The Velvet Underground have some uncharacteristicallybeautiful and joyous songs like 'Beginning to See the Light', which The Edge wants played at his funeral.

Lou Reed is the face of the Velvet Underground. The band would not have had the impact that it did without the contributions ...

Founding member Lou Reed, alongside John Cale, Sterling Morrison, and Maureen Tucker, revealed the name’s origins in ...

After three outstanding albums of boundary-pushing and transgressive proto-punk, there came a point where Lou Reed grew frustrated with the band's direction.

To rock snobs, art-school students, and dads everywhere, the Velvet Underground are the cornerstone of rock and roll. They inspired bands like R.E.M. and Sonic Youth with their innovative style ...

David Bowie once made a bold claim that might surprise music lovers: one band "from the fringes" shaped modern music's ...

A trailer for the upcoming documentary about The Velvet Underground has been released. The documentary is called The Velvet Underground and was directed by Todd Haynes. The film features interviews ...

the Velvet Underground, is under-appreciated, says Daniel Dylan Wray in this subscriber only essay, until you consider just how absent he is from conversations about popular music ...

But he had to attend to his latest project, The Velvet Underground and the multimedia production he called “the biggest discotheque in the world”. He decided to let the creative universe which ...

Lou Reed got his start in the ‘60s fronting the Velvet Underground, the influential noise-rock band that was a commercial bomb but has since become one of rock’s most important groups.

Music-News.com is proud to host the exclusive world premiere of 'The Other Side' by Major Spark. It takes a few crucial ingredients to ignite a “Major Spark.” First, a solid foundation— a renowned ...

The Velvet Underground is a concert venue on Queen Street West. Renovated and reopened in February 2016, the former industrial club is now a destination for live music, bands, and DJs in the ...