holger Czukay
Radiohead's Thom Yorke shares new NTS Radio mix, begins tour with The Smile
Thom’s two-hour mix includes songs by Alice Coltrane, Ron Morelli, billy woods & Kenny Segal, Deathprod, Jorge Ben, Pino Palladino & Blake Mills, and more.
Indie Basement (5/28): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums by Lou Barlow, Can, UV-TV, Cheval Sombre, plus a new singles/videos from Bertrand Burgalat and Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine’s Jim Bob.
Mute Records preps Can reissues & live album series (listen to "Stuttgart 75 Eins")
The Can Live series is being overseen by founding member Irmin Schmidt and producer / engineer Rene Tinner, promising “the best quality versions possible.”
krautrock icon Holger Czukay of Can, RIP
Czukay co-founded Can in 1968 with keyboardist Irmin Schmidt, drummer Jaki Liebezeit and guitarist Michael Karoli. He recorded nine albums with Can, serving also as engineer — including such landmark records as Monster Movie, Tago Mago, and Ege Bamyasi — and left the band after 1977’s Saw Delight.