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 ... would only make sense the album cover was designed by an innovative artist too. The seminal album cover, a simple but bold image of a banana, was designed by pop ...

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 ...