True to form, The Velvet Underground decided to get their reunion on way before any other so-called fringe band thought it was hip and cool and profitable. In 1992, the seminal group's original lineup of Lou “Fussy Fanny” Reed, John “Artsy Fartsy” Cale, Sterling “Chuckle Butt” Morrison, and Maureen “What Up, Guys!” Tucker joined forces once again for a successful European tour, onl
Former Velvet Underground members Lou Reed, Maureen “Mo” Tucker and Doug Yule will speak with music journalist David Fricke at a New York Public Library event.Tickets are on sale now for the event, which is planned for Tuesday, December 8.Velvet Underground - All Tomorrow’s Parties (feat. Nico) [MP3]Update 11/18/2009 - It’s sold out! Subscribe via [...]
The Velvet Underground has recently been getting more attention, as indie rock has climbed to pop status. Indie rock is only one of many genres influenced greatly by the VU, but like a famous painter they never saw much success when they were out there doing it. The story of NYC’s original hipsters is now chronicled in an illustrated book by Voyager Press, The Velvet Underground: An Illustrated.
When this album was released in 1967 it was largely ignored. Fools. Since then it has been recognized as one of the most influential and critically lauded rock albums in history. It was recorded in 1966 during Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable multimedia event tour, which I wont even try to describe. Don’t know if it was [...]
It must be Rock And Roll Wednesday. The "turn it up!" kids are out on the street: too tall, too skinny, too much black, too many bangles, too much hair styling, all rocking the music on their t-shirts. In five minutes of walking I see:Sonic Youth logoT-Rex logoA Sounds magazine cover from 1976 featuring Thin LizzyFirst Joy Division cover (a day not seeing that is a day you spend at home)Led Zep...