The Velvet Underground
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Hear Lou Reed's Primordial, Super-Rare Country-Folk Recording of 'Heroin'
Artist recorded track two years before Velvet Underground as a demo, which will be coming out officially on a comp this summer
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This Lou Reed Demo Sat in an Envelope Unopened For Nearly 50 Years
Hear the earliest-known recording of "I'm Waiting For the Man," off the upcoming archive collection Words & Music, May 1965
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The 10 Best Documentaries of 2021
From a host of legendary music docs to portraits of a still-in-progress pandemic and a Civil Rights leader's persecution — the highlights of a banner year in nonfiction filmmaking
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'The Velvet Underground' Documentary Is as Radical, Daring and Brilliant as the Band Itself
Todd Haynes look back at the Sixties downtown-boho rock icons gives the group the exhilarating, experimental portrait it richly deserves
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'I Had a Lot of Fun With My Band': Maureen Tucker on 'Velvet Underground' Doc, Lou Reed, and Retirement
Our exclusive interview with the legendary VU drummer on the band's legacy and why she's perfectly happy putting down the drumsticks
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All Tomorrow's Parties: How Todd Haynes Made the Perfect 'Velvet Underground' Doc
The director on why he needed to make a portrait of the seminal, influential subversives of dark Sixties rock & roll
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A New Compilation Traces the Velvet Underground's Influence Across Generations
On 'I'll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico,' Michael Stipe, Iggy Pop, Sharon Van Etten, and Courtney Barnett reflect who the Velvets were as they reinterpret every song on the Banana Album
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The Velvet Underground Chart a Singular Path in Trailer for Todd Haynes' New Documentary
Filmmaker also helped curate the movie's accompanying soundtrack, featuring classic and rare tracks
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Matt Berninger Drops Rowdy Cover of Velvet Underground's 'I'm Waiting for the Man'
Berninger's rendition will be featured on upcoming tribute album I'll Be Your Mirror
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Kurt Vile and the Violators Contribute Hypnotic Cover of the Velvet Underground's 'Run Run Run' to New Tribute Album
I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico also features covers from Iggy Pop and Matt Sweeney, St. Vincent and Thomas Bartlett, and Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen, Michael Stipe, and more
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