The just-announced “super-deluxe” edition of the VU’s White Light/White Heat will include a handful of previously unheard performances — the most interesting of which are a live rendition of “The Gift” and an early studio version of […]
Category: The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground :: The Matrix Sampler
The bones of the Velvet Underground’s carcass have been picked over many, many times since Lou Reed left the group in the summer of 1970, from greatest (non) hits comps to outtakes collections to live […]
The Yardbirds :: I’m Waiting For The Man – VU Cover (Live, 1968)
The Velvet Underground :: The Boston Tea Party – January, 1969
More often than not, most of what you read concerning the Velvet Underground will inevitably note how woefully underappreciated the group were during its brief lifespan. But the VU were superstars — and not just […]
The Velvet Underground :: I’m Not A Young Man Anymore
One thing about doing a show on satellite radio is that you can pull shit like airing “Sister Ray” in its entirety. While not my favorite Velvets boot, the 1967 Live At The Gymnasium set (that surfaced a few […]
Beck’s Record Club :: Velvet Underground & Nico
One of the more interesting online novelties to pop up this summer has been the kickoff of Beck’s ongoing Record Club . If you have yet to check it out: in a nutshell, Beck invites a […]
The Velvet Underground :: The Gift (A Short Story)
The Velvet Underground with John Cale in the foreground – April 1, 1966 It’s not easy to pin down my favorite Velvet Underground album as it regularly changes over time, yet always rotates between three titles. And […]
The Velvet Underground and Nico
For a band whose record sales were so unremarkable while active, The Velvet Underground’s influence has been anything but since. At the time of its release, their 1967 debut The Velvet Underground and Nico might have proved too avant-garde for a music […]