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Andy Hughes John Cale will play a show in Liverpool next year to mark half a century of the Velvet Underground‘s classic debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico. Related news:…

Pete Doherty and Carl Barat performing with The Libertines at Leeds Festival 2015 (Photo: Gary Mather for Live4ever Media) Libertines pair Pete Doherty and Carl Barat were at the  Philharmonie de Paris last night (April 3rd) covering the Velvet Underground‘s ‘White Light/White Heat‘ with John Cale.…

An early live version of the Velvet Underground‘s lo-fi classic ‘Sweet Jane‘ has been unveiled ahead of the 6CD re-release of the band’s self-titled third album for its 45th anniversary. Related news: The Magic Gang announce farewell tour of the UK The Killers to celebrate 20 years …

There’ll be a special, 45th anniversary edition of the Velvet Underground‘s self-titled third album to get your hands on next month. Related news: Sam Fender teams up with Noah Kahan for new version of Homesick The Magic Gang announce farewell tour of the UK The Killers to celebrate 20 …

The 45th anniversary of the Velvet Underground‘s ‘White Light/White Heat‘ is to be marked with a super deluxe, 3CD reissue which will be out in time for the Christmas market. Related news:…

Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner had admitted the idea for the title of their new album came directly from the Velvet Underground‘s compilation ‘VU‘. Related news:…

Some of the great musical works of our time are canonized for associations; cultural importance and gallant artistic ambition, but rarely are they primarily championed for the strength of their content alone. Truly classic albums are strident works of perfection that balance this strength of composition with an often Herculean…

Nirvana, The Shins and the Velvet Underground are among the latest acts to join the party for next month’s ‘Black Friday’ initiative. ‘Back To Black Friday’ has been organised by the people behind the annual Record Store Day events and, as previously reported on Live4ever, will this year include…

The 45th anniversary of The Velvet Underground‘s seminal debut album ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico‘ is to be celebrated with a comprehensive, 6-disc re-release, it has been confirmed today. Related news:…

Debut albums. Get them right, and their impact can change the world. Some mark the starting point for even greater things to come, others make such a lasting impression their legacy becomes an almost unbearable burden on the shoulders of its creators. Many bands have got it very right on…

It is difficult to categorize Norfolk-based rockers Sennen, whose new album ‘Age of Denial’ has just received its US release ahead of a series of State-side tour dates. The band fervently resist being pigeon-holed within the limitations of any one genre, bringing together a sound that is equal parts prog-rock,…

It’s hard to imagine a world without ‘Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band‘. If you’ll indulge us for a moment, the physicist C.P. Snow once said that if Einstein hadn’t partaken in a spot of chin-stroking and eventually conceived the General Theory of Relativity, which revolutionised the way we think…

It’s difficult to describe psychedelic rock without also discussing psychedelic drugs. Most psych-heavy bands will tell you that the music is what’s most important, and that the subsequent effects of inhaling or ingesting certain substances merely provide a boost to the listening experience. That may be true, but it’s pretty…

The National, Fleet Foxes and Animal Collective lead the impressive list of new acts confirmed for next year’s Primavera Sound Festival, which will take place in Barcelona, Spain from May 26th-28th. Related news: Pixies, Modest Mouse announce second co-headline North American tour Sam Fender teams up with Noah Kahan for …