In 1965, while working as Brill Building-style staff songwriter for Pickwick Music, Reed formed a group, the Primitives (including Cale), for live performances of a single he had recorded called “The Ostrich.” He also had written songs, such as “Heroin” and “Venus in Furs,” that ...
The Velvet Underground: Directed by Todd Haynes. With The Velvet Underground, John Cale, Lou Reed, Henry Flynt. The Velvet Underground explores the multiple threads that converged to bring together one of the most influential bands in rock and roll.
Anna is a Swedish singer-songwriter in an indie/folky kind of way, and (potentially) of course she has dabbled a bit with country influences as well, even if that will not be very evident from this collection. Anna has grown a solid fan base here in her home country and she has with...
Like pop-art pioneer Warhol's excursions into the world of film, his involvement in the mid-'60s music scene via the Velvet Underground had limited commercial appeal but was highly influential. It was as the manager of the New York-based group co-founded by singer-songwriter-guitarist Reed ...
In John Cale: The Velvet Underground The band’s influential debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico was recorded in 1966 and released in 1967. Cale’s influence is apparent on tracks such as “Venus in Furs” and “Heroin,” which feature his droning viola, and “All Tomorrow’s Parti...
It didn't take long forLou Reedto outgrow theBeach Boyscash-inshe was making as a contract artist and songwriter and head toward more fertile land. By 1965 he had met John Cale, and the pair started working on the music that would become the core foundation of theVelvet Underground. With...
It didn't take long forLou Reedto outgrow theBeach Boyscash-inshe was making as a contract artist and songwriter and head toward more fertile land. By 1965 he had met John Cale, and the pair started working on the music that would become the core foundation of theVelvet Underground. With...
English art pop musicians drew from their art school studies, while in America the style drew on the influence of pop artist Andy Warhol and affiliated band the Velvet Underground, and also intersected with folk music's singer-songwriter movement. 英國藝術流行音樂家從在藝術學校的學習中汲取靈感...
New archival collectionWords & Music, May 1965contains the iconic songwriter's 'lost' early recordings. Album Review 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...