Long Island native songwriter/singer/guitarist Lou Reed had gone from college at Syracuse University to a day job as a staff composer and musician for Pickwick Records, whose specialities (besides budget reissues and … The spry, jangly “We're Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together” is a reminder that beneath the feedback, they often played surprisingly straight-ahead rock ‘n' roll. The Velvet Underground, Soundtrack: Men in Black 3. Situated in Whistler, BC- The Velvet Underground is a 70's style hangout, and mecca of all things awesome. The Velvet Underground were iconoclasts unwilling to turn their backs on the past. After the unfortunate departure of John Cale, the Velvet Underground had a musical revamp -- their third album, "The Velvet Underground" is smoother and less gritty. The Velvet Underground Experience will contain six films, 350+ photos, 1,000+ objects, and features projections that recreate the atmosphere of the banana album artwork produced by Andy Warhol. Though mostly ignored during their brief run in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, The Velvet Underground would slowly become one of the most influential bands in the history of popular music. Stripped of the shock value, the best of the Velvet Underground shines through -- great musical skills and beautiful songwriting. Vintage clothing, handmade apparel, online store, vegan cafe, live music and more! The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City. The Velvet Underground had its origins, oddly enough, in the world of manufactured pop music, around 1965. The band's debut, The Velvet Underground & Nico was produced by Warhol and released on Verve Records in March 1967. The first release credited to The Velvet Underground was a sound collage actually created solely by Cale that was included on a split flexi disk with Peter Walker in the third issue of Phyllis Johnson's magazine Aspen. The Velvet Underground var et amerikansk rockband, der blev dannet i 1964 i New York City af sangeren og guitaristen Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalisten John Cale, guitaristen Sterling Morrison og trommeslageren Angus MacLise (erstattet med Moe Tucker i 1965). Milly Toomey tours her girl-power tunes, the Velvet Underground man celebrates 50 years of their seminal album and the London duo load their indie with lols Published: 19 May 2017 . The Velvet Underground mark II made a stylistic shift towards intimacy, with Reed seeking redemption on songs such as Beginning to See the Light and Jesus.