The Velvet Underground Archives: 03/2026

Lou Reed - 1977 - Musician

“I thought I’d gone to heaven”: the one person Lou Reed owed his entire career to

The right place at the right time.

Mar 31, 2026

The Velvet Underground - Press Shot - Polydor

‘The Ostrich’: The song that sparked the beginnings of The Velvet Underground

The moment that started it all.

Mar 27, 2026

Kirk Hammett - Epiphone Flying V 1979 Custom Guitar - Metallica - 2023

10 albums guaranteed to give you a headache

Musical nails on a chalkboard.

Mar 25, 2026

Five classic albums that are now closer to the Titanic sinking than the present date

Five classic albums that are now closer to the Titanic sinking than the present date

Let that sink in.

Dale Maplethorpe

Mar 24, 2026

10 classic songs that were inspired by great authors

10 classic songs that were inspired by great authors

Classics inspire classics inspire classics.

Dale Maplethorpe

Mar 18, 2026

10 classic rock songs so troubling they should be banned

10 classic rock songs so troubling they should be banned

Truly disturbing numbers.

Dale Maplethorpe

Mar 17, 2026

Frank Zappa - Musician

“Incapable”: When a scathing attack put Frank Zappa’s songwriting under the microscope

Damning.

Mar 13, 2026

10 albums that cursed the musicians who made them

10 albums that cursed the musicians who made them

Albatross around the neck.

Callum MacHattie

Mar 1, 2026