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“Iggy left the Stooges and had a career – ditto Lou Reed with the Velvet Underground or Morrissey with the Smiths. Where’s Biafra’s solo career?”: East Bay Ray explains why the Dead Kennedys’ chemistry hit its peak on Fresh Fruit... and why it fell apart

In the year 1980, the Dead Kennedys debut presented a new sound for punk. Here guitarist East Bay Ray tells us how they made Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Guitar World

“It’s high and low, it’s poetry meets drugs, it’s earnest meets arrogance”: Which classic album could Charli XCX be talking about?

She namechecks its influence at Variety’s Hitmakers awards

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Charli XCX hails The Velvet Underground's 1967 album 'the apex of fine art'

Charli XCX spoke of how influential The Velvet Underground were during her Hitmaker of The Year acceptance speech.

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"While its accessibility is probably overrated, American Beauty is a great album of dusty melodies laced with earthy poeticism": The Grateful Dead accidentally invent the alt.country movement on American Beauty

Having discovered they could harmonise, Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead released what many consider to be their most user-friendly album

Louder

Paul Morrissey death: Cult filmmaker and Andy Warhol collaborator dies at 86

Avant garde filmmaker died in a New York hospital from pneumonia

The Independent UK

Paul Morrissey, cult filmmaker and Andy Warhol collaborator, dies at 86

The director of films including Trash, Flesh and Women in Revolt has died in New York after a bout of pneumonia

The Guardian - AU

Hedi Slimane’s latest Celine collection is an homage to the leading ladies of 1960s France: watch the film

Inspired by listening to The Velvet Underground and Nico while re-reading Françoise Sagan, Hedi Slimane pays ode to legendary French it-girls like Sagan, Françoise Hardy and Juliette Gréco with a collection rooted in the liberatory spirit of the 1960s

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Oasis: expert explains the formula for a successful band reunion – and why some crash and burn

The worst-kept secret in the music world is out: Oasis are back. And the only real surprise is that it’s taken so long for it to happen. Since there have been bands, bands have been breaking up. And since bands have been breaking up, bands have been reforming.

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‘Hip-hop is the new avant garde’: John Cale on Lou Reed, anger and continual reinvention

He made rock history with the Velvet Underground and produced landmark albums for the likes of Patti Smith. At 82, his 18th solo outing proves he’s still at the bleeding edge

The Guardian - UK

“I played the solo perfectly – and there was silence in the room. It was crickets. Everyone was looking down, I couldn’t believe it”: Elliot Easton on The Cars’ early years – and the guitar solo that moved him to tears of rage

From playing a ukulele aged 3 to discovering the organic nature of signature guitars, he shares his secret to choosing the perfect gear first time round

Guitar World

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill tops Apple Music's 100 best albums of all time

Renowned artists such as Blur are surprising omissions in the list compiled by stars such as Pharrell Williams

Evening Standard

The Secret Public by Jon Savage review – how pop drove LGBTQ+ liberation

A dazzling account of the dreamers and divas who brought a queer sensibility to culture – and changed lives in the process

The Guardian - UK

Tammy Faye Starlite Pays Tribute To Nico At Joe's Pub

Experience Tammy Faye Starlite's captivating tribute to Nico at Joe's Pub, celebrating the enigmatic singer's enduring influence on music and artistry.

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“I was trying to do the ultimate guitar solo”: Lou Reed once recorded a double album consisting solely of guitar feedback – but his label took it off sale after three weeks

Metal Music Machine nearly cost Reed his reputation… over the years, it became a source of inspiration for Sonic Youth and Neil Young

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"If anyone tries to tell you that Max’s wasn't a drug den, then they are lying to cover their now-respectable asses": the story of the club that provided a safe haven for New York's creatives, freaks and weirdos

Home to the Velvet Underground, Warhol, Bowie and the New York Dolls, Max’s Kansas City was about so much more than just the music that was played there

The Guardian - UK

Lou Reed: The King of New York by Will Hermes review – beauty and the beast

Genius, queer pioneer, influencer: a vivid new biography presents rock’s poet of the shadow self for a new generation

The Independent UK

Book Review: The Velvet Underground's story and afterlife told in the oral history 'Loaded'

Veteran journalist and author Dylan Jones tells the story of the Velvet Underground in “Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of The Velvet Underground.”

Guitar World

“I tend to brutalize electric guitars, so anything I have in my personal stash stays away from the live stage these days”: John Cale opens up about AI, amp exploration and the emotional potential of effects

The Velvet Underground co-founder returns with Mercy, a new solo album featuring Weyes Blood, Actress and Animal Collective – and Cale's typically restless search for new sounds

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The history of rock band logos, from the 1960s to the present day

From The Beatles to today's biggest bands, this is how rock band logos continue to evolve.

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Why Jimi Hendrix matters now more than ever – only in the new Guitar World

Plus! The Rolling Stones, the amazing Mr. Jimmy, Baroness, Trevor Rabin, Steve Lukather, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Mateus Asato, the Velvet Underground's John Cale & more

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"We could have been bigger had we had an amazing manager. We’re our own worst enemies": How Roxy Music got it together despite themselves

They looked like they were from “Planet Zog” and sneaked through a gap created by drug addiction - but the members accept they could have made it easier for themselves

Louder

Someone has designed a load of comfortable armchairs inspired by classic album covers

Before you ask, yes, AI was involved

Guitar World

The bizarro novelty hit from 1965 that featured one of the wildest alternate tunings in guitar history

Pickwick Records specialized in elevator music and clearance-rack recordings major labels wanted to rid themselves of. One of its releases, however, was not like the others… and featured Lou Reed

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Glastonbury comedown? Check out the best Apple TV Plus music documentaries

Glastonbury is over for another year, but here are the best Apple TV Plus music documentaries to keep you entertained.

The Independent UK

40 essential albums to hear before you die

Some records are so good that they can change your life. Our critics Helen Brown, Chris Harvey and Roisin O’Connor pick the albums you need to hear

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