Year of the Month: “The Greatest Disappointment” – A Reappraisal of LULU
The last song, “Junior Dad,” on Lulu (2011) offers compelling evidence that the collaboration between…
The Solute Record Club: Metal Machine Music and the Pleasures of Noise
As a statement it’s great, as a giant FUCK YOU it shows integrity–a sick, twisted,…
The Solute Record Club: The Velvet Underground – Loaded
Despite Loaded being the single most joyous, polished and pop work the Velvet Underground would…
The Solute Record Club: The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground (Grey Album)
It’s tempting to divide the classic era of Velvet Underground into two distinct eras. The…
The Solute Record Club: The Velvet Underground – White Light/White Heat
By 1968 the environment of the Velvet Underground was chaos. A year of focusing on…
The Solute Record Club: The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground and Nico
Apologies if there are more typos in this review than usual, but every reviewer of…
The Solute Record Club: Date of Return, Line-Up and Albums
Hello everyone! Before the Record Club is returning we first have to do a little…