The Velvet Underground Archives: 07/2023

New York- in the footsteps of Lou Reed

The strange lessons Lou Reed can tell us about modern conspiratorial society

Free-thinking.

Jul 23, 2023

10 masterpiece albums that failed to break the top 20 in the US - 2023

10 masterpiece albums that failed to break the top 20 in the US charts

Unbelievable flops.

Jul 22, 2023

Ian McCulloch - Cropped - Echo and The Bunnymen

Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunnymen discusses his favourite Velvet Underground album

Lou Reed’s genius.

Jul 18, 2023

‘Roadrunner’: Jonathan Richman’s reimagining of The Velvet Underground

A classic track.

Jul 16, 2023

How Elvis Presley influenced a Beck masterpiece

The songs and artists that inspired Beck

Listen to the full playlist.

Jul 8, 2023

Revisit Lou Reed’s cover of Peter Gabriel song ‘Solsbury Hill’

A magical moment.

Jul 7, 2023

The Velvet Underground - Press Shot - Polydor

The guitarists who inspired the signature sound of The Velvet Underground

Iconic names of the industry.

Jul 6, 2023

The White Stripes - Elephant - 2003 - Press Shot

Watch The White Stripes cover The Velvet Underground’s ‘After Hours’

I’ll never have to see the day again.

Jul 5, 2023

Lou Reed - The Velvet Underground

When Lars Ulrich and Lou Reed almost came to blows

A close shave.

Jul 3, 2023

10 authors who inspired rock lyricists

10 authors who inspired rock musicians

Classics.

Jul 1, 2023