We are a plant-based cafe, a second hand and vintage clothing store, and we are obsessed with reducing our environmental footprint on this beautiful planet. Lou Reed - rock legend and Velvet Underground founder - dies aged 71 Lou Reed - the legendary singer, guitarist and songwriter - has died aged 71, … Sue Lawley's castaway is founder of Velvet Underground John Cale. Still in his late teens at the time, he was chief songwriter, singer and bass player with the group, who took inspiration from the likes of Frank Zappa and the Velvet Underground. Lou Reed (author of "Heroin", founder of The Velvet Underground) Deeply saddened by the passing of Lou Reed. 2 comments: Suko said... All of us whose lives were saved by rock 'n roll will miss this legend. 1970: (L-R) Doug Yule, Lou Reed, Maureen "Moe" Tucker and Sterling Morrison of the rock and roll band "Velvet Underground" pose for a portrait in … Lewis Allan “Lou” Reed was born in Brooklyn on March 2, 1942. When questioned about plans to write a book covering his own career, Kovac confirmed he was and added "people are (also) gonna find out things about Malcolm Young they didn't know. His father was an accountant. For individual discographies, see articles for Lou Reed and John Cale, and main entries on Maureen Tucker and Doug Yule.. The Velvet Underground Founder Loves Chance the Rapper, Earl Sweatshirt, Vince Staples & More John Cale’s forthcoming album is heavily inspired by modern rap. Kovac and AC/DC founder Malcolm Young were both members of the early '70s Australian band Velvet Underground and remained lifelong friends. ... following co-founder Reed’s departure three months earlier. The Velvet Underground in Venus in Furs, a film by Piero Heliczer, New York, November 1965. By HP Cheung / Jan 3, 2017 His community, the Koinotés, which was founded in the 1960s, created an alternative to the official, very closely watched Church. In 1964, the Velvet Underground formed in New York City, where the band would later meet Andy Warhol, join the Factory scene and record many of its greatest songs. What: Ros Badger, founder of Badger's Velvet Underground THE VELVET UNDERGROUND US pop group about 1969. News. The Velvet Underground was inducted into the Rock and Roll of Fame in 1996. Another great one has passed. Milan Hlavsa, known to all as “Mejla”, co-founded the Plastic People of the Universe in the late 1960s. A 1995 story in Interviewdeclared, “ Since the 1960s, Lou Reed has arguably been one of the most influential figures in rock ’ n ’ roll. The Velvet Underground’s Squeeze would be an anomaly in any band’s discography, let alone one of the most influential groups of the 20th Century.Disowned by critics and fans alike for, among other things, not featuring any of the band’s original line-up, Squeeze is an impersonation, but hardly as bad as you might have been made to believe. Selected discography. Portrait of Welsh musician John Cale, co-founder of the Velvet Underground, oil on canvas. John Cale is an understated artist. The musician who co-founded influential rock band Velvet Underground with Lou Reed in the 1960s has paid tribute to his former band mate. Labels: Lou Reed. Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. While the maestro John Cale is best known as a founder of the Velvet Underground, his association with the group followed Cale's deep involvement with the avant-garde classical music scene. Lou Reed, who founded the influential Velvet Underground and went on to a solo career that spanned decades, died Sunday in Southampton, N.Y., his literary agent confirmed to NBC News… Did you know there was another 1960s group called the Velvet Underground? The American Velvet Underground are now pretty much a household name, but for years, the Lou Reed-fronted group from New York was an obscure cult act. Sharing my passion for the Velvets afforded me the opportunity to contact collectors and members of the group and, as a founder of Les Inrockuptibles music magazine, I became the curator of The Velvet Underground Experience in Paris — and now New York. Velvet Tones. Lou Reed, influential US singer-songwriter and founder member of the Velvet Underground, dies aged 71. American singer-songwriter and founder member of rock group Velvet Underground, Lou Reed pictured being interviewed in London on 12th January 1972. Legendary American singer-songwriter Lou Reed, founder-member of the Velvet Underground, has passed away at 71. Loss, Recovery, Reunion. Sad news to report today as Lou Reed has passed away at 71 years old. Challenging His Audience. Velvet Underground founder\'s death causes outpouring of grief. As founder of The Velvet Underground, Reed released some of music’s most critically acclaimed albums, including 1967’s The Velvet Underground & Nico … In a remembrance of Reed, NPR's Neda Ulaby quotes his Velvet Underground co-founder and longtime collaborator John Cale explaining that the band didn't care to … My name’s Amy and I’m the owner and founder of Velvet Underground in Whistler BC. I was born to be a Velvet Fan; my art collecting has a long history when it comes to the band. Sources. January 12 marks the centenary of the birth of Felix Maria Davídek a secretly ordained bishop and founder of the underground church in Czechoslovakia. Singer, songwriter. As part of the transforming and influential band The Velvet Underground, Cale became one of the most pertinent forces for alt-pop greatness, pushed the musical boundaries and even turned Leonard Cohen’s sprawling ‘Hallelujah’ into a hit. Multi-instrumentalist John Cale 71, … The discography of the American rock band The Velvet Underground consists of five studio albums, five live albums, 13 compilation albums, two box sets and seven singles.. Badger’s Velvet Underground will be in Brixton at The Department Store 16 & 17 November, 10am – 5pm and at Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Hampstead on 30 November 10am – 5pm. The Velvet Underground founder… Chris Martins / September 11, 2012. Formed in 1965, they were named after this lurid 1963 paperback. From l: Lou Reed (lower), Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker, Nico, Doug Yule THE VELVET UNDERGROUND US pop group about 1969. Lou Reed. Lou Reed (centre). Hall of Fame and Reeling. We consider ourselves a community, and a movement more than a store. Co-founder of Roxy Music and producer, Brian Eno, once said about the band: “The first Velvet Underground album sold only 1,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band” and its a sentiment that epitomises the influence of Lou Reed and the band.