velvet underground Archive
10 Jun 2026
Book Review: Do What You Fear Most: The History of the Velvet Underground
I count myself as a serious fan of the writing and scholarship of Richie Unterberger. One of his earliest books, 1998’s Unknown Legends of Rock ‘n’ Roll ranks among my […]
07 Jan 2026
Take Five: Pop-leaning Tracks from the Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground are one of rock’s paradoxes. During the group’s time together, the New York City based band never achieved widespread popularity; their most commercially successful album – the […]
27 Apr 2024
Take 5: The Pop Side of the Velvet Underground
The late Lou Reed is one of rock music’s most iconic artists. With and beyond the Velvet Underground, his work is revered for its boundary-pushing nature, often bringing taboo subjects […]
20 Sep 2018
Book Review: Anthony DeCurtis — Lou Reed: A Life
There have been a number of books written about Lou Reed and/or the Velvet Underground. Victor Bockris’ Transformer: The Lou Reed story hit shelves nearly a quarter century ago, at […]
03 Mar 2014
Hundred-word Reviews: DVDs
Reviewing DVDs takes more time than albums, since when previewing them, I can’t do much else than sit there and watch. So it takes me awhile to get to DVDs. […]