Back in the '90s for the "Velvet Goldmine" soundtrack, the filmmakers put together a supergroup called The Venus in Furs consisting of Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, Suede's Bernard Butler, Grant Lee Buffalo's Paul Kimble, and Roxy Music's Andy Mackay. Here they are covering Roxy Music's "Bitter-Sweet." Listen below, our Daily Jam.
Every time i go back and listen to those first few Roxy Music albums, it's a revelation. They're just so unbelievably good. Anyway, here's a track from the band's debut. Listen to "2HB" below, our Daily Jam.
I first heard Roxy Music in high school, maybe even before, the sounds of "Avalon" echoing to the end of the '80s and beyond. I didn't pay too much attention until i was a teenager, having just discovered Brian Eno through this weirdo i knew back in school. He wore the same puffy orange coat every single day...even in the summer...even in Texas. So i checked out those early Roxy Music albums before Eno departed the band, and i wasn't ready. College brought me into the Bryan Ferry's circle once again via Todd Haynes' "Velvet Goldmine" film, and this time around, i took to it like a fish in water. Nothing else sounds like Roxy Music. And nothing should. Here's "Ladytron" from the band's debut, our Daily Jam.
