ChartAttack.com - It all started with a banana. The unforgettable piece of fruit painted by Andy Warhol that adorns the cover of The Velvet Underground & Nico's landmark 1967 self-titled album unofficially started a more than 40 year love affair between contemporary art and rock 'n' roll.

Blogcritics.org - Everywhere in the older Chinese writers he encountered praise of music as one of the primal sources of all order,... Everywhere in the older Chinese writers he encountered praise of music as one of the primal sources of all order, morality, beauty and health. Hermann Hesse I was lying in bed; it was around midnight. I was listening to some AM station playing alternative stuff, late night radio, ...

Washington Post - LOS ANGELES -- It's always a risky venture for seasoned musicians to revisit the works of their youth. One recalls with dismay the Velvet Underground's "reunion" tour in the early 1990s, and Brian Wilson's live 2002 rerecording of the Beach Boys' 1966 song cycle "Pet Sounds" took a radiant and...

Gothamist - High-end auction houses aren't very punk rock, but Christie's is about to put some classic punk era memorabilia on the block . They announced the auction, which takes place November 24th, yesterday--and it will include more than 120 punk treasures from legends like the Ramones, the Velvet Underground, Patti Smith, Blondie, David Bowie and more. Christie's pop-culture chief Simeon Lipman told ...

New York Press - New York City has always been a Mecca for great music. We've had Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, the Velvet Underground and Sonic Youth.

New York Press - We asked dozens of bands 10 questions each about the local music scene. New York City has always been a Mecca for great music. We've had Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, the Velvet Underground and Sonic Youth.

Los Angeles Times - The Velvet Underground rocker hones his creative legacy with help from saxophonist Krieger and 'electronic alchemist' Sarth Calhoun.

ChartAttack.com - I'm a big fan of both The Velvet Underground and Lou Reed's solo work. But Berlin , Reed's third solo album, has never ranked among my favourites.

Boston Globe - Sept. 28 What do you do for an encore after you've been Andy Warhol's lover, survived Harvard, and hung out with the Velvet Underground? If you're Danny Williams, you disappear, which he did in 1966. Esther Robinson turned her uncle's story into a spellbinding documentary, and she hosts a post-screening Q&A. 4 p.m. $9, $7 students. Institute of Contemporary Art, ...

Bostonist - Light Shows -- Before planetariums had lasers, underground artists provided the light show backdrop to the world's psychedelic bands. Ken Brown was a master of the art form. He provided the swirly, sometimes hilarious, sometimes hokey light effects at the legendary Boston Tea Party, a South End venue that hosted everybody from the Velvet Underground to Led Zeppelin. Brown's Super 8 films ...

Jam! Showbiz - MONTREAL - From Studio 54 to Shirley Temple and the Velvet Underground, a new exhibit at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts explores the role of music and dance in Andy Warhol's art.