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The Velvet Underground, United States |
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Lou Reed (guitar, vocals), John Cale (bass guitar, vocals), Sterling Morrison (guitar, bass guitar), Maureen 'Mo' Tucker (percussion), and Doug Yule (bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, drums) |
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The Velvet Underground was a pioneering experimental rock band from New York City first active from 1965 to 1973. Its best-known lineup consisted of vocalist/guitarist Lou Reed, bassist/violist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison and drummer Maureen Tucker. The band also collaborated with Nico for their debut album in 1967, under the supervision of producer and pop artist Andy Warhol. Some see The Velvet Underground as being a bridge between the pacifist themes of the late 60s and the sheer chaos and indifference of the mid-70s punk movement. |
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Lou Reed to play Antony Hegarty's Meltdown festival - ticket details
Date: May 24, 2012
The Velvet Underground man will appear at London's Royal Festival Hall on August 10
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Dandy Warhols at Emo's East [Show Preview]
Date: May 22, 2012
It seems oddly appropriate that Dandy Warhols frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor was born in 1967; the same year The Velvet Underground released their landmark self-titled debut. From the band name, to the obvious homage on the cover art for their 2003 record Welcome to the Monkey House, to the lazy, Lou Reed-y drawl Taylor-Taylor takes on at times, The Dandy Warhols owe a large debt to the Velvets ...
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'Yellow Submarine' to screen at Rave Stonybrook and Abbey Road on the River [Movies]
Date: May 10, 2012
by Allan Day Let's talk about The Beatles for a moment. Everybody loves The Beatles! No, seriously: everybody. I have a theory: the liking of The Beatles is a cultural obligation. Now, there is no denying the importance of the band and the impact they had on the world of music – but the same can be said of Robert Johnson or The Velvet Underground. Something different is going on with The Beatles ...
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Seeing the Light: Inside the Velvet Underground
Date: May 03, 2012
With exclusive new interviews from Velvet Underground, this is a captivating account of one of the most influential groups in rock history. Excerpted from Chapter 1 from Seeing the Light: Inside the Velvet Underground copyright
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“Hooligans and swindlers”: the communist regime and the Plastic People
Date: Apr 28, 2012
In the 1970s the communist authorities tolerated popular music as long as it was insipid, colourless and unoriginal – everything that the Czech psychedelic rock band The Plastic People of the Universe most definitely was not. Their music was inspired by Frank Zappa and The Velvet Underground, their lyrics anarchic, their behaviour unconventional and their hair long. In 1976 four members of the ...
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CBeebies turns 10: Meet the visionaries responsible for Tinky Winky, Iggle Piggle and co
Date: Apr 28, 2012
From time to time the life you've always imagined and the life that you actually have converge – and this is one of those moments. We are at London's Wembley Arena patiently waiting for the show to start. To fill the time, I have started to list all of the great acts I can remember seeing here over the years: Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind & Fire, David Bowie, Prince, the Velvet Underground, Talking ...
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Date: Apr 18, 2012
In the glory days of rock ’n’ roll, artists changed all the time: Dylan went electric, became a Christian, and went back to his irascible, inscrutable self; Bowie became a different character every couple of years; and entirely separate family trees of rock bands emerged from the influence of each of the Velvet Underground’s first three albums.
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Caveman channels the city's 'wild vibe'
Date: Apr 13, 2012
The indie rockers of Caveman are from New York by way of New York, not Kansas or Hollywood or a unicycle co-op on the outskirts of Portland. They've walked the same streets as the Velvet Underground and Talking Heads. I spoke with drummer Stefan Marolachakis about the group's formative years and its biggest career milestone, the debut album Coco Beware .
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