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Velvet Underground

10 albums that were made exclusively for money

10 albums that were made exclusively for money

The cheap cashgrabs.

Tim Coffman
Jun 2, 2026

The first song David Bowie heard in America changed his entire outlook and turned him into an icon

A classic track.

Jack Whatley
Mar 25, 2026

Five musicians who hated the Grateful Dead with a passion: “Boring shit”

Harsh words.

Dale Maplethorpe
Jan 3, 2026
Lou Reed - Musician - 1997

The area of Lou Reed’s music he considered his “finest hours”

An underrated aspect of his work.

Ben Forrest
Jul 5, 2025
Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music - 1975 - RCA

“A perfect song”: How Lou Reed’s ‘Pale Blue Eyes’ subverets the love song trope

Songwriting at its finest.

Will Howard
Apr 30, 2025
What did cans of soup mean to Andy Warhol?

Andy Warhol’s favourite song by the Velvet Underground: “Epic quality”

A cracker

Jack Whatley
Apr 27, 2025
Tom Wilson- the unsung hero of the 1960s

Tom Wilson: the unsung hero of the 1960s

A legend with a spectacular ear for new sounds.

Will Howard
Apr 7, 2025
Lou Reed - The Velvet Underground - Guitar

Lou Reed’s paranoid spiral: when The Velvet Underground triumphed without their stars

An unlikely performance.

Callum MacHattie
Apr 3, 2025
Lou Reed - Musician - 1997

“These things do take time”: Lou Reed on his most underrated solo albums

“I don’t know how things work.”

Ben Forrest
Apr 2, 2025
The five best songs about Sunday

The five best songs about Sunday

Songs for the tender and upbeat.

Callum MacHattie
Mar 30, 2025
How Pixies inspired a new era of David Bowie

The Velvet Underground of the 1980s, according to David Bowie

At the forefront of innovation.

Callum MacHattie
Mar 5, 2025
Lou Reed - 1970s - The Velvet Underground

Lou Reed on the true leader of Velvet Underground: “He was in charge of us”

The true visionary from the group.

Tim Coffman
Mar 2, 2025

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