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.

Lou Reed is the face of the Velvet Underground. The band would not have had the impact that it did without the contributions ...

No one thought The Velvet Underground and Nico—with its songs about S&M and narcotics and its distortion-heavy production—would make the pop charts alongside more mainstream bands like the ...

has announced that he will be performing the band's debut album The Velvet Underground and Nico in concert for the first (and second) time next year. The shows, which will mark 50 years since the ...

SIDE 1 TRACK 3 – “Femme Fatale” This and “I’ll Be Your Mirror” were written for Nico at Andy Warhol’s suggestion when love affairs between Lou, Nico and I were in the air.

A trailer for the upcoming documentary about The Velvet Underground has been released. The documentary is called The Velvet Underground and was directed by Todd Haynes. The film features interviews ...