by bill@thephilter.com | Aug 27, 2022 | Pre-VU
I note that the release date of Light in the Attic Records’ not-entirely-accurately-titled Lou Reed: Words and Music 1965, originally given as August 23, came and went this week. The website now says September 16, though no physical versions are available to ship... by bill@thephilter.com | Aug 17, 2022 | Pre-VU
I wouldn’t say “Ya Running, but I’ll Getcha” is a great song, but it has gotten stuck in my head over the last few days, so I guess you’d have to call it successful in that way at least. The similarity to “Run for Your Life” is really quite striking, but it appears to... by bill@thephilter.com | Aug 12, 2022 | Pre-VU
This faux-dialect phrase is the name of a song on a “Design Records” (Pickwick International) compilation album I just got. In true Pickwick style it is a hodgepodge of miscellany, including two songs each by Johnny Rivers, Neil Sedaka, and the Four Seasons. Each side... by bill@thephilter.com | Aug 8, 2022 | Pre-VU
This one will be short as I am still reeling from having learned that at the Lou Reed exhibit currently running at the New York Public Library, there is a special room where they play Metal Machine Music twice a day in quadraphonic sound. I wonder if they lock the... by bill@thephilter.com | Aug 4, 2022 | Pre-VU
. This strange slice of gothic pop-soul is credited to one “Robertha Williams,” about whom I have found very little information. The YouTube video has exactly one comment: I suppose I could reach out to Tiffiny, but I am at heart a lazy man and is isn’t necessarily...