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  Velvet Underground's 'White Light/White Heat' Turns 45: Hear Six Incredible Covers

  January 30, 2013 – The Velvet Underground's White Light/White Heat originally came out 45 years ago today. The New York avant-garde rock legends' second album — and first without Nico, and last with John Cale — sharpened the debut's experimental edge and has had a similarly profound effect on punk, noise rock, and other feedback-lacerated, distortion-loving musical genres. …
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  Download Thee Oh Sees' Volatile Velvet Underground Cover 'European Son'

  October 29, 2012 – "It's always a little threatening to take on material I consider perfect as is," says Thee Oh Sees frontman John Dwyer. …
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  Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees Set for Banana-Yellow Vinyl Velvet Underground Tribute

  September 20, 2012 – A diamond anniversary traditionally means 75 years. With Britain's Queen Victoria way back in 1897, that changed to a mere 60 years, and the result was Grace Jones hula-hooping at Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee this past June. While people traditionally celebrate a 50th anniversary a whole lot more than a 45th, the Velvet Underground appear to be following a kind of royal logic. …
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  Lou Reed Makes a Funny! Shares Photo of 'Sectioned' Banana

  September 11, 2012 – This just in: Lou Reed has a sense of humor! (And, we're guessing, a friend who knows how to use Photoshop.) The Velvet Underground founder shared a photo of a sliced up banana via Facebook on Tuesday with the caption "Sectioned." The image mimics the iconic cover of the band's 1967 debut, The Velvet Underground and Nico, which is currently caught up in a lawsuit over its art. …
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  Hear Mark Lanegan and Ralph Stanley Folk Up the Velvet Underground

  August 24, 2012 – A new movie about bootlegging in the Depression titled Lawless hits the big screen on August 29. …
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  'Velvet Underground and Nico' Turns 45, Gets Anniversary Edition

  July 24, 2012 – The Velvet Underground & Nico turned 45 this March, and to celebrate its middle-age milestone, Universal is reviving the record with a whopping six-disc anniversary edition. …
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  Velvet Underground to Warhol Group: Peel Slowly and See You in Court

  January 12, 2012 – The Velvet Underground are suing the Andy Warhol Foundation for the whole banana. The New York proto-punk band's co-founders, Lou Reed and John Cale, have filed court papers accusing the foundation of infringing the trademark for the distinctive banana cover art from 1967 debut The Velvet Underground & Nico by licensing it to third parties, according to Bloomberg News. …
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  The SPIN Interview: Lou Reed

  November 1, 2010 – With the Velvet Underground, he was the epitome of downtown cool. As a solo artist, he played the part of glam god, noise provocateur, and critics' bête noire. Still, Lou Reed insists, "There's nothing complicated about me." Kind sir, we beg to differ. Lou Reed does not abide. Nor should he. …
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  Michael Jackson's New DVD, Britney Plots Next CD

  October 4, 2010 – A three-DVD box set collecting Michael Jackson's music videos will be released on November 22, according to TMZ. The set, titled Vision, will also include one previously unreleased video. [TMZ] This year's Grammy Nominations won't be revealed until December 1, but Billboard has surveyed record executives and critics for early estimations for this year's nominees. …
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  Watch: Beck Covers Velvet Underground's "Waiting For My Man"

  June 26, 2009 – Last week, Beck unveiled a cover of the Velvet Underground's "Sunday Morning" as part of his new Record Club. …
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