The Velvet Underground

Battle Of The Banana: Warhol Vs. Velvet Undergound

Posted 01.11.2012

Andy Warhol's career was based on repurposing well-known celebrity images and brands, but now the Warhol Foundation has found itself in a heated battl...

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Chats With George Benson, John McLaughlin, Fred Schneider of The B-52's, and L.A. Guns' Tracii Guns, Plus Lisa Hannigan's New Video

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Fight Club, Eric Clapton, Lifetime, Tracii Guns, Mitch Mitchell, Grant Green, The Eagles, Snuff, Sly and the Family Stone, Ravi Shankar, Miles Davis, Sarah Palin, The 4th Dimension, Billy Joel, Tony White, L.A. Guns, The Beatles, Charlie Matthau, The Surperions, Soupy Sales, Kate Pierson, Axl Rose, Stevie Wonder, Johnny Smith, Elton John, Cindy Wilson, Lisa Hannigan, The Velvet Underground, David Byrne, Morbid Angel, Harvey Mason, John McLaughlin, Madonna, Freaky Deaky, Chuck Palahniuk, Stacey Blades, Paul McCartney, George Benson, Patti Smith, Nat King Cole, Ricky Wilson, John Mayall, Keith Strickland, Noel Redding, Nikki Sixx, Fred Schneider, Walter Matthau, Chuck Berry, Katy Perry, Mojo, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Elmore Leonard, Herbie Hancock, Zakir Hussain, B-52's, Jack Johnson, Abstract Logix, Lady GaGa, Larry Young, R.E.M., Jimi Hendrix, Guns N' Roses, Entertainment News

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Sweetheart Of The Sun & Modern Art: Chatting With The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.25.2011

Read More: Bonnie Raitt, Paul Chastain, David Connor, Linda Ronstadt, The B-52's, Prince, Susanna Hoffs, Winnona Ryder, Girls Like US, The Beach Boys, The Cruzados, Buzz of Delight, Austin Powers, The Who, Peter Buck, Crowded House, Yes, Velvet Crush, Burt Bacharach, The Byrds, The Bangles, The Velvet Underground, Fred Armisen, Ming Tea, Hanson, George Harrison, Lulu, The Pretenders, Soul Asylum, Debra Winger, Led Zepplin, Kimberley Rew, Joni Mitchell, Sheila Weller, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Eric Clapton, Brian Wilson, The Ramones, Debbi Peterson, Brendan O'Brien, Neil Young, Matthew Sweet, The Beatles, Big Star, Ric Menck, Carly Simon, James Brooks, Guitar Hero, Toni Stern, Tony Marsico, The Rasberries, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Carole King, The McKinley Sisters, Todd Rundgren, Terms of Endearment, Patti Smith, Steve Howe, Bob Dylan, Community Trolls, The Talking Heads, Vicki Peterson, Diana Ross, The Sex Pistols, Mitchell Froom, Robert Plant, Randy Newman, R.E.M., Lloyd Cole, David Letterman, Jimmy Page, Oh-Ok, Nazz, Entertainment News

"I think the culture today is very, very different from what it was in the '60s, and I feel lucky that I grew up at a time when I had these very strong female role models. They were strong women, but their power was very much connected to their creativity and their voice."

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Warhol Factory Auteur Paul Morrissey Premieres News From Nowhere In-Person at Lincoln Center Tonight

Michael Vazquez | Posted 11.06.2011

Tonight, New York cinephiles are getting a once-in-a-lifetime experience as Paul Morrissey, Warhol's in-house Factory cameramen turned indie auteur debuts his new film, News From Nowhere.

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Return To Return To Forever: Chatting With Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke, Plus John Common and Author Dr. Tony Youn

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Scrubs, Sarah Vaughn, Return to Forever, Tina Turner, Thelonius Monk, What's Love Got to Do With It: The Tina Turner Story, James Taylor, Stan Getz, David Sedaris, Publisher's Weekly, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jason and the Scorchers, Chaka Khan, Lenny White, Romeo Must Die, Chick Corea, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Henderson, The Velvet Underground, Horace Cilver, Billy Connors, Billie Holiday, Kiss, John Common, Daniel Lanois, Ornette Coleman, Blue Mitchell, The Transporter, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Flora Purim, Leonard Cohen, Dr. Tony Youn, Rachel Ray, Frank Sinatra, Joe DiMaggio, The Replacements, Art Blakey, Stanley Clarke, Steve Earle, Neil Young, Joe Farrell, Airto Moreira, Miles Davis, Pee Wee?S Playhouse, The Beatles, The Clash, John Coltrane, Al Di Meola, The CBS Early Show, Charles Mingus, Rock of Ages, Boyz in the Hood, Jackie McLean, Sonny Rollins, John Singleton, Jet Li, Genesis, Bob Dylan, The Cars, Tom Waits, Jean-Luc Ponty, Chet Baker, The Doors, Bill Evans, Jackson Browne, Steve Gadd, Barry Manilow, R.E.M., Jimi Hendrix, Entertainment News

Chick Corea's new album, Forever, is a two-disc set, with the first disc being acoustic, and the second disc with a full band and guests. For the first disc, I asked him if it was a return to Return To Forever.

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For Your Viewing And Listening Pleasure: 10 Inspired Book And Album Pairings

flavorwire.com | Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: Edith Wharton, High Fidelity, Kanye West, The Mountain Goats, Neutral Milk Hotel, Naked Lunch, Nwa, LCD Soundsystem, The Velvet Underground, Book and Album Pairings, Books News

Combining your appreciation of different media can be tricky: You probably shouldn’t be watching a movie on your iPhone as you stroll through an art...

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HuffPost Video Exclusive: R.E.M.'s "Überlin," Plus Conversations with David Lowery and Cowboy Junkies' Michael Timmins

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roxy Music, Michael Timmins, Ryan Adams, Rem, Alan Anton, Live Nation, Bob Hillman, The Beatles, David Lowery, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, John Morand, Bowling for Colmbine, Adult Swim, Peter Buck, Cheap Trick, Alan Weatherhead, Uso Tour, The Velvet Underground, Cowboy Junkies, Jacknife Lee, Robin Zander, Johnny Hickman, Bryan Ferry, Mike Mills, Iggy Pop, Playboy, Cracker, Sal Maida, Vic Chesnutt, Nycd, Camper Van Beethoven, Milk ?N? Cookies, Natalie Merchant, Sparklehorse, Michael Moore, Cartoon Network, Apocalypse Now, Margo Timmins, Michael Stipe, Peter Timmins, Entertainment News

The following video, "Überlin," is R.E.M.'s latest offering, premiering exclusively on HuffPost.

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Dog Ears Music: Volume Twenty-Six

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: mp3s, Silver Jews, Phil Ramone, My Morning Jacket, Danielle Evin, Floyd Tillman, Music, Tift Merritt, Dog Ears, Philip Glass, The Velvet Underground, Entertainment News

My Morning Jacket is Americana-flavored old-school rock 'n' roll. The title Remnants is nostalgically brand new. Do play it loud.

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Dog Ears Music: 'Tis The Season Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mavis Staples, Elliott Smith, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, David Sanborn, Etta James, Calexico, Under Byen, Music, Kenny Dorham, John Hiatt, Billy Preston, Dolly Parton, John Mayer, The Beatles, The Heavy, The Innocence Mission, Buffalo Springfield, Ben Sollee, Sly & the Family Stone, Carly Simon, Charlie Rich, Surfer Blood, Julia Kent, Elton John, Cory Williams, Benny Goodman, Sparks, A Tribe Called Quest, The Velvet Underground, Tv on the Radio, The Ruby Suns, Horse Feathers, The Temper Trap, Led Zeppelin, Danielle Evin, Willie Dixon, Radiohead, Sister Gertrude Morgan, The National, Clara Rockmore, Telemetry Orchestra, mp3s, Rev. Edward Clayborn, Brian Eno, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Phil Ramone, Buddy Guy, Astrud Gilberto, Marvin Etzioni, Loretta Lynn, Dog Ears, James Taylor, Drive-by Truckers, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News

It's not just the thought that counts; it's the overview of how each year we repeat the journey home. And on the return -- our jeans a little tighter, the déjà vu unpleasantries of travel; all a mere blip, as in the end we still do anything to come home to our loved ones.

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That "St. Judy's Comet" Kid: A Dinner Conversation With Harper Simon

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sesame Street, Van Morrison, Graceland, Elliott Smith, Country Joe McDonald, Inara George, Paul Simon, Native Americans, Neil Young, Ben Okri, Edie Brickell, Menlo Park, The Beatles, Matt Hires, Sam Nelson, Rick Nelson, Harper Simon, The Roches, Carly Simon, The Comedy Store, Seven McDonald, Petra Hayden, Carrie Fisher, The Association, Elvis Costello, The Byrds, The Velvet Underground, Charlie McCoy, The Rolling Stones, Simon & Garfunkel, Melody Gardot, The Shakers, The Everly Brothers, Lloyd Green, Fred Carter, Carole King, Bach, Becky Stark, Bob Dylan, Melissa North, Chopin, The Bee Gees, The Pretenders, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Elini Mandell, Leonard Cohen, Karmann Ghia, Ken Burns, Entertainment News, Ricky Nelson, Rolling Stone, Robert Francis, Phil Ramone, Randy Newman, Rickie Lee Jones, Joni Mitchell, Sweethearts of the Rodeo, The Living Sisters, Itunes, James Taylor, Bob Johnston, Debussey, Entertainment News

Last year, harper Simon independently released an excellent solo debut that established him as one of the best new singer-songwriters in the genre.

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Ten Records That Made This Cruddy Decade a Little More Bearable

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Yankees, Meg White, The Strokes, The Darkness, The Raconteurs, Brendan Benson, Richard Hell, Beck, A.C. Newman, Otis Redding, Television, Fleet Foxes, Fiery Furnaces, Mark Sandman, Destroyer, The Velvet Underground, White Stripes, Bright Eyes, Jonas Brothers, Jack White, Bill Haley, Dana Colley, The Libertines, Bon Iver, Neko Case, Morphine, Mosquitos, Led Zeppelin, Lil Wayne, Bob Dylan, Joan Jett, John Lennon, Mickey Lee Lane, Juju Stelbach, Pete Doherty, Dan Bejar, Detroit Cobras, Lady GaGa, New Pornographers, Jay-Z, Rachael Nagy, Entertainment News

The ten records that made my decade may not be the most cutting-edge or most obscure or significant of groundbreaking. But they're mine, and I love 'em all passionately. Here's my soundtrack to the decade of "Mission Accomplished."

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Rocking to Warhol films

Robert Loerzel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, The Velvet Underground, Museum of Contemporary Art, Dean and Britta, Warhol Screen Tests, 13 Most Beautiful, Dean Wareham, Chicago News

Andy Warhol's films raise the question of what exactly you're supposed to do with them. Are they regular "films" meant to be seen in a movie theater? Or some other sort of art?

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