Guardian Music — A week after joking at a party that he was in a band, Rudy Tambala found himself at the start of a journey that produced some of the 80s' most extraordinary musicThe way Rudy Tambala tells it, his band AR Kane should never really have existed. Surely... more info

Popdose — The first Velvet Underground Album only sold 5,000 copies, but everyone that bought it filed a lawsuit. Welcome back to Stately KI2Y Manor!  Mrs. Keepit and I have finished our summer additions to the old pile (new trout pond, a velodrome, more s... more info

Guardian Music — In the wake of the outcry over the singer's tattoo, protesters are putting warning stickers on his CDs that condemn him for beating up ex-girlfriend RihannaChris Brown's foray into repulsively self-referential body art was the tipping point for some.... more info

Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicThis week's most popular storiesChris Brown denies his new tattoo depicts a beaten RihannaMercury prize 2012: the shortlist that might have beenClara Schumann: Google doodle celebrates life of pi... more info

Guardian Music — The yellow and black logo Andy Warhol designed for the Velvet Underground perfectly captured their debut album's decadent beauty. So why drag it through the courts?It's sad to see one of the great creative partnerships of the 20th century being picke... more info

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ContactMusic — The Velvet Underground have been told by a U S judge that they do not have a copyright claim against The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts reports U K newspaper The Guardian The vintage rockers had demanded that Warhols organi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — This remains a legal-to-buy accessory A judge has peeled back one of The Velvet Underground's legal claims involving the use of the band's famed banana logo. Manhattan federal Judge Alison Nathan tossed the legendary band's request for a court order.... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — When you think of a certain classic rock album released in 1967 with a bright yellow illustration of a banana on the cover, what name comes to mind: Andy Warhol or the Velvet Underground? more info

Guardian Music — Judge dismisses lawsuit by New York band over rights to banana image on their 1967 album sleeveA judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit by the Velvet Underground, over the rights to the iconic banana image that featured on their debut album. The band ... more info