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Cale, Greer And Armitage Collect Royal Gongs

5162 days ago
Sky NewsVelvet Underground founding member John Cale has collected his OBE from Buckingham Palace - with his hair dyed pink, white and blue. more info

Lou Reed premieres film about his 102 year-old cousin - video

5162 days ago
NMEVelvet Underground man unveils 'Red Shirley' at Vienna Film Festival more info

the final thursday batch of updates

5163 days ago
Totally FuzzyG O D said... BIRTHDAY PARTY Rare,Live,& Demos "The Black Mass Has Started"-Live5/26/82 Clarendon Ballroom,London "Ready As We'll Ever Be"-Live 6/12/81 Moonlight Club,London "God Damned Demos" THE TOM RYERSON COLLECTION-Tom and friends in Canada,with... more info

Godspeed You! Black Emperor to headline ATP I'll Be Your Mirror in Tokyo

5169 days ago
AltsoundsAs recently announced, on Sunday 27th February 2011 renowned concert promoters All Tomorrow's Parties will collaborate with Japan's Creativeman to present their first Japanese event. Named after the b-side to The Velvet Underground's original All Tom... more info

The Factory - review

5170 days ago
Guardian MusicUnity, LiverpoolAndy Warhol once declared that he "never wanted to be an artist – I wanted to be a tap dancer". This seems about as likely as Fred Astaire expressing a secret desire to surround himself with a retinue of drag queens and weirdos, yet... more info

Bands How to do band reunions

5171 days ago
Guardian MusicWhen bands split now they enter the revolving-door afterlife familiar to superheroes and soap villians – it's only a matter of time before they're backMy first reunion gig was the Velvet Underground in 1993. At the time, bands didn't reunite much: ... more info

Lou Reed makes Susan Boyle's Perfect Day

5172 days ago
Guardian MusicFormer Velvet Underground frontman not only allowed Boyle to cover his signature tune, he helped with the video tooLou Reed helped make Susan Boyle's "perfect day" at Loch Lomond in Scotland. Two months after Boyle was refused permission to perform h... more info

Lou Reed Transforms Attitude Toward Susan Boyle

5173 days ago
TopixAt first Lou Reed didn't much like Susan Boyle covering his classic "Perfect Day," but now the Velvet Underground legend is embracing the idea in a big way. more info

Ut reuinited, on tour, played Issue Project Room (pics)

5174 days ago
Brooklyn Veganphotos by Lori Baily "Ut originated from New York City's downtown No Wave scene in December 1978. The inheritors of the fertile collision between rock, free jazz and the avant garde that first manifested itself in the Velvet Underground, Ut... more info

Orange Juice: Coals to Newcastle – review

5177 days ago
Guardian Music(Domino)Tucked away on this six CD and one DVD boxset, there's a brief radio interview with Edwyn Collins. It hails from just after Orange Juice's greatest commercial success, when Rip It Up reached the top 10. The group's frontman seems weary and cy... more info

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