The Recoup

SINCE 2013: Books and books and books and books and occasionally other things

Velvet Underground

  • Song Of The Day: Susanna Hoffs, “Femme Fatale”

    The Recoup Song Of The Day for Friday, November 19th is “Femme Fatale” by Susanna Hoffs, taken from the Baroque Folk release Bright Stars. Read more

  • 52 Books/52 Weeks: Nico: In The Shadow Of The Moon Goddess

      Nico: In The Shadow Of The Moon Goddess Lutz Graf-Ulbrich Self-Released German singer Nico’s life story is one peppered with addiction, tragedy, darkness, and intensity. Her music is dark and beautiful; it is austere and immensely joyless. Keyboard player James Young, who performed with her in the final phases of her life, wasn’t a Read more

  • 52 Books/52 Weeks: Nico: In The Shadow Of The Moon Goddess

      Nico: In The Shadow Of The Moon Goddess Lutz Graf-Ulbrich Self-Released German singer Nico’s life story is one peppered with addiction, tragedy, darkness, and intensity. Her music is dark and beautiful; it is austere and immensely joyless. Keyboard player James Young, who performed with her in the final phases of her life, wasn’t a Read more

  • John Cale: Fragments Of A Rainy Season (Domino)

    John Cale’s 1992 live album, Fragments Of A Rainy Season, was an experiment in performing his material in true solo fashion–him onstage, alone with just his guitar or piano. It was a calculated risk, and one that resulted in one of his finest albums to date. Read more

  • John Cale: Fragments Of A Rainy Season (Domino)

    John Cale’s 1992 live album, Fragments Of A Rainy Season, was an experiment in performing his material in true solo fashion–him onstage, alone with just his guitar or piano. It was a calculated risk, and one that resulted in one of his finest albums to date. Read more