The Velvet Underground

As you well know, Beck’s got all sorts of fun things going on at the new beck.com , including interviews with Tom Waits , acoustic versions of Modern Guilt songs , and perhaps most excellently his Record Club, which pulls together colleagues and Giovanni Ribisis to cover full classic albums and post the spoils via video embeds. The present project is The Velvet Underground & Nico , from which we’ve heard quite a few . According to P4K , the next album they’ll tackle will be the 1969 LP Oar by Skip Spence. But before we get there, there’s still more VU & Nico ... Read Full Story

Record Club: Velvet Underground & Nico "All Tomorrow's Parties" from Beck Hansen on Vimeo . Scott's Tip Of The Day: I lost interest in Beck awhile ago. I enjoyed his albums less and less. A lot of it just started to sound the same. His belief in Scientology didn't really impress me much either. But now that he has introduced a newly designed website, he's upped the ante. Beck and his friends rerecorded all of the tracks on the Velvet Underground's debut album, The Velvet Underground and Nico . This could have easily been a disaster, but turned out to be quite enjoyable. Above ... Read Full Story

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MUSIC NEWS - As we reported , Beck and friends are covering The Velvet Underground & Nico album. We have the opening track, SUNDAY MORNING (below). Beck now has revealed the other disc the group is considereding for its' first release; Sex Packets by Digital Underground . Beck said, "For this first edition, after lengthy deliberation and coming close to covering Digital Underground 's Sex Packets , all present voted in favor of the 'other' Underground 's The Velvet Underground And Nico . Participants included this time around are Nigel Godrich , Joey Waronker , Brian Lebarton , Bram Inscore , Yo , Giovanni ... Read Full Story

The Velvet Underground: 'Venus in Furs' live January 1966 Video: The Velvet Underground filmed on 16mm by Jonas Mekas at the Annual Dinner of the New York Society for Clinical Psychiatry, Delmonico's Hotel, New York City, January 13, 1966. The Velvet Underground: ‘Venus in Furs’ live January 1966 Related Product: The Great Artists The Fog of War - Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara Najee Plays Songs from the Key of Life: A Tribute to Stevie Wonder Let's Meet Famous Artists A+ Mini Projector: Goes from 21-80", weighs 3lbs, 7x4x2.5" dimensions, 50,000 bulb life! Read Full Story