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

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 ...

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.

Band cornerstones Heroin, I’m Waiting For The Man and Venus In Furs were re-recorded during the Hollywood stay, appearing beside remixed tracks from the Scepter sessions on debut album The Velvet ...

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 ...

Well, I never. It turns out Charli XCX is a huge fan of the Velvet Underground and Nico – the 1967 album that’s one of the most influential records of all time. Indeed she’s called it “the ...

With the new issue of Uncut upon us we are delighted to bring you a Velvet Underground playlist of ... a sturdy bedrock for the rest of the gang (Nico included) to make some terrific noise.