From '90s ska to Nina Simone, from Anti-Flag to the history of hip hop, there's something for everyone in this roundup of new and recent documentaries to stream.
This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums by Damon Albarn, Cocteau Twins' Robin Guthrie, Pip Blom, Jon Hopkins, Endless Boogie, Constant Smiles, and more.
Bonnie ’Prince’ Billy and Matt Sweeney will be taking Superwolves on tour soon with Emmett Kelly also in tow, and they've just announced a few more stops
Plus: Joss Stone and Corinne Bailey Rae, Car Seat Headrest, Katy Kirby / Sun June, Restraining Order, Brian Fallon, Astroworld, Roadburn, and more tour and festival news.
“The Velvet Underground were rock and roll’s finest band. Iggy Pop remains rock and roll’s greatest singer,” says Sweeney. “I am thrilled and humbled that the joyous experience of getting deeply nasty with Iggy on ‘European Son’ can be heard by lifelong VU fans and newcomers.”
‘I'll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico‘ was produced by the late Hal Wilner and also features Sharon Van Etten w/ Angel Olsen, St. Vincent & Thomas Bartlett, Fontaines DC, Thurston Moore & Bobby Gillespie, and more.
David Ferguson a veteran producer who's worked with Johnny Cash, John Prine, Sturgill Simpson, Margo Price, Kurt Vile, Tyler Childers, and many others, and now he's set to release his own album on Fat Possum.
Matt Sweeney and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy ‘Superwolves‘, their years-in-the-making follow-up to 2005's ‘Superwolf.‘ Their list of inspirations includes Slint, Superiority Burger, and more.