Founding member Lou Reed, alongside John Cale, Sterling Morrison, and Maureen Tucker, revealed the name’s origins in interviews during the late ‘60s.

Lou Reed crafted some of the greatest albums in rock history, but Yhe Velvet Underground songwriter also penned some records ...

Their debut album, 1967’s ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico,’ includes songs about drug addicts, transvestites and hookers; its 1968 follow-up, ‘White Light / White Heat,’ is even darker.

The Velvet Underground’s first album was a commercial flop—and a huge influence on other artists. No one thought The Velvet Underground and Nico—with its songs about S&M and narcotics and ...

“We’ve actually been writing songs together for about six years,” reveals legend Adrian Smith, who wrapped up the latest chapter in Maiden’s career with the culmination of the Final Frontier tour in ...

Lou Reed got his start in the ‘60s fronting the Velvet Underground, the influential ... After making four terrific albums with the band, Reed launched a solo career in the ‘70s that yielded ...

English Theatre Berlin presents ‘Pop! Andy Warhol & The Velvet Underground,’ a dramatic restaging of 60s and 70s New York’s ...