The one-take recording remains one of the most influential moments in rock history.

In 1982, Brian Eno noted that The Velvet Underground & Nico only sold 30,000 copies in its first five years. Yet, as Eno put it, “everyone who bought one of these 30,000 copies started a band.” The ...

More than a half century after the Velvet Underground’s obscure rise and spectacular implosion, one of the most storied American bands of the nineteen-sixties finally has a proper documentary.

The album became a success decades after its release.

The Velvet Underground sounded like nothing else that came out in 1967. It's easy to hear why: Unlike so many other classic albums that came out that year, the Velvet Underground's debut felt like ...

An unknown four-piece rock 'n' roll band took to the stage for the first time on Dec. 11, 1965. And no one in attendance that night watching a performance by the Velvet Underground could ever guess ...

Part of the backlash now facing Baby Boomers—seen in all those memes and essays blaming grandma for the state of capitalism—may simply stem from overexposure. The flower children’s children grew up in ...

Nico, best remembered for her brief stint with the Velvet Underground and her association with artist Andy Warhol, is the subject of an upcoming biopic. Italian director Susanna Nicchiarelli will ...

The Velvet Underground, Sly Stone and Nina Simone are among the artists who will be awarded the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Awards in 2017, the organization behind the Grammys announced ...

Listen to noodling tracks by Dave Matthews Band, Grateful Dead, Goose and more. By Marc Tracy To celebrate the return of daylight saving time, here’s a playlist full of songs about sunshine and ...