The Velvet Underground Archives: 10/2022

Watch Lou Reed join Victoria Williams for a sizzling performance of ‘Wild Mary’

“Take a bottle, drink it down.”

Oct 27, 2022

Valerie Solanas: The radical feminist who shot Andy Warhol at point-blank range

A woman on the edge.

Oct 25, 2022

Lou Reed picked out his 27 favourite songs before his death

Five of Lou Reed’s most brutal put-downs

“You really are an asshole.”

Oct 23, 2022

The album that made Brian Eno realise he could be a musician

A pivotal record.

Oct 17, 2022

Watch Lou Reed perform a live acoustic version of ‘Pale Blue Eyes’

“Linger on…”

Oct 13, 2022

How The Velvet Underground and The Stooges inspired the sound of Buzzcocks

Game-changing.

Oct 9, 2022

From The Beatles to Black Sabbath The 10 greatest songs written about drugs 2

The 10 greatest songs written about drugs

10 of the best.

Oct 7, 2022

The “best band in the world,” according to David Bowie

A pivotal influence.

Oct 6, 2022