Well, I never. It turns out Charli XCX is a huge fan of the Velvet Underground and Nico – the 1967 album that’s one of the most influential records of all time. Indeed she’s called it “the ...

Their debut album, 1967’s ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico,’ includes songs about drug addicts, transvestites and hookers; its 1968 follow-up, ‘White Light / White Heat,’ is even darker.

John Cale's name is inevitably associated with the legendary New York band that produced ‘Femme Fatale’. Yet it was in Wales ...

In this piece from the Uncut archives (August 2006, Take 111), ex-Velvets sonic provocateur John Cale talks exclusively about the making of one of the greatest debut albums of all time – from ...

Vinyl (1965) 1h 10m The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound (1966) 1h 10m ...

Verve Records/UMe is releasing The Velvet Underground, a limited-edition career-spanning box that collects all four of the band’s studio albums, Nico’s debut LP, Chelsea Girl, and a ...

Colchester Arts Centre is hosting a 'Vinyl Sessions' event on Sunday, March 9, celebrating one of the most iconic albums of all ...

Charli echoed her love of Lou Reed again last December, when she named the 1967 album ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico’ as “the apex of fine art” during speech at Variety’s Hitmakers Awards.