wilcock JOHN WILCOCK: Andy Warhol's issue of ASPEN MAGAZINE and "Loop," the first pressed Velvet Underground single. Ethan Persoff

video JOHN WILCOCK: Andy Warhol's First Meeting with The Velvet Underground (and other events of 1965) Ethan Persoff

music Lou Reed's archives acquired by New York Public Library David Pescovitz

music Listen to Brian Eno's new cover of the Velvet Underground David Pescovitz

Comics The FUGS First Rehearsal and Lou Reed's Earliest Known Recording of 'Heroin' Ethan Persoff

COVID-19 Celebrating the mad genius of music producer Hal Willner, who has died, likely of COVID-19 Gareth Branwyn

music Paul K, songwriter and guitarist, RIP David Pescovitz

music How long will it take my baby son to review The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)? Rob Beschizza

music Watch Nico cover a Gordon Lightfoot tune in 1965 David Pescovitz

music New David Bowie documentary in production at BBC David Pescovitz

poetry Hawk Moon: Sam Shepard’s Forgotten First Book Mark Dery

punk rock The evolution of punk rock in 200 tracks (1965 to 2016) Mark Frauenfelder

maps Blueprint-style map of alternative music Rob Beschizza

music Tony Conrad, drone and minimalist music pioneer, RIP David Pescovitz

happy mutants Just look at this (unofficial) Andy Warhol/Velvet Underground Electric Banana Record Player Cory Doctorow

music Listen to David Bowie the DJ (1979) David Pescovitz

b-side The "real" Silent Hill is sick of tourists Rob Beschizza

Cave Evil: a game of brutal necro-demonic dungeon warfare Peter Bebergal