BBC News - UK — John Cale will play the legendary Velvet Underground and Nico album live in Liverpool and New York next year for its 50th anniversary. more info

Stereogum — Christa Päffgen, the woman better known as Nico, had a fascinating life and career. She starred in Fellini’s La Dolce Vita, fell in with Andy Warhol’s Factory crew, played a vital role in the first Velvet Underground album, recorded “These Day... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Around for a few years now, Sydney Australia's Beef Jerk make punky, jangly, sneering rock, descended from the Velvet Underground but spiked with a massive hit of early-'80s The Fall... Continue reading… more info

NME — Featuring Velvet Underground, Syd Barrett and more more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Following a stint in the Glass Menagerie, Willie “Loco” Alexander did time in the Velvet Underground after the exit of Sterling Morrison in 1971. But this isn’t about the Velvets, this is about Alexander’s crystalline slice ... more info

Nialler9 — Good stuff. The xx are back in the studio they told us on Facebook and with a handwritten note today. For those of us interested in knowing what new music from the xx might sound like, have a listen to this 29-track Spotify playlist featuring m... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Between 1965 and 1975, Danny Fields hung out with the Velvet Underground at Andy Warhol’s Factory, caused a nationwide controversy by publicizing John Lennon’s “bigger than Jesus” quote in a teen magazine, was the press agen... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Yo La Tengo and Dean & Britta are playing a tribute to the Velvet Underground at Philadelphia's Gershman Y on December 15. It's to mark the 50th anniversary of The Velvet Underground's Philadelphia live debut. Continue reading… more info

Aquarium Drunkard — With the release of the Complete Matrix Tapes last year, you might be wondering: What exactly is left in the Velvet Underground archives? On this, the seventh episode of AD’s Transmissions podcast, we invite Aquarium Drunkard’s VU expert Tyler Wi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — It very much recalls the type of proto-punk that RFTT helped pioneer, and some songs hearken back to an era even earlier than that, with hints of The Stooges ("Muckraker," "You Be You") and The Velvet Underground ("How Can I Tell You")... Continue re... more info