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Brian Eno: The Ship

Brian Eno The Ship Warp Records Across the last decade there’s been a slow, almost casual return to making records under his own name from one of the greatest sonic architects of the 20th Century. If...

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John Cale: Leading From The Fringe

I was a fan of Lou Reed first; then The Velvet Underground and then John Cale. Truth be told – and I don’t mind admitting it a) I was young b) there was no internet then – for a while I thought John...

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The Velvet Underground’s Loaded: Loaded/Fully Loaded, 45 Years On And Still...

Those four studio albums by The Velvet Underground all made a huge impact on me. But the sentimental favourite is Loaded – it was the very first CD I purchased. I was a tape buyer, right through until...

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Shilpa Ray: Door Girl

Shilpa Ray Door Girl Northern Spy Records “You know where the heart went? The heart went/On makin’ the rent!” Shilpa Ray passionately sings, early on, on Door Girl, the second full lengther from the...

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It Was The Best Gig Ever # 16: John Cale, Auckland 2007

Sometimes you just have to be there. You have to get along. To see the legend. Someone that has meant a lot to you – their music, their place in it, and in your life as a result. It doesn’t have to be...

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The Vinyl Countdown # 402

The Velvet Underground, VU (1985) I know I’m not alone in thinking that this is the best Velvet Underground album – and yes I know it’s a compilation; posthumous even – one that was responsible for one...

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Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love: #7 – The Velvet Underground, “Squeeze”

The Velvet Underground, Squeeze, 1973   Traitor albums! My cousin told me that Led Zeppelin’s Coda album was not to be listened to because it was “a traitor album” – he surely meant a posthumous album;...

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Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 46 – Lou Reed “Metal Machine Music”

Lou Reed, Metal Machine Music, 1975 It’s probably cool now – in fact I know that it’s regarded as pioneering, it’s also been performed (in tribute) by large ensembles. There’s an official orchestra...

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Finding Delmore: Only In Dreams

Delmore Schwartz was an American poet, short story writer and scholar. His most famous story is In Dreams Begin Responsibilities. It was first published in 1937 and became the title for Schwartz’ first...

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Lou Reed: Words & Music, May 1965

Lou Reed Words & Music, May 1965 LightInTheAttic (LITA 189) A young Lou Reed made a demo tape with the viola player he was knocking around with. He mailed the tape to himself where it stayed sealed...

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