Rolling Stone is reporting that the Who will, indeed, be playing February's Super Bowl but the official announcement won't be made until Thanksgiving day. Their source also said that the band "signed a long time ago" which supports our theory that the upcoming Greatest Hits set is meant to capitalize on the appearance.According to The Rock Radio, Roger Daltrey also made reference to the group'...
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A good example of the multi-media head trip that was Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable is viewable in the form of a film by Ronald Nameth over at Ubu.comHere's a quote of some of the info cited about this performance:"Music: The Velvet Underground & Nico, I'll Be Your Mirror and European Son from The Velvet Underground & Nico LP and It Was a Pleasure Then from Nico's Chelsea Girl LP, ...
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Review of VU book by Jim DeRogatis, The Velvet Underground: An Illustrated History of a Walk on the Wild Side
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Quick! Your old friends from college are coming over any minute. They all majored in either Accounting, Business, or Nursing, and so they all have real jobs now (you majored in Art History and work part-time in a used book store that your Alderman is constantly threatening to shut down), and they spend their time and money on things that sound... well, “awfully foreign” to you, like “yo-ga,
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Nothing like having a little free time on your hands. Check out what the kids have been up to lately. More at Pitchfork: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/node/148161
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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.
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'Some people, they like to go out dancing. And other peoples, they have to work, Just watch me now! And there's even some evil mothers. Well they're gonna tell you that everything is just dirt.'Download the song 'SWEET JANE', by 'THE VELVET UNDERGROUND' from their cd 'THE BEST OF VELVET UNDERGROUND' at http://sportsblognflbybubba.podomatic.com And now to my picks for NFL Week 9. I Will Not pic...
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On November 28, 1989, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia announced that it would relinquish its power and dismantle the single-ruling-party method of governing that nation. The decision came on the day after the Czech citizenry staged a 2-hour general strike, causing everything to come to a screeching halt. Since November 16 of that year, the nation was overcome with a series of peaceful p...
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The National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress is a collection of preserved "sound recordings and collections of sound recordings that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".Each year, the National Recording Preservation Board reviews numerous nominations spanning the entire history of audio recording, but only accepts a small number to add to the collection. T...
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I don'tknow if anyne else posted about this but i found a site that has the recordings. Enjoy.http://thewickedthing.blogspot.com/2007/07/velvet-underground-1st-album-test.htmland for mac users like myself:http://fm-shades.blogspot.com/2007/01/velvet-underground-nico-april-1966.html
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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 [...]
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The Velvet Underground were captured on 45 rpm mono singles, all of which failed to chart and are highly collectable these days. A replica box set containing the original four, two cancelled and a radio promo disc can never replace the real thing. The Box comes with vintage photos and new liner notes by Rolling Stone's David Fricke. All Tomorrow’s Parties b/w I'll Be Your Mirror (Verve VK-10427.
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MUSIC NEWS - Voyageur Press will publish the forthcoming book, THE VELVET UNDERGROUND: An Illustrated History of A Walk on the Wild Side from rock journalist , Jim DeRogatis (Chicago Sun-Times, co-host of syndicated radio program Sound Opinions) on September 15, 2009 (order your copy below thru MNN). The beautifully packaged book is the first complete illustrated history publish
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Tracklist:CD1:01 - Sister Ray02 - Who loves the Sun03 - Beginning to See the Light04 - Some Kinda Love05 - Who Loves the Sun06 - I Found a Reason07 - Walk and Talk08 - Ride Into the Sun09 - Ride Into the Sun10 - It's Just Too Much11 - Oh Mickey12 - radio ad.CD2:01 - I Love You02 - Wild Child03 - Ride Into the Sun04 - Lisa Says05 - She's My Best Friend06 - Hanging 'Round07 - Walk On the Wild Sid...
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I don't think there is a better way to wake up in the morning than with Femme Fatale. Nico's voice is like a glacier slowly rolling over me.
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