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 ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror’ pays tribute to an album that redefined rock by Dan Shaw I’ll Be Your Mirror is a star-studded homage to the seminal The Velvet Underground & Nico. Just like the 1967 version, it points toward new frontiers in rock ‘n’ roll….
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…
Features Pro Audio Tone lord: the tale of legendary guitarist and producer Mick Ronson by Dave Stano Mick Ronson, producer and guitarist for David Bowie is one of 70s music’s most important figures. We take a look at his influence on glam and punk. The legendary guitarist…
Features Pro Audio Madchester and the sounds of the Second Summer of Love by Max Mahood Even though electronic music and synthesisers were becoming more popular throughout the 1980s, there was still a healthy guitar-based strain of alternative-rock music on both sides of the Atlantic. If…
Features 10 records to introduce you to the world of art-rock by Luke Saunders For the most part, art-rock is an undocumented musical niche. A small fragment under the oversized umbrella of rock, that exists as a translucent concept in people’s minds rather than…
News Want to know what Lou Reed listened to? Check out this playlist made before he died by Happy In 2013 the world said goodbye to beloved musical icon, Lou Reed. Throughout his long career, he released 22 solo albums and five studio albums with The Velvet Underground. Yet…
Books News I’ll Be Your Mirror, Olive, Again and more: Happy’s Weekend Reading by Dan Shaw Time to dive into another five of the best new reads for this weekend. The comprehensive collection of Lou Reed‘s lyrics is contained within the pages of I’ll Be Your…
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 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…
