Tom Verlaine, Wings

Looking back at the last album from the New York band’s classic lineup

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Rock 

My Mind’s Amiss, I’ve Lost the Kiss: Lou Reed’s Ecstasy at 20

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 Dan Weiss 1 Comment 2000, Ecstasy, Laurie Anderson, Like A Possum, Lou Reed, Lulu, Metallica, New York, Steely Dan, The Velvet Underground

For any other artist, Lou’s final proper song cycle would’ve been a great last album

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Experimental Heavy Metal 

Heilung: The Must-See Band of 2020 is The Flinstones in Hell

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 Tim Sommer 1 Comment Black Sabbath, Bo Diddley, Christopher Juul, Heilung, Iron Maiden, John Cale, Kai Uwe Faust, Kate Bush, Maria Franz, Scandinavia, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, The Velvet Underground, Vikings

Tim Sommer checks in from the Viking rockers’ recent two-night stand at Webster Hall

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Glam New Wave Pop Post-Punk Rock 

Quiet Life At 40: How Japan Traded Glam Rags for the New Romantic Crown

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 Jim Allen 3 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Classix Nouveaux, David Sylvain, Duran Duran, Giorgio Moroder, Life in Tokyo, Mick Karn, Quiet Life, Robert Fripp, Spandau Ballet, The Velvet Underground, Ultravox

At the end of 1979, David Sylvian’s arty crew was born anew

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Pop 

The Night Could Last Forever

March 31, 2019April 11, 2019 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1969, Doug Yule, Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker, Sterling Morrison, The Velvet Underground

On their eponymous third album, The Velvet Underground inched closer to pure pop pulchritude while laying a new template for the future sound of college radio

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Punk Rock 

What Goes On In His Mind

October 24, 2018January 22, 2019 Brad Cohan 2 Comments Bar-None Records, Maxwell's, North Jersey, Sonic Youth, The Feelies, The Velvet Underground

Glenn Mercer of The Feelies on Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground

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