All tomorrow's tea parties: from Velvet Underground to rightwing US group

Three-minute news clip suggests Maureen Tucker, drummer for the iconic band, may be a Tea Party memberThe Tea Party movement has already astonished observers with its meteoric rise across the US. But yesterday Twitter was buzzing with speculation about whether it had acquired an icon of cool as one of its supporters — a member of the legendary sixties band Velvet Underground.A three-minute news clip from a local TV station in Georgia went viral on Friday, evoking alarmed responses from Velvet ...

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15:35 on October 1 2010

Has the Velvet Underground's Moe Tucker really joined the Tea Party?

Guardian Music — Could this really be the former Velvets drummer complaining about 'being led towards socialism'? Fans seem to think so ...It's certainly a Maureen Tucker. And it certainl... more info

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22:20 on October 1 2010

All tomorrow's tea parties: from Velvet Underground to rightwing US group

Guardian Music — Three-minute news clip suggests Maureen Tucker, drummer for the iconic band, may be a Tea Party memberThe Tea Party movement has already astonished observers with its met... more info

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