The Velvet Underground
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You could write some kind of rock and roll equation for their sound quite easily -- whatever, [the third] Velvet Underground album + K Records divided by Young Marble Giants plus the hazy gauze of Clay Allison. They were perfect for their time, and no one else sounded like them.
For me it was the Velvet Underground
In this song, we ask, 'Who would you rather be: the Beatles or the Rolling Stones?' But really, we'd rather be the Velvet Underground. And there's one person missing from this weekendMore quotes »
Around the web
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Charlie Boyer and the Voyeurs: Clarietta – review
droning organs and clipped guitars, straight from the New York lineage of the Velvet Underground, are your thing, look no further than Charlie Boyer and the Voyeurs, the latest update on a familiar theme. There's a satisfying thud to their debut, with the from Guardian Unlimited Read more »
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Goldsmiths students launch NX Records after Blur, Placebo, Katy B, James Blake success
The Velvet Underground, Placebo, James Blake and even Wings all owe something to time spent at Goldsmiths. Now the New Cross university is hoping the launch of its own record label will add a whole new roster of music stars to its list of famous former students from This is Local London Read more »
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Hi Im Me and Your You
he was doing. Angus then formed a band called Tantrum. After The Velvet Underground, Malcolm decided to form a more pure rock and roll band, and enlisted Angus and they were soon signed to the new Albert label, and Vanda & Young produced their first seven from All Free Essays Read more »
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Hear the Velvet Underground fade to static on a laser-cut wooden record
Records can be made out of just about anything: vinyl, 3D-printed plastic, paper, even ice. Over at Instructables, Amanda Ghassaei has set out to push the limits of music formats — after trying out Joy Division and the Pixies with 3D printing last year, sh from The Verge Read more »
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Listen to Radiohead, Velvet Underground as played on wooden “vinyl” records
to about 4.5kHz (mp3 is 44.1kHz).” Okay, so the sound quality isn’t anything great, but when you consider she’s playing The Velvet Underground and Nico’s “Femme Fatale” on a slab of maple, I think you can forgive a little audio loss. Below, you can listen from Consequence Of Sound Read more »
