Velvet Underground

Martin Klimas' Cymatic Paint Sculptures

Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Kraftwerk, Jackson Pollock, Kllimas, Art Meets Science, Velvet Underground, Abstract Expressionism, Sound Sculptures, Martin Klimas, Painting With Sound, Miles Davis, Philip Glass, 3d, Arts News

What does sound look like? Martin Klimas provides a stunning hypothesis by making paint dance to the beat as he captures his splatter sculptures on ca...

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Tammy Takes Nico to Nihilist Nirvana

Michael Sigman | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, William Wordsworth, Tammy Lang, The Beatles, Nico, Velvet Underground, Elvis Costello, Chet Baker, Tammy Faye Starlite, Bootleg-Theater-Silverlake, Bootleg Theater, Video, Entertainment News
Michael Sigman

I never thought Nico would make me feel 14 again. That's exactly what happened last week when I caught Tammy Lang's performance of Chelsea Madchen, a fabulous show in which she eerily reincarnates the Warhol superstar Nico.

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Channeling Nico in Silverlake

Wendy Block | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Channeling, Palm Springs, College, Cajun, Velvet Underground, English Literature, Silver Lake, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Chelsea, New York, Lou Reed, Bootleg Theater Silverlake, Bootleg Theater, Entertainment News
Wendy Block

If you wandered into the Bootleg Theater in Silverlake last Thursday night just before 9, you would have seen about 50 mostly middle-aged people sitting at bar tables laughing and drinking, interrupted suddenly by six musicians.

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Battle Of The Banana: Warhol Vs. Velvet Undergound

Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Copyright, Art Lawsuit, Pop Art, 60's Counterculture, Velvet Underground, Bananas, Banana, Ipad, Iphone, Andy Warhol, Andy Warhol Art, Counterculture, Video, Exploding Plastic Inevitable, Andy Warhol Banana, Multimedia-Art, The Velvet Underground and Nico, The Velvet Underground, Art Law, Arts News

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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Imperfect Circle: R.E.M. Sums Up A Career In 40 Songs

Tony Sachs | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Mike Mills, Warner Bros., Velvet Underground, Rem, Athens GA, Part Lies Part Heart Part Truth Part Garbage, Automatic for the People, Music Retail, Bill Berry, Big Star, Alternative Rock, College Rock, Peter Buck, Alex Chilton, Michael Stipe, R.E.M., The Replacements, Indie Rock, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

I can think of few other artists who have changed their sound so radically, so many times. "Gardening At Night," from 1982, doesn't sound anything like "Everybody Hurts," from 1992.

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"Innocent When You Dream": A Playlist For Amanda Knox

David Wild | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: The Bird and the Bee, Amanda Knox, Queen Latifah, Stevie Nicks, The Beatles, Taylor Swift, Velvet Underground, Jay-Z, Elvis Presley, Tom Waits, Chuck Berry, Entertainment News
David Wild

I don't know if Amanda Knox is innocent, but I'm pretty sure she's not guilty. So here's a playlist for a young woman who appears to have been caught up in an Italian legal system that makes our own imperfect system look a hell of a lot better.

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Comeback Surge of the Psychedelic Furs

Michael Carmichael | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Ronald Reagan, Pretty in Pink, Iggy Pop, Paul McCartney, Velvet Underground, Ron Wood, Obama, Paul Garisto, Richard Butler, Amanda Kramer, John Hughes, Maggie Butler, Grace Slick, Andy Warhol, Forever Now, President Gas, Psychedelic Furs, Talk Talk Talk, Tim Butler, Mars Williams, David Bowie, Rich Good, Entertainment News
Michael Carmichael

Brothers Richard and Tim Butler founded the Psychedelic Furs as the Punk revolution swept across the music industry with the force of a sonic tsunami. After all these years, the intriguing excitement of the band is still totally intact.

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All Tomorrow's Tea Parties? Velvet Underground Drummer Bashes Obama

Huffington Post | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mo Tucker, Velvet Underground Tea Party, Moe Tucker Tea Party, Maureen Tucker, Maureen Tucker Tea Party, Velvet Underground, Video, Politics News

It's safe to assume that most Velvet Underground fans never imagined that "All Tomorrow's Parties" would end up referring to Tea Party rallies in Geor...

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ANDY WARHOL: 8 Surprising Insights from "The Autobiography and Sex Life of Andy Warhol"

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, Secrets, Leo Castelli, Art, Sex, Autobiography, Pop Art, Warhol, Book Reviews, Velvet Underground, Artists, Lou Reed, Arts News
ARTINFO

In a new introduction to his 1971 book The Autobiography and Sex Life of Andy Warhol, author John Wilcock writes that the tantalizing title led to "in...

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White Light/White Heat: A Fan's Playlist For The Great Betty White

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Art Blakey, Procol Harum, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Velvet Underground, Neil Young, Hot in Cleveland, Crazy Horse, Big Star, Cream, Jeff Bridges, TV Land Awards, Graham Parker, David Bowie, Billy Idol, Betty White, Pink Martini, T-Rex, Todd Rundgren, The dB's, Betty, U2, Grandmaster Flash, Cat Stevens, Saturday Night Live, It's a Beautiful Day, Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Jazz Messengers, Sue Ann Nivens, Gym Class Heroes, Dido, Danny Elfman, Entertainment News
David Wild

Here's one lifelong fan's loving playlist for this enduring comedy icon who turns our world on with her own "White Light/White Heat" -- the one and only Betty White.

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From Built to Spill to "Bridge Over Troubled Water": A Playlist for BP

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ian Hunter, All-American Rejects, Built to Spill, Simon & Garfunkel, Ann McCue, Lindsay Buckingham, The Knickerbockers, Velvet Underground, British Petroleum, Elliot Smith, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Gulf Oil Spill, Drill Baby Drill, Tom Waits, Artic Monkeys, Offshore Drilling, John Hiatt, Pete Townshend, Men at Work, Funkadelic, P.J. Harvey, Ben Folds, Miranda Lambert, Ke$Ha, British Petroleum Oil Spill, Rollins Band, Lloyd Cole, Plain White T's, Brad Paisley, Coldplay, Green News
David Wild

Seeing that horrifying video of BP's oil spill was a sickening experience. So here's some music for BP to put on their big hit video, or just to choke on as this disaster continues. And if you ever screamed "Drill, Baby, Drill," then this one's for you too.

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"Another Park, Another Sunday": A Super Bowl Sunday Playlist

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jay & the Americans, Countin Crows, Billie Holiday, The Commodores, Neil Diamond, Green Day, Keith Urban, Blur, Johnny Cash, Queen, Velvet Underground, Nancy Sinatra, Super Bowl, Vanessa Paradis, Small Faces, Blondie, U2, No Doubt, The Lonely Island, Joe Jackson, The Doobie Brothers, The Monkees, Curt Smith, The Young Rascals, Joni Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, The Clique, Daniel Boone, Robert Lamm, Chris Parnell, Morrissey, Sports News
David Wild

You better you bet that The Who will have halftime covered pretty well this Sunday, especially with the great Zak Starkey on drums. So here's a special Sunday playlist to help kickoff some alternative entertainment.

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