The Velvet Underground News and Photos

Listen to Radiohead and The Velvet Underground on wooden vinyl!

Thu, May 09 2013 3:09pm - Source: The Four Oh Five

Filing under the good uses of 3D printing technology, Amanda Ghassael has created another great world's first: vinyl records made of wood.

Radiohead and The Velvet Underground pressed on wooden vinyl

Thu, May 09 2013 1:29pm - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Following news that Jack White is to release the upcoming The Great Gatsby soundtrack on actual platinum and gold discs , an American nanotechnology whiz has decided to do one better and produce the first ever vinyl record cut onto ply wood by a 3D laser printer.

(Re)Graded on a Curve: Felt, Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty

Fri, April 26 2013 12:31pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Apparently Lawrence Hayward's whole plan was to release ten LPs and ten singles in ten years.

The Velvet Underground :: The Matrix Sampler

Wed, April 24 2013 5:58pm - Source: Aquarium Drunkard

The bones of the Velvet Underground's carcass have been picked over many, many times since Lou Reed left the group in the summer of 1970, from greatest (non) hits comps to outtakes collections to live albums.

John Cale on The Velvet Underground & Nico

Sat, March 30 2013 11:42am - Source: Uncut.co.uk

The lavish boxset reissue of The Velvet Underground's seminal debut is reviewed in the new issue of Uncut (November 2012, Take 186), out now.

The Velvet Underground

Tue, November 20 2012 3:43pm - Source: Music-News.com

Brian Eno once famously said that The Velvet Underground & Nico album may not have sold many copies when it first came out, but everyone that bought it, formed a band.

The Velvet Underground :: The Boston Tea Party – January, 1969

Tue, November 13 2012 7:02pm - Source: Aquarium Drunkard

1. Heroin 2. Move Right In 3. I’m Set Free 4. Run Run Run 5. I’m Waiting For The Man 6. What Goes On 7. I Can’t Stand It 8. Candy Says 9. Beginning To See The Light 10. White Light/White Heat 11. Pale Blue Eyes 12.

Graded on a Curve: The Velvet Underground & Nico by Castle Face and Friends

Tue, November 06 2012 2:16pm - Source: The Vinyl District

The Velvet Underground's first album is forty-five years young, and the Bay Area label Castle Face has conjured up an in-sequence various artists tribute to the beauty of that All-Time Classic.

The Velvet Underground & Nico: readers' reviews

Mon, November 05 2012 4:47pm - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

The Velvet Underground & Nico is, it's fairly uncontroversial to say, an iconic album – thanks in large part to the Andy Warhol–designed sleeve, and the soundbite-friendly claim that it "only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band".

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Tue, October 30 2012 6:40am - Source: Cougar Microbes

I've always thought that if I was ever stranded on a desert island with only one album to keep me company, it would have to be ' The Velvet Underground & Nico '.

The Velvet Underground, Thee Oh Seas: Listen: Thee Oh Sees Cover The Velvet Underground's "European Son"

Tue, October 30 2012 2:39am - Source: Prefix Magazine

Last month we announced The Velvet Underground tribute album from Castle Face Records—commemorating the whopping 45 years since those freaks released The Velvet Underground & Nico and scared hippies from coast to coast—and now we get to listen to Thee Oh Sees' contribution to the compilation.

Ty Segall Contributes to 45th Anniversary of “The Velvet Underground & Nico” with “Femme Fatale”

Mon, October 29 2012 4:16pm - Source: Cover Me

In honor of the 45th anniversary of "The Velvet Underground & Nico," Castle Face and Universal will be releasing not only the record's 458th reissue (really), but also a covers compilation of the album.

The Velvet Underground & Nico Super Deluxe: exclusive album stream

Mon, October 29 2012 2:58pm - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

What's the best thing you've ever picked up at a car boot sale?

Album: The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th Anniversary Edition (Universal)

Fri, October 26 2012 11:13pm - Source: The Independent - Music

Universally acclaimed as the most influential debut album ever, The Velvet Underground & Nico spawned not just imitators but entire genres of music.

The Velvet Underground: I'll Be Your Mirror (alternate mix) – exclusive stream

Fri, October 26 2012 2:19pm - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

The Velvets may be known for documenting the seedy underbelly of the 60s, all junkies, violence and sex fiends.

The Velvet Underground’s 10 Best Songs

Wed, October 24 2012 7:18pm - Source: Stereogum

Attempting to rank songs by the Velvet Underground — the '27 Yankees of rock-music catalogs — is almost inevitably going to end in tears.

The Velvet Underground: Heroin (live) – exclusive stream

Wed, October 24 2012 1:43pm - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

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listen to Blasted Canyons feat. Jeremy Cox (of Royal Baths) cover The Velvet Underground's "Venus In Furs" from tribute LP

Thu, October 18 2012 4:13pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

As mentioned , John Dwyer's Castle Face label is releasing a tribute to Velvet Underground & Nico on November 6 with covers by Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees, Blasted Canyons, The Fresh & Onlys, White Fence, and more, and they're rolling out the tracks gradually this month.

Ty Segall: Femme Fatale (Velvet Underground Cover)

Wed, October 17 2012 4:56pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

To celebrate the 45th anniversary of '60s psych rockers the Velvet Underground's The Velvet Underground & Nico , Castle Face Records (in conjunction with Universal) will release The Velvet Underground & Nico by Castle Face and Friends on Nov. 6.

Listen/Watch: Ty Segall Covers the Velvet Underground, Plays "Conan"

Wed, October 17 2012 1:29pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

On November 6, Universal and Castle Face will present the Bay Area covers album The Velvet Underground & Nico by Castle Face and Friends.

Record Store Day Black Friday 2012 releases revealed

Tue, October 16 2012 5:57pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

For the second year in a row, record stores across the country will sell exclusive, limited-edition releases on Black Friday (November 23rd).

Kelley Stoltz Honors the Velvet Underground in 'Sunday Morning' - Premiere

Mon, October 15 2012 1:27pm - Source: Rolling Stone

It takes a certain boldness to cover "Sunday Morning," the very first song on the very first album of the Velvet Underground.

The Velvet Underground: The velvet revolution rocks on

Sat, October 13 2012 11:39pm - Source: The Independent - Music

The simple answer is to listen to the album.

Graded on a Curve: Felt, Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty

Thu, October 11 2012 1:15pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Apparently Lawrence Hayward's whole plan was to release ten LPs and ten singles in ten years.

The Velvet Underground of English Letters: Simon Sellars Discusses J.G. Ballard

Sun, October 07 2012 11:15am - Source: The Quietus

Whilst they remain - and are unlikely now to ever move away from being - fringe, or for want of a better word "cult", works Ballard's novels do not exist in a vacuum: they have simultaneously affected and predicted the future, both of literature and of the society which that literature moves to represent.

John Cale on The Velvet Underground & Nico

Wed, October 03 2012 1:07am - Source: Uncut.co.uk

The lavish boxset reissue of The Velvet Underground's seminal debut is reviewed in the new issue of Uncut (November 2012, Take 186), out now.

Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees, The Fresh & Onlys on ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico’ tribute

Mon, September 24 2012 8:01pm - Source: The Bay Bridged

Ty Segall , Thee Oh Sees , and The Fresh & Onlys are among those that recorded cover tracks for an upcoming The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th anniversary tribute.