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• THE VELVETS
  • The VU Web Ring. Great idea, do it up:
    

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  • European reunion reviews "If you have the chance, don't try not to go!"

  • Cyber Lou Lou Reed Compuserve Transcript, December 17, 1993

  • Velvets Covers, lots of em. And I know there's a bunch left out (Modern Lovers "Foggy Notion," for instance.) This thing was put together from messages from folks on the lou reed mailing list. [I still don't believe the Yardbirds ever did "I'm Waiting for the Man," but I sure would like to hear it...]

  • Doug Yule Mystery Solved The folks on AOL tackle the tough question of Doug's membership in Iron Butterfly. Doug's daughter offers the definitive answer.

  • Lou Reed, Radio City, May 26, 1992, Magic & Loss Tour

  • Loaded (Fully Loaded Edition)
    Rating: 100%

  • Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground
    Great stuff, loads of info here: a fantastic little search engine for the lou line, and the complete lowdown on lou and lester and drugs.

  • The Banana Device <tm The Velvet Underground Partnership>

  • Jeff Schwartz wrote a paper on Sister Ray.
    Stay with it -- wonderful stuff!! Big toothless grin time!

• YO LA TENGO
  • Yo La Tengo homepage.
    Excellent! All sorts of goodies and links.

  • Yo La Digest. A kinda sorta hand-rolled YLT mailing list. Pure signal.
    • Volume 3, Number 4. Sep 6, 1996.
      Realbook, Monkees query, dumpography, 4 shows, The most terrible time..., Genius + Love Tracks, gutless email interview w/ dump
      
    • Volume 3, Number 3. Aug 6, 1996.
      YLT Lounge Ax Benefit Concert, Ax II, Ax III, Disco Dump, monkees cover, Antietam Page, B-Board is up, lyrics?, live tape request, the question everyone is asking themselves
      
    • Volume 3, Number 2. July 1, 1996.
      5/2 review (short) JOB, KISS, CHELSEA Motel 6 - part 1 Motel 6 - part 2 Aquarius Records - New Arrivals Dump Releases KCOU in Columbia, Mo Ylt Page Updates
      
    • Volume 3, Number 1. May 30, 1996.
      Attack on Lounge Ax, Crenshaw, Similarities Engine, Eisner and Lubin, Andy Warhol Museum, Glenn Pratt's YLT Page, New and Upcoming, 12 Worst, Black Maria Film Festival

    • Volume 2 , Number 13. April 30, 1996.
      I'm sticking with glenn!!, East Coast colleges, Electr-O-Pura Japanese edition, my vinyl copy, Kids Soundtrack, SPINcycle, Neil Jung, Survey, Keywords: Warhol Morrison Tengo, newsgroup propagation, lounge ax thing
    • Volume 2 , Number 12. Mar 29, 1996.
      East Coast Dump/Ylt Shows, Lowlands Festival - Holland, Yo La Tengo Digest stuff, Announce: Ylt @ Yale 4/12/96
    • Volume 2 , Number 11. Mar 1, 1996.
      Concert Review--The Point, 2/2/96, Tengo in Atlanta 2/2, Atlanta, 2/2/96, Seattle Radio, My Yo L[ollapalooza] Tengo story, Yellow Tango, The Accordian Club, Yo La Gone Commercial
    • Volume 2 , Number 10. Jan 31, 1996.
      Article on the Hubleys, Hey everybody, _Milk_, cub play Hoboken New Year's Eve!, #56, Gazzette #5 & 6, lifted from matador's page (previously lifted from Wind-Up Toy #3), judging retro footware, Eleanor Bron, New Tour Dates
    • Volume 2 , Number 9. Dec 1, 1995.
      YLT in Seattle & Vancouver, Moo Magazine Interview, Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, WWWeb, A Quick YLT story, Blind Pig II, John Cale
    • Volume 2 , Number 8. Nov 1, 1995.
      Camp/Digest/Bust, Selected Magnet Quotes, YLT in the Bay, YLT in the Bay II, Glasgow, Releases in Japan, Escargot Zine
    • Volume 2, Number 7. Sept 30, 1995
      Camp Yo La Tengo, Stereo Review Review, O'Donnell in Mexico, Covers, The Scene Is Now, New Tour Dates
    • Volume 2, Number 6. Aug 31, 1995
      Camp Yo La Tengo, Hot Chicken #, Dump show in NYC, Covers, G & I on NPR, Tape Offer, YLP #2
    • Volume 2 , Number 5. July 31, 1995.
      Yo La Tengo in Seattle #2, I Shot Andy Warhol, SF show etc, Prisoners of Rock'n'Roll, Lani Doe Speaks, SDiego Show, Yo La Tengo Last Show of Tour, Lyric Puzzle #1
    • Volume 2 , Number 4. June 30, 1995.
      Whatever I Have To Say, Tramps, NYC, Tacoland Preview, Tacoland Setlist, Sock & Yo La at GAMH, Sacto Kids hit GAMH, Yo La Tengo in Seattle, "RealBook" offer, Tour Dates
    • Volume 2 , Number 3. May 26, 1995.
      Insightful Insight, Tk & ik hit the bigbig time, Ylt at the Troc, Yo La at Bogie's, Yo La 9:30, Filler available soon, 120 mins., Stereo Lab 7 Inch
    • Volume 2 , Number 2. April 24, 1995.
      Tom Courtenay Film Credits, Yo La Tengo in the UK, Dump Zhivago Ectoslavia, Austin Chronicle Review, Stephen Merritt, Brush Your Ears, Speaking of Antietam
    • Volume 2 , Number 1. March 30, 1995.
      SXSW Matador Showcase, SXSW continued..., SXSW Happenings..., Electr-O-Pura: a review, YLT on N'Yawk N'Yawk Radio, What's Out, Chickfactor

    • Volume 1 , Number 18. Mar 6, 1995.
      McCartan De/Tours the U.K. With Horns, Filler Highlights, Special Pillow, Gaylord Among Us, More Driveway, Holder/Baumgartner follow ups
    • Volume 1 , Number 17. Jan 30, 1995.
      They Blocked The Driveway & The Great Gaylord, Some questions..., Portastatic, Knox's Champagne/Dry Pants, The Badge Means You Suck [2/2], Updated Discog
    • Volume 1 , Number 16. Dec 27, 1994.
      Walking Away From You/Cast A Shadow 7", OUT OF PRINT, Man..., Antietam/Tara Key?, magic hour, The Badge Means You Suck
    • Volume 1 , Number 15. Nov 11, 1994.
      YLT rarities, Yo La Tengo testimonial, YLT WWW, Smell The Luv, reissues/future albums?, some pals from madison, Ann & Rob Kopfer Interview
    • Volume 1 , Number 14. Sep 30, 1994.
      ben diehl checks in, village voice r 'n' r, dump @ under acme, gathering @ tramps
    • Volume 1 , Number 13. Aug 19, 1994.
      b-o-t-h offer, Notes from Mergefest, More from Mergefest, Metro - Chicago
    • Volume 1 , Number 12. Jul 29, 1994.
      my non-review of ira&georgia @ bottom of the hill, upcoming ira & georgia / jad fair, a real b-o-t-h review
    • Volume 1 , Number 11. Jul 22, 1994.
      jad fair, discog additions/sources, Yo La at Yoyo, Holidays and Strings, RINGO Music Service
    • Volume 1, Number 10. July 15, 1994
      2 upcoming shows, Pier Platter 7", You Could Do Worse (James McNew)
    • Volume 1 , Number 9. Jun 10, 1994.
      Investigating Luxury Condos, Dangerhouse, Tall Time Tales, Another Compilation, what is your worst memory of playing w/ylt? (gazzette reprint)
    • Volume 1 , Number 8. May 6, 1994.
      a letter from ira, alias split and more, artistic freedom/ matador, distribution from GC, thread waxing space, swarthmore show/this is art
    • Volume 1 , Number 7. Apr 18. 1994.
      Stache's, 2nd Story, Culture Shock
    • Volume 1 , Number 6. Apr 4, 1994.
      MOTEL 6 Video, More Vids, Cat's Cradle Encore, Euro Rock Dept. reprint, Tour Dates, Discography 1.16
    • Volume 1 , Number 5. Mar 18, 1994.
      Dump 7", Babbling nonsense about ylt, Delicacy and Nourishment, Kurt's brush with YLT, True Fiction Pictures, Tour Dates, Discography 1.16
    • Volume 1 , Number 4. Mar 11, 1994.
      Here Comes My Baby CD EP, Glenn Rides The Tiger, Yo La Conan, Dump, Sleeping Pill, Misc Info, YLT in Baltimore, Tour Date(s), Sleeping Pill, Yo La Tengo Address, discography 1.16
    • Volume 1, Number 3. Mar 5, 1994
      Tara Key - Bourbon County, From A Motel 6 single, Ride the Tiger in the U.S.?, Emulsified, From A Motel 6 review, discography 1.15
    • Volume 1, Number 2. Feb 24, 1994
      my ylt discovery story, yo la tengo/tfc mpls 02/10/94, yo la tengo set and comp. appearances, tour continues, discography 1.1
    • Volume 1, Number 1. Feb 8, 1994
      Introduction, tour news, discography 1.0.

  • "Tom Courtenay" CD single, Yo La Tengo, April, 1995

  • Yo La Tengo & Hypnolovewheel, Knitting Factory, May 2, 1992.

  • Dump / Envelope / Harvey Sid Fischer, Cooler, NYC, February 24, 1995

  • PS!!YLT!Manny Toba!
    Arietano's take on YLT (and Peter Stampfel) round about Fakebook time at the Knitting Factory. September 21, 1990.

  • YLT-GGDOLLS-CSA
    Mike catches YLT electric, October 27, 1990.

  • Corporate Spew!
    Right next to Bette Midler and Hootie und the Blowfish! Cool!

• ANTIETAM
  • Glenn's fave

  • "Famous for feedback and flippers."
    Tara Key at the Broadway Arcade, November 1, 1991

• THE FEELIES
  • The Feelies need a decent home page, a thoroughly exhaustive and loving reference, SO bad.

    Tell me if you know of one.

• LUNA
  • Personal hygiene, drumming, etc
  • Interview with Dean Wareham over at YCDW.
  • Galaxie 500 - Luna - Damon & Naomi
    If you like Luna, chances are you like G500, Dean W's previous band, even though they didn't rock out as often, or as hard.
    Big hunk of Luna info here as well.

• WAKE OOLOO
  • I sometimes think these guys are better than the Feelies, Feelies distillate, freebase Feelies. They apparently got off to something of a shaky start, but they've found their voice, and their 2 CDs and their live shows these days are tremendous.

  • Nice interview over at YCDW.

• WILD CARNATION
  • "Well, it's his own FAULT!" -- Brenda Sauter

    Of all the x-feelies bands, these guys are farthest from being my cup of meat, but they still beat most bands hands down. I've seen them live bunches, and if they rocked just a little bit more, I'd no doubt love em to pieces.

    They've got a CD out and their label, Delmore, has got some info on them.

• SONIC YOUTH
  • Tunings! Larn yerself Sonic Youth

  • Sonic Youth AIDS Benefit
    Sonic Youth / David Johansen / Debbie Harry / John Giorno / Penny Arcade / Karen Finley / Lou Barlow
    Beacon Theatre, NYC, December 2, 1994
    

  • Kim Gordons Napkin
    Roseland, NYC, August 11, 1990, by Mike Arietano

  • SY! Brings it Home!
    Academy(?), NYC, October 11, 1990, by Mike Arietano

  • Young Youth+Sonic Neil!!
    Neil Young & Sonic Youth, Nassau Coliseum, February 22, 1991, by Mike Arietano
  • If you're really into SY, This is where you should go. Really.
    "as most people that know me know, sonic youth are my favorite band," sez Michael. Every scrap of info in the universe about SY, all collected in one place. How convenient!
  • The official Sonic Youth Geffen page

  • Sonic Youth [IUMA]

• Dream Syndicate

The first punk rock explosion

• TELEVISION/RICHARD HELL/HEARTBREAKERS
  Toshi's Blank Generation Web has got it completely right:
  "...and the Blank Generation Scene was born in NYC."

• PATTI SMITH
  • a patti smith babelogue
    Awesome awesome awesome, and just chock FULL of goodies; the best web site devoted to an artist that I've ever seen? Yeah, really, I think so... Maybe this is patti fan gush talking, maybe there are sites for dylan fans or whatever that are as thorough and tasteful and elegant, respectful and loving and warm, pages that bring out in them the same "oh, wow!" that this site does in me... Still and all, a beautiful thing.

    While you're there, look for info about babel-list, a wonderful Patti Smith mailing list.

  • TALKING HEADS
    • Lots and lots and LOTS of Talking Heads info
      An adjunct to the heads mailing list. Pretty slick.
      

    • Talking Heads / Alex Chilton, CBGB, NYC, April 1977
      A reconstruction, by Stefanie Brooks and me...

  • DEAD BOYS
    The Dead Boys don't yet have their own web page, but they (and a whole mess of equally interesting bands and hipsters) do turn up in the pretty-amazingly-on-target and totally goofball book/site The Death of Rock 'n' Roll: Untimely Demises, Morbid Preoccupations and Premature Forecasts of Doom in Pop Music

  • RAMONES
    Rockaway Beach "There isnt much in here right now because I was waiting to get more stuff."
    

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  Power Pop - The little genre that couldn't

  • BEACH BOYS
    
    • "Who was Brian Wilson, and when and in what capacity did he work with the Beatles?"

    • Heroes and Villains Online

  • BIG STAR
    
    • There's an excellent little zine called Back of a Car devoted to Big Star. $5, it's put out by the phenomenonally industrious and accomplished Judith Beeman.

      If you can't find BOAC in the local head shop, drop jb a note. Her address is beeman@istar.ca.

    • The first reunion, some dirt.

    • Big Star Fillmore Reunion, The Fillmore, San Francisco, June 5, 1994, 8pm

    • The Big Star Homepage
      Great Big Star pages springing up all over the place. This one's got really detailed guitar tabs and lyrics, as well as some pictures and things. Very nice.

    • Chris' Big Star Page
      Likewise way decent and likewise full of lyrics, pix and chords, maybe more extensive than than the above, even. Lots of pages devoted to related and semi-related bands (Teenage Fanclub, Jellyfish, etc).

    • Dear 23, Posies and Big Star home page
      There's not a whole heckuva lot about Big Star here, and the pages don't seem to get updated very often...

  • Loud Family home page

  • the dBs
    Chris Stamey + She Never Blinks, Knitting Factory, NYC, May 28, 1994, 9pm

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  The alternative is the mainstream

  And we love it...
  • The Breeders Rule! "Nothing tops what i did. I mean Nothing."

  score and seven years ago
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