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Rotten beauty: the banana cover that binds Warhol and Velvet Underground

4827 days ago
Guardian MusicThe 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

Velvet Underground Lose Claim Against Andy Warhol Foundation

4828 days ago
411 ManiaOver a banana... more info

Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground Lose Battle Over Warhols Iconic Fruit

4828 days ago
ContactMusicThe 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

The Velvet Underground lose lawsuit against the Warhol estate over rights to banana image

4828 days ago
Brooklyn VeganThis 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

Velvet Underground loses a copyright claim to Warhol's banana

4828 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissWhen 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

Velvet Underground lose copyright claim over Andy Warhol cover

4828 days ago
Guardian MusicJudge 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

Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground Lawsuit Partially Dismissed

4828 days ago
ContactMusicVelvet Underground stars Lou Reed and John Cale have been dealt a setback in their court battle over the use of the bands iconic banana logo The pioneering 1960s rockers launched legal action against officials at the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Vi... more info

New music: John Cale – Face to the Sky

4840 days ago
Guardian MusicJohn Cale is back. And this time he's armed with a vocoderReading on mobile? Listen hereFace to the Sky is the first single to be taken from John Cale's new album, Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood. While that conjures up unsettling images of the 70-y... more info

Mark Lanegan, Ralph Stanley, The Velvet Underground: Listen: Mark Lanegan And Ralph Stanley Cover The Velvet Underground's "White Light/White Heat"

4846 days ago
PrefixAs befitting a movie written by Nick Cave, the new Shia LaBouf vehicle Lawless boasts some pretty grim, salt-of-the-earth music. ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/listen-mark-lanegan-and-ralph-stanley-cover-the-ve/68305/ more info

(AM Gold) Debut: WL, "Impermanent" b/w "No Escape"

4849 days ago
Impose MagazineDoes WL stand for White Light? I know that we are supposed to pronounce it as "Well", but the acronym would surely do well to describe this group's immaculate wall of noise. When the Velvet Underground made White Light, they were actually going f... more info

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