Emulating the avant-garde philosophy of Andy Warhol, who produced the Velvets’ debut album, the Carol director’s first documentary explores the band’s dappled legacy, dramas, and sexual spirit with a kaleidoscopic lens
Oct 15, 2021
The Width of a Circle includes early recordings and collaborations dating back to Bowie’s pre-Ziggy Stardust days
Apr 15, 2021
Currently working on a Metallica covers album, the singer has shared banging takes on Billie Eilish, Blondie, and the Velvet Underground in the last few months alone
Oct 22, 2020
Set to premiere on Apple TV+, The Velvet Underground will feature ‘a treasure trove of never-before-seen performances’
Oct 21, 2020
30 years ago, Lou Reed and John Cale released Songs for Drella, a quasi-Velvets reunion exploring their fractious relationship with Warhol
Apr 11, 2020
What the artist, musician, and filmmaker learned about her late husband while compiling an anthology of his 1970s poetry
May 11, 2018
The Stranger Things star paid tribute to a Lou Reed classic with his band Calpurnia
Jan 15, 2018
On what would have been the icon’s 77th birthday, we examine the argument that she was the prototype for a generation of darkness-dwelling outsiders
Oct 16, 2015
Before the release of his latest album, Kim Gordon speaks to the Philly songwriter who puts a fresh twist on the tortured-soul archetype
Sep 21, 2015
To celebrate Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair debut, we look back at those who, in less tolerant times, paved the way for women like her
Jun 04, 2015
Before turning his back on journalism, Paul Nelson helped Bowie, Dylan, and Cohen on their way to the big time. In 2006 he starved himself to death, his press clippings and record collection the only witnesses
Sep 14, 2014