John Cale

Lou Reed Rising

"This walking crystallization of cankerous cynicism possesses such legendary anticharisma that there's something princely about him, something perversely impressive"

by James Wolcott

Originally published: March 1, 1976

Lou Reed and John Cale — Together Again Back in the Day

An early review of “Songs for Drella” — a great album that pissed off more than a few Village Voice readers

March 6, 2019

When the Voice Reviewed an Album for the Ages

Discovering the ‘harrowing chic’ of the the Velvet Underground’s first album

by The Voice Archives

September 26, 2018

Thirty Years After His Death, Andy Warhol’s Spirit Is Still Very Much Alive

How much responsibility does a mirror bear for whatever beauty or ugliness it beholds?

February 22, 2017

Jonathan Richman

November 13, 2013

FEMME FATALE

by Richard Gehr

January 9, 2013

How Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ Went From Obscurity to Ubiquity

by Michael Alan Goldberg

January 2, 2013

Texan Troubadour Turns Near-Death Into New Life

by Michael Hoinski

June 20, 2006

Competing With Life

October 12, 2004

Crash Into Me

by Josh Goldfein

June 18, 2002