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 »

As a reporter for the Riverfront Times, onetime Writer's Block/Caught In Flux zinemaker Mike Appelstein had a pretty intense conversation with Maureen Tucker regarding the video that circulated…   Read Story »

Hey, what are members of the Velvet Underground up to? Lots, apparently: John Cale played all of his 1973 album, Paris 1919 at UCLA's Royce Hall with his band and the UCLA Philharmonia last…   Read Story »

As you well know, Beck's got all sorts of fun things going on at the new beck.com, including interviews with Tom Waits, acoustic versions of Modern Guilt songs, and perhaps most excellently his…   Read Story »

As previously reported, Beck and his bros (among them Nigel Godrich, Joey Waronker, and bro-in-law Giovanni Ribisi) are plowing through covers of The Velvet Underground & Nico. Track 5 "Run Run Run"…   Read Story »

After launching his DJ mix series, Beck's back on The Velvet Underground & Nico tip. As you likely recall, one of the new sections on his overhauled website involves he and his friends going into the…   Read Story »

Beck's Record Club project promises a series of installments in which the man and a bunch of buddies ducking into the studio sans rehearsal and knocking out a cover version of an entire album. The…   Read Story »

Beck's giving his website an overhaul. One of the new sections, Record Club, launched today with a cover of the Velvet Underground's "Sunday Morning." The idea behind the Record Club's for Beck and…   Read Story »