Maureen Tucker

The Profile

American drummer best known as the drummer for The Velvet Underground; later recorded solo material including the album Playin' Possum.

Drummer for The Velvet Underground; also known as Moe Tucker. Noted for a minimal, instinctive drumming style and for unconventional setups (including using improvised percussion when her kit was lost). Recorded solo material (Playin' Possum) in a lo-fi/home-recording style. Associated with the Warhol/Velvet Underground milieu (mentioned in reviews as having worked at Warhol's Factory).

DeBaser hosts a close, admiring reading of Maureen "Moe" Tucker's work, centred on the Playin' Possum solo album. The reviews celebrate her minimal, instinctive drumming, her lo-fi solo recordings and her oddball charm. Readers are invited to listen for the joyful amateurism that made her influential.