Results tagged “The Velvet Underground”

Due Oct. 30: The Velvet Underground Classic Loaded - 5CD/DVD 45th Anniversary Edition

Friday, August 28, 2015
In recent years, The Velvet Underground catalog has been celebrated with definitive and lavish anniversary editions. It is with good reason that such microscopic attention has been given to this band.

By Matt Rowe

Music Review: The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)

Sunday, November 30, 2014
Three different mixes of the entire self-titled album, plus the 1969 sessions sounding better than ever. Also includes two discs of transcendent live material (most of it previously unreleased).

By Chaz Lipp

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Bentley's Bandstand: The Second Half - Favorite Albums of 2013

Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Another stellar year for music, coming in from all sides and never letting up. Highlighting the second half of 2013 are these ten extra-fine albums, along with best song and reissue of the year. Happy listening—and holidays!

By Bill Bentley

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Music Review: The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat (45th Anniversary Edition)

Sunday, November 24, 2013
Developing this three-disc reissue was one of the final projects of Lou Reed's life. On December 10, VU fans can hear what he and John Cale cooked up.

By Chaz Lipp

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Rock Icon Lou Reed, Dead at 71

Monday, October 28, 2013
Lou Reed will be missed by many. I am among those those who feel the escaping air from the rent in the fabric of rock and roll. I just remember to breathe, not gasp.

By Matt Rowe

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It's Time For a New John Cale Album, Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood

Thursday, September 6, 2012
In 2003, John Cale released HoboSapiens, which yielded "Zen," a song that carries itself well with intriguing verses, hypnotic percussion, and challenging music. (You really should check that song out!)

By Matt Rowe

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Bentley's Bandstand: J.D. McPherson, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Velvet Underground

Thursday, May 31, 2012
In a time when so much of the world looks like it's spinning out of control, just maybe this music can make a true difference. It's like the man said in the film Greaser's Palace: "If you feel, you're healed." The line starts right here.

By Bill Bentley

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