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Calvin Johnson (DJ) & Crystal Stilts - NYC shows & tour dates (Brooklyn Vegan)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:23:26 GMT

... debut comes out on Slumberland on Oct. 28. "For instance, the Mary Chain was influenced by Dylan, [Velvet Underground] and Love, so we're going to sound like the Mary Chain if we're pulling from the same tree." [ Express Night Out ] Calvin Johnson is in town to DJ not once, but twice this labor day weekend. 'Dub Narcotic Selector' (the name he goes by when selecting records) will...

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NPT Teams up with Country Hall of Fame and Americana Music Association (NPT Media Update)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:51:37 GMT

... Tom Petty’s “Angel Dream,” the Replacements’ “Sadly Beautiful,” U2’s “All I Want Is You,” the Velvet Underground’s “Jesus,” and Jackson Browne’s “These Days,” among others. The companion film, Meet Glen Campbell: A Documentary , traces Campbell’s influences and chronicles his rise to music stardom. Following the screening, Campbell, filmmaker George Dougherty and album producer Julian...

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BLOGTOBERFEST: THREE LIGHTS AHEAD EDITION (EDSBS)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:27:39 GMT

Blogtoberfest: resting comfortably prior to frenzied Saturday activity. BULLET HURRICANE BULLET: App State/LSU gets the boot up to 10 a.m. thanks to Hurricane Gustav. This means LSU fans will begin drinking violently at 3 p.m. two days ago to prepare. Hollys new column on Yahoo is up, and contains a Velvet Underground reference Yahoo commenters will [...]

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Summer Fridays #10 (Sound Bites)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:07:56 GMT

... - For You 16. The Shangri-Las - Out in the Streets 17. Echo & the Bunnymen - My Kingdom 18. The Velvet Underground - Rock n' Roll 19. Aberfeldy - Summer's Gone As you should know by now, though they're separate tracks, the songs segue together -- so set controls to "gapless" or whatever it's called on the player you use. No shuffle!

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New Lou Reed (Feat. Antony Hegarty) - "Caroline Says, Pt. II" (Live At St. Anne's Warehouse) (Stereogum)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:54:53 GMT

... . The first MP3 from the 14-track collection's "Caroline Says, Pt. II," the later rewriting of the Velvet Underground's " Stephanie Says ." Speaking of which, VU fans should also remember "Candy Says," the one about Warhol superstar transsexual Candy Darling, who shows up in "Walk On The Wild Side" and appeared on the cover of Antony & The Johnson's I Am A Bird Now via a photo taken...

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Painted Desert to Palo Alto (slacktivist)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:16:00 GMT

You pay no attention but it won't hurt your grades ... " The Painted Desert ," 10,000 Maniacs " Painted Moon ," The Silencers " Painter Song ," Norah Jones " Painting by Numbers ," James McMurtry "Pair of Brown Eyes," Peter Case " Pair of Brown Eyes ," The Pogues "Paisley Park," Prince " Pale Blue Eyes ," Alejandro Escovedo " Pale Blue Eyes ," R.E.M. " Pale Blue Eyes ," Velvet Underground...

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Holmes is where the heart is (The Irish Times)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:20:55 GMT

... such as I Hear Wonders and Love Reigns Over Me may shamelessly parade their Krautrock, Velvet Underground and Primal-Scream-when-they- were-good influences, yet Holmes uses knockout hooks and riffs to reel you in. He's also singing for the first time on record, apt when you consider where these songs are coming from. And when Holmes is not singing, he's coming up with instrumentals...

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100 MORE Indie Cover Tunes (RegnYouth Archives)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:30:15 GMT

... Furtado): DL Johnny Cash - I See a Darkness (Will Oldham): DL Cat Power - I Found A Reason (The Velvet Underground): DL Built to Spill - Third Uncle (Brian Eno): DL Chicks on Speed - Wordy Rappinghood (Tom Tom Club): DL Cold War Kids - Electioneering (Radiohead): DL The Cribs - Modern Way (Kaiser Chiefs): DL CSS - Knife (Grizzly Bear): DL Death From Above 1979 - Luno (Bloc Party):...

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Lou Reed at Capitol Theatre Sep 25, 1984 (Wolfgangs Vault)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Lou Reed - guitar, keyboardsFernando Saunders - bassJ.T. Lewis - drumsEddie Martinez - guitarRick Bell - saxWoody Smallwood - keyboards, trumpetThis show was captured for the King Biscuit Flower Hour shortly after Reed moved to Warner Brothers Records after long stints with both RCA and Arista Records. Warner was banking on rumors that Reed was getting ready to re-form the Velvet Underground,...

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Music review: Glen Campbell (A.V. Club)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:04:03 GMT

... Campbell still has a fine voice, but only his takes on The Replacements' "Sadly Beautiful" and The Velvet Underground's "Jesus" find him mustering much passion. He's welcome to come back, but first he needs to give us a reason to care.

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Feature: Popless Week 34: There Shall Come A Reckoning (A.V. Club)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:14:24 GMT

In the years to come I would read a lot about R.E.M., and by following the bands they cited in interviews—and through my own deeper explorations into rock history—I got a clearer sense of where they were coming from. What was refreshing about R.E.M. in the '80s was their self-awareness. They openly acknowledged their debts to The Byrds, Pylon, The Velvet Underground, The Everly Brothers,...

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Album of the week: Glen Campbell (Scotsman.com)

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:21:52 GMT

... and dignity that was hard to detect in the original, but most interesting is the version of the Velvet Underground's 'Jesus'. The raw quality of the song is strangely preserved in the sincerity of the new arrangement.The forecast is that another career is about to enjoy the warm glow of a creative Indian Summer. Jesus, These Days

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Changing tracks: Jim Sclavunos (Scotsman.com)

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:21:48 GMT

SISTER RAY The Velvet Underground

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Glen Campbell looks forward and back in intimate show (http://www.CelebrityVideoTube.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:27:34 GMT

Stuff The inevitable first reaction to news that the pop cowboy is doing an album of covers by those bands and others including U2 and the Velvet Underground is, "Uh-oh, is this the long-dreaded recurrence … Read the full article here

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Robyn’s live show Power acoustic amp why she’s worth every (Fl color promo a img fl color promo)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:57:20 GMT

... Amplifiers. We have to get Bob a new slide and find a quick fix for Krusty. Lou covers a lot of Velvet Underground territory on this release, so you might want to think about doing a whole glam thing. As they did three years ago when then. Catholic Pilgrims, Protesters Rally in Sydney Before Papal Mass. After one of the event’s many volunteers helped steady the amplifier, he climbed...

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The Velvet Underground and Nico (gmtPlus9 (-15))

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT

The Velvet Underground and Nico on Rai Tre Italian Television in 1966 (various formats).

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One more reason to hit Argentina (Material Interest)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:05:46 GMT

... magazine , was a series of tees inspired by "elegant sadomasochism"or, in musical terms, the Velvet Underground. The Beautiful Ones, 4737 Costa Rica St., Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires, thebeautifulones.com.ar [ Fisher-Preyes ] MATTHEW SCHNEIER Photo: thebeautifulones.com.ar

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WEDNESDAY'S REVIEW: GLEN CAMPBELL (Pop Cesspool)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:49:24 GMT

... desperate howl with grandfatherly force. It's purely believable. The other two home runs: the Velvet Underground's "Jesus" (not heroin-twee, but boozy megachurch!) and Jackson Browne's "These Days" (not, uh, Jackson Browne but, like, manly!). Only a real grump would fail to see the entertainment value in either. The other seven tracks are all pop-relevant, if less inspired. The two...

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Children's Museum Secures Warhol Exhibit (Artdaily)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:57:15 GMT

... the Museum, visitors will have the opportunity to delve further into Warhol's world by viewing The Velvet Years, on loan from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. This exhibit features 56 photographs taken by Stephen Shore of Andy interacting with artists, musicians (specifically members of The Velvet Underground), actors, writers and cultural sophisticates in...

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Meet Glen Campbell (Music City Syndicate)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:12:00 GMT

Glen Campbell might not spend a lot of time listening to Foo Fighters and the Velvet Underground, but on Meet Glen Campbell, out today, the 72-year-old country crossover singer shows he knows how to... [[ This is a short summary only. Visit the Music City Syndicate for the full story, other content, and more! ]]

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