The Velvet Underground

Every story, every source. Never miss a thing.

The Velvet Underground :: The Complete Matrix Tapes

3527 days ago

Aquarium Drunkard — No other rock n roll band was recorded live in the ’60s as frequently as The Velvet Underground, thanks to characters such as ‘The Professor’ in Boston, and future guitar legend Robert Quine. The Velvets incited such fervor and dedication among... more info

Julian Casablancas covers Velvet Underground and Aimee Man covers The Carpenters for new episode of 'Vinyl' (listen)

3527 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — We mentioned that Julian Casablancas was featured on the soundtrack for HBO's Vinyl. Now his contribution has been released, and it's a cover of the Velvet Underground classic "Run Run Run." You can listen to the fuzzy, faithful cover... more info

Julian Casablancas The Velvet Underground

John Cale :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

3528 days ago

Aquarium Drunkard — When John Cale released Music for a New Society in 1982, he was coming off a decade-and-a-half hot streak. First as a member of the Velvet Underground, then as a solo artist and producer of key records by Nico, the Stooges, Squeeze, Patti Smith, an... more info

John Cale The Velvet Underground Patti Smith

French duo The Liminanas releasing 'Malamore' in April (listen to "The Garden of Love" featuring Peter Hook)

3530 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis French duo The Limiñanas are set to return with their new album, Malamore, out April 15 via Because Music. Lionel and Marie Limiñanas stick to what they know -- The Velvet Underground, Serge Gainsbourg, JAMC fuzz, '60s... more info

The Velvet Underground Serge Gainsbourg

Waka Flocka playing Webster Hall on 4/20 (again), samples The Velvet Underground's "Venus In Furs" on new song (listen)

3573 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Like he did last year, Waka Flocka will celebrate 4/20 at NYC's Webster Hall. Tickets for what will surely be a smokin' holiday party go on sale Friday (1/8) at 10 AM. He has a few other... more info

The Velvet Underground

The Year In Bananas

3598 days ago

Stereogum — It’s been a lifetime since Gwen Stefani was chanting “B-A-N-A-N-A-S,” even longer still since the Velvet Underground and Nico drew on Warhol’s interpretation of the tropical fruit as a muse. But this year it felt as though there was a resurge... more info

Gwen Stefani The Velvet Underground

John Cale – “Close Watch” (Feat. Amber Coffman) Video

3621 days ago

Stereogum — Over the course of his long career, the former Velvet Underground member John Cale has recorded a few different versions of his song “Close Watch”; different versions of it have appeared on his 1975 album Helen Of Troy and his 1982 album Music Fo... more info

John Cale The Velvet Underground

Velvet Underground's 'Loaded' in 45th-anniversary set

3630 days ago

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Velvet Underground, "Loaded: Re-loaded 45th Anniversary Edition" (Rhino/Warner Music). The fourth album by the Velvet Underground is the most polarizing of the lot and far removed from the classic grit of "Venus in Furs," the mesmerizing freakout "Si... more info

The Velvet Underground