John Cale: new single later this Summer

A new John Cale single will be released later this Summer. From the Wall Street Journal:

John Cale, 71, is co-founder of the Velvet Underground. His 15th solo album, "Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood," was released last year. He will release a single later this summer.

The future direction of music demands that musicians today lose themselves in technology and learn from their mistakes. In the past, musicians tended to view technology as a nuisance—something someone else did so they could be left alone to create. But technology and music are merging rapidly—forcing musicians to view software as part of their composing and arranging palette.

Performance rock, in particular, is becoming granular—meaning artists must find new ways to make the most of small things. Young bands don't have the gear major bands do, so they will have to focus on getting big sounds out of more meager resources. Performance artists also will have to become sound designers. How you bathe the listener sonically needs to be considered from the start. Technology and risk-taking will be key.

Cale has been posting weird images on his official website. Latest addition: a plastic red rhino lost in a forest of tapes.