Why was the Velvet Underground so controversial? We look at the Andy Warhol connection, the band's influence and how Sterling ...

What happened to the members of The Velvet Underground? Sterling Morrison quit the band and launched a new life in Texas. His ...

The Velvet Underground are one of the 20th century’s most influential bands, even though nobody paid attention to them back when they were making records in the ‘60s. The original lineup led ...

The Velvet Underground legend Lou Reed lived a wild life. One crazy night in London, an unlikely cult hero became his drug ...

To rock snobs, art-school students, and dads everywhere, the Velvet Underground are the cornerstone of rock and roll. They inspired bands like R.E.M. and Sonic Youth with their innovative style ...

Navied Mahdavian is a cartoonist and writer. He is a contributor to the New Yorker and author of the graphic memoir “This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America.” If it’s in the ...

Few bands were able to be as influential on modern music over a very short period of time as The Velvet Underground. Despite not selling many records over their three years of recorded output ...

Lou Reed had many regrets in life, from his years as a heroin addict to creating 'Lulu', but his lack of relationship with Frank Zappa was among his biggest.