Guardian Music — Last week I was talking about LA, this week it's Notting Hill. My glamorous press trips are getting closer to home, so next week's Sleeve Notes special will be live from the Sainsbury's car park on Dalston Lane. Anyway, my reason for heading to Notti... more info

Guardian Music — Three members of the pioneering band are to share a stage for the first time in more than a decade, discussing their 'music and legacy' at the New York Public LibraryThree members of the Velvet Underground are to reunite next month – for a cha... more info

411 Mania — Three members to reunite at a public library? more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Image: Newscom According to Billboard, members of the seminal Andy Warhol-sponsored band the Velvet Underground are making a rare public appearance at the New York Public Library. Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker, and Doug Yule (who replaced John Cale in 196... more info

Rolling Stone — Maroons 5 have announced they’ll be performing a New Year’s Eve show at Las Vegas’ the Pearl that will also feature a set from actor Jason Segal, who promises to perform “Dracula’s Lament” from Forgetting Sarah Marshall and m... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Former Velvet Underground members Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker and Doug Yule will make an extremely rare joint public appearance on Dec. 8 at the New York Public Library. The three will discuss the Velvet Underground's music and legacy with rock... more info

NME — Discussion about the band's history to take place next month more info

Altsounds — Hailing from the always fertile Athens, GA scene, *Twin Tigers* are ready to unleash their blend of psych-shoegaze-indie-pop to the universe. Influenced by many distinguished artists including the Velvet Underground, Beatles, U2, My Bloody Valentine,... more info

Guardian Music — The guitarist's 1963 single, Ace of Spades, was insistent, sinister and hypnotic – and it opened a new world of sonic distortion"Electricity comes from other planets," quipped Lou Reed on the Velvet Underground's Temptation Inside Your Heart. ... more info

Guardian Music — Chauffeur – Soles On Fire(From Blind for the Kids)One man, one sole. A giant step into the future of product-pimping songcraft. Your perp this time around is one Mark Ronson, on loan from the 1960s to produce this glitchy electro advert for th... more info