Albert Hammond Jr.
The Voidz
The Beginning Of The End
Courtney Barnett
David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Lou Reed
The Decemberists
Doc Watson
Freddy Fender
Gene Clark
Guided By Voices
Jack White
Parquet Courts
Stephen Malkmus
John Cale & Nico
Velvet Underground
The Stokes are on hiatus but their guitarist Albert and their singer Julian both have new albums out and they're both VERY good:
Albert Hammond Jr. Francis Trouble
The Voidz (feat Julian Casablancas) Virtue
The Beginning Of The End "Funky Nassau" - heard it playing in Trader Joe's (after not hearing it since the 70's) and couldn't get it unstuck from my synapses.
Courtney Barnett "Need A Little Time" - this slow song took a while to grow on me... but now I really like it.
David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Lou Reed "Sweet Jane" (Save The Whales Benefit, London, July 8, 1972. They also performed "White Light" and "Waiting For The Man". Reading Anthony DeCurtis' excellent "Lou Reed: A Life" has inspired me to check out Velvet & Lou stuff, especially live performances... Lou Reed performing with The Spiders From Mars? Wow... Although the recording on YouTube isn't the best quality, it's still amazing to hear and oh! to have been there!
The Decemberists I'll Be Your Girl - very good album. Bit of a departure from their previous material.
Doc Watson Sittin' On Top Of The World
Freddy Fender Greatest Hits Vol. 2
Gene Clark (co-founder The Byrds) Live At McCabe's with Jesse Ed Davis, Santa Monica, April 1980 and Live at Allentown, PA. Summer Celebration 6-23-85
Guided By Voices Space Gun - another great album from GbV
Jack White Boarding House Reach - I liked some of the early release singles - "Connected By Love" and "Over And Over And Over" but a little disappointed with the rest of the album. Interesting interview in "The Guardian"
Parquet Courts "Wide Awake" a really different sound for them
Pussy Riot "Elections" - on Putin's recent "victory"
Stephen Malkmus "Middle America" (solo, acoustic) - I can hear this song when it's solo. With the full band, it was a little cluttered. And it's a good song. Looking forward to a 2018 Malkmus tour and new album... and I'm totally in favor of a Pavement 30th anniversary tour in 2019!
Other Lou Reed stuff I'm listening to: American Poet, Coney Island Baby, Live In Concert, Live: Take No Prisoners, Lou Reed (1st solo album), Rock 'N Roll Animal, Lou Reed Live, Sally Can't Dance, Street Hassle, Transformer, The Bedroom Tape (with Nico), Live at Le Bataclan, Paris, Jan 29, 1972 (with John Cale and Nico), New York.
Velvet Underground: The Complete Matrix Tapes (better audio quality of shows heard on The Quine Tapes), Live at Max's Kansas City (Lou's very last Velvet show), Loaded, Psychedelic Sounds From The Gymnasium (great bootleg live in NYC 4/30/67), The Velvet Underground, VU, White Light/White Heat, 1969: The Velvet Underground.
BEST VIDEO WE'VE SEEN IN A WHILE:
Cool, New Video: Queens Of The Stone Age "Head Like A Haunted House"
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