The Velvet Underground Archives: 11/2024

Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground- A burden or a launch pad?

Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground: A burden or a launch pad?

Did he help or hinder them?

Nov 30, 2024

Lou Reed - 1997 - Musician

How Lou Reed’s ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ escaped being banned by the BBC

Hey, babe.

Nov 24, 2024

Lou Reed - 1970s - The Velvet Underground

‘Heroin’: The Velvet Underground’s ode to William S Burroughs?

“Heroin, be the death of me”.

Nov 20, 2024

The Velvet Underground - Press Shot - Polydor

What instrument is used at the beginning of The Velvet Underground’s ‘Sunday Morning’?

The answer comes from 1880s Paris.

Nov 16, 2024

Lou Reed & John Cale - Songs for Drella

‘Songs For Drella’: The album Lou Reed and John Cale made for Andy Warhol

Honouring their late friend and mentor.

Nov 7, 2024