Music News Pop Culture LISTEN: Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck cover The Velvet Underground by Amy Davidson Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck have released a cover of The Velvet Underground’s Venus In Furs, ahead of their forthcoming album titled 18. On Friday, actor Johnny Depp and former…
Features Music The Velvet Underground – ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico’: Why It Mattered by Riley Fitzgerald The Velvet Underground and Nico embodied the ultimate album ideal: how the creative influence of five musicians could inform the next twenty years of music. The Velvet Underground and Nico embodies…
Music News A ‘Velvet Underground & Nico’ tribute album is on the way with all our favourite artists by Pandora Craufurd-Gormly Even better, this Velvet Underground tribute features Iggy Pop, Kurt Vile, St. Vincent, Courtney Barnett and more. We can hardly wait for this stunning musical tribute to The Velvet Underground &…
News Unseen colour footage of the Velvet Underground in 1969 has been uncovered by Charlie Young Unseen colour footage of The Velvet Underground performing at the Dallas Peace Moratorium in 1969 has surfaced. Unseen footage of ever-illusive band The Velvet Underground from 52 years ago has been…
News Vinyl Velvet Underground’s complete Matrix Tapes are finally coming to vinyl by Sarah Gillard A collection of live recordings by The Velvet Underground, captured at the Matrix in San Francisco in 1969, is coming to vinyl for the first time. The limited-edition 8xLP box…
News A new Velvet Underground documentary is on the way by Charlie Young Footage from Todd Hayne’s documentary on The Velvet Underground will be screened this week at Cannes Film Festival. After being announced almost two years ago at the Locarno Film Festival…
News Julian Casablancas, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Lee Renaldo and more share favourite Velvet Underground tracks by Happy Julian Casablancas, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Lee Renaldo, The National, TV On The Radio and more have curated TIDAL playlists featuring their favourite Velvet Underground tracks ahead of an upcoming exhibition,…
News Finn Wolfhard’s still out here doing cool things, like covering The Velvet Underground by Bill Robinson At a gig over the weekend at Brooklyn’s Rough Trade, Stranger Thing’s star Finn Wolfhard and his Vancouver based band Calpurnia covered The Velvet Underground’s Here She Comes Now, off…
News Watch rare footage The Velvet Underground rehearsing ‘Sunday Morning’ in an apartment in 1966 by Happy Very little footage of The Velvet Underground exists from prior to the release of their seminal 1967 debut, The Velvet Underground & Nico. It goes without saying that for the years…
News Waxahatchee and Kevin Morby covered The Velvet Underground and it’s bliss by Happy If the end of the week couldn’t come sooner for you, this might help it chug along a little quicker; U.S folksters Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee and Kevin Morby have…
News Original Velvet Underground members John Cale and Moe Tucker reunite to play ‘I’m Waiting For The Man’ by Happy Yesterday Rolling Stone premiered a clip of original Velvet Underground members John Cale and Moe Tucker performing I’m Waiting For the Man from the band’s seminal 1967 debut, The Velvet…
News A new Velvet Underground doco is on its way, directed by luminary filmmaker Todd Haynes by Happy A new Velvet Underground documentary is on its way. It’s set to be directed by luminary filmmaker Todd Haynes, who is known for indie films, Far From Heaven and Carol, and I’m…
News Vinyl 800 copies and counting: meet the world’s most dedicated collector of The Velvet Underground and Nico memorabilia by Happy 50 years ago this week The Velvet Underground released their dingy magnum opus The Velvet Underground and Nico, the ‘Banana Album’ produced and covered by Andy Warhol. It’s iconic status, unforgettable…
