Guardian Music — Be among the first to listen to this rough mix of the Velvet Underground's debut album – and let us know your thoughtsWhat's the best thing you've ever picked up at a car boot sale? Some cheap vinyl? A musty-smelling jumper? A stained paperback wit... more info

Guardian Music — Our third and final unreleased Velvets track is this alternate mix of the Nico-sung classic I'll Be Your MirrorThe Velvets may be known for documenting the seedy underbelly of the 60s, all junkies, violence and sex fiends. But Lou Reed had more than ... more info

Guardian Music — It's 1966, a ballroom in Ohio, and the Velvet Underground are about to expound on the joys of opiatesOne of the strangest things about the Velvet Underground's reunion gig at Wembley Arena in June 1993 was the reaction of the crowd when the encores c... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Identity’s a tricky thing in the annals of rock music. Whether David Bowie’s chameleonic mindfucks in the ‘70s, Dylan going electric, or Lou Reed’s perpetual metamorphoses, rock thrives on persistent flux in self-presentation. Where does P... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Jonathan McPhail Metric @ Radio City Music Hall, 9/23/2012 Metric played what is surely their most luxe NYC show on Sunday night (9/23) when the Toronto band headlined Radio City Music Hall in support of their new album,... more info

Guardian Music — As John Cale prepares to release his new album, we head to Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music writing – for this 1971 Rolling Stone interview with Cale and former Velvet Underground chanteuse Nico• Read an interview... more info

The Bay Bridged — Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees, and The Fresh & Onlys are among those that recorded cover tracks for an upcoming The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th anniversary tribute. If anyone could do justice to Lou Reed and company’s iconic 1967 debut, it would be th... more info

Prefix — Metric's latest album, the fantastic Synthetica, features the infamous Lou Reed on its song "The Wanderlust," and last ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/watch-lou-reed-joins-metric-onstage-in-new-york/69552/ more info

Consequence of Sound — Music legend provides vocals for "The Wanderlust" and "Pale Blue Eyes". 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