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Remembering The Velvet Underground's Groundbreaking Debut Album [Listen]
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (209+ words) The Velvet Underground released its debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico, 59 years ago today on March 12th, 1967. Regardless of the poor reception, the performance was pivotal for the band, as Warhol and The Velvet Underground began playing a series of similarly…...
The Velvet Underground - "I'm Waiting for the Man" (Live 1969)
2+ week, 5+ day ago (76+ words) Splice Today - Music My Bloody Valentine - Live in London (March 27, 2026) - Pop Culture A Decade of Liberty or Whatever - Politics & Media The Guardian's War on Uncomfortable Truths - Digital Will AI Destroy or Save the World? The Velvet Underground - "I'm Waiting for…...
The one song that truly formed The Velvet Underground
1+ mon, 14+ hour ago (355+ words) The promising beginnings of The Velvet Underground started to come together in 1964. Lou Reed had already played in a handful of small bands by the time he met John Cale, and they quickly discovered they shared the same strange interest…...
David Bowie's favourite Velvet Underground album whynow
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (280+ words) The Velvet Underground's 1967 debut left a profound mark on David Bowie's artistic world. There was no one quite like David Bowie. The ultimate artistic chameleon, throughout his career, he continued to push himself, and metamorphose in distinct ways, keeping up…...
The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10, 000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band: Why this cult classic was hailed as one of the most influential albums of all time
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (562+ words) A savage series of atonal thrusts and electronic feedback" Released on this day (12 March) in 1967, The Velvet Underground & Nico has been described by Rolling Stone magazine as the most prophetic rock album ever made". But nobody put it better than…...
Flicker and fade, pulse and pause: The Velvet Underground's self-titled album
2+ week, 4+ day ago (208+ words) For The Velvet Underground, 1969 arrived like a dimmer switch turned slowly to the left. The noise recedes, the edges soften, and the band begins to reveal a different kind of intensity. "It was good what we did yesterday, and I'd…...
The song that proves The Velvet Underground changed songwriting
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (361+ words) Racking up at 17 minutes and 30 seconds, "Sister Ray" is The Velvet Underground"s squirm-inducing answer to The Iliad. Had the band played for just a couple of seconds longer during their infamous jamming session that birthed the track, they would…...
Vampires Of The Velvet Lounge
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (63+ words) Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A coven of vampires is hunting on dating apps where they meet vampire hunters and schedule dates. The nights that unfold are. .. A coven of vampires…...
DISARRAY - Band Spotlight: This Is A Revolver Talks Music, Influences, and Their Unpredictable Sound
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (1826+ words) If you think you know what punk sounds like" This Is A Revolver is here to mess that up in the best way possible. We caught up with the LA-based band at The Ledge for their first-ever interview (yes, we…...
The Velvet Underground's first gig sent the audience running
2+ week, 4+ day ago (426+ words) The Velvet Underground remain the bona fide royalty of alt-pop-rock. Much like the lineage of so many crown-adorned families in Europe, the group were partial to infighting, inbreeding and the kind of chaos that usually ends in pitch battle. Lou…...