Born: Cologne, Germany, 1938
Years Active: 1960-1988
Member of: The Velvet Underground
Influenced by: Tim Hardin, Andy Warhol, Leonard Cohen, Tim Buckley
Genre: Rock & Alternative
Biography: One of the most fascinating figures of rock's fringes, Nico hobnobbed, worked, and was romantically linked with an ...
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Feb 28 2008 12:00PM
by Spinner Staff
Filed under: Concerts and Tours, The Hit List
Spinner: Born: Christa Paffgen What's in a Name: When she was a teenage model in Europe, the German-born singer was redubbed by fashion photographer Herbert Tobias. He must have been quite taken by her beauty, as he was inspired to give her the name of his ... Read more
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06/26/09
Watch: Beck Covers Velvet Underground's "Waiting For My Man" Last week, Beck unveiled a ...
Spin.com
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06/19/09
Beck Covers Velvet Underground & Nico One of the new sections, Record Club, launched tod...
Stereogum
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06/18/09
Beck plans cover albums Prolific indie-rock eccentric Beck Hansen has made some intrigui...
Sputnikmusic
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05/12/09
Jim Beal Jr.: From alt-rock to a troubadour There's music, there's news, there's plenty ...
San Antonio Express-News - San Antonio TX
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05/07/09
Night After Night, May 8, 2009 Los Skarnales, The Zydepunks at White Rabbit Los Skarnale...
San Antonio Express-News - San Antonio TX
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04/09/09
CD Review: Bat for Lashes' 'Two Suns' strikes timeless chord On "Two Suns," Khan's secon...
UWIRE
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03/30/09
Time for a Repress: ‘The Gilded Palace of Sin’ (Column) If memory serves, it was REM's P...
PopMatters
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02/27/09
Country star Brad Paisley headlines a week that hits a note for everyone B.B. King, Alb...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Seattle WA
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02/26/09
Lightfoot lives for the tour and the song Gordon Lightfoot's songs have been recorded by...
San Antonio Express-News - San Antonio TX
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02/08/09
De Young show documents Warhol's music mania He created more than 50 album covers throug...
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco CA
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01/16/09
Danish rock with a Velvet touch No one could accuse the Raveonettes of being subtle abou...
New York Daily News - New York NY
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01/14/09
The 'Gum Drop LXX: Hear New Mirah, Win A Complete Set Of The 33 1/3 Book Series But as s...
Stereogum
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01/06/09
was found dead early this morning at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan. More details can be found
Alternative Press Magazine
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12/01/08
Little Joy: Baby of Strokes drummer As the wait for the Strokes to stop screwing around ...
The Arizona Republic - Phoenix AZ
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11/26/08
R.E.M. : Murmur (Deluxe Edition) (Review) In 1983, punk was D-E-A-D, desiccated and spre...
PopMatters
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10/23/08
Firsts fest: Dean & Britta put music to Warhol films Andy Warhol once said, "My idea of ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA
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10/19/08
Soundtrack debuts for Warhol's moving portraits It's hard to overstate Andy Warhol's inf...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh PA
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10/10/08
PRIVATE ICON: NICO Nico: Movie star, art star, rock star, superstar.
Nylon
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10/01/08
John Cale Gets Fiery Furnaces, Lanegan for Nico Tribute This year marked the 20th annive...
Pitchfork Media
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06/29/09
Leak Proof: Beck, Wu Tang Clan, She & Him, Gareth Williams The Velvet Underground's orig...
Washington City Paper - Black Plastic Bag
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06/26/09
Beck and Co. Cover Velvet Underground’s “Waiting For the Man” Beck and his all-star Reco...
Rock and Roll Daily
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06/18/09
beck :: "sunday morning" (velvet underground & nico cover) mp3: the very best :: "warm h...
Gorilla vs. Bear
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06/18/09
Beck Announces Plans to Redo Classic Albums for Record Club Free of the limitations of a...
Rock and Roll Daily
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01/19/09
Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests at the Allen Room On Saturday night, Dean & Britta ...
Time Out NY
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10/10/08
5 essential albums for Lou Reed and Bob Dylan "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" (1963): The a...
Turn It Up - Chicago Tribune
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10/03/08
The “Stuff White People Like” Mix I was introduced by Celeste to Stuff White People Like...
Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good
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09/11/08
Survival kit, part four: The best high-school albums The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Are Yo...
Pop Candy
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07/13/08
Is "Sunday Morning" the Best Wake-Up Tune Ever? Whether you're fighting off a brutal han...
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