10 classic songs that started entire genres
The beginnings of a new era.
The Velvet Underground
“Art statements”: How John Cale perfected the cult classic debut album
“What takes over with bands is the business side.”
“I realised I could make music”: Brian Eno’s favourite songs from the 1960s
“They were very, very contrary.”
The real reason Lou Reed thought The Beatles were “garbage”
“Other stuff couldn’t even come up to our ankles”.
‘Heroin’: The Velvet Underground masterpiece that opened the world up to ‘Trainspotting’
A special meeting of art.
What instrument is used at the beginning of The Velvet Underground’s ‘Sunday Morning’?
The answer comes from 1880s Paris.