When the Velvet Underground performed around New York in the 1960s, they weren’t the most popular band. “They had this off-putting aura, you know? Yikes, they were scary,” says Martha Morrison, guitarist Sterling Morrison’s wife, as she remembers one of their concerts at Cafe Bizarre for Todd Haynes&#8...

The album features reimagined takes on every track from TVU’s 1967 debut albumThe post Hear St. Vincent, Fontaines D.C. and Michael Stipe cover The Velvet Underground on new tribute album appeared first on NME.

Before legendary Saturday Night Live music producer Hal Willner passed away last year, he was working on at least two different all-star tribute albums. The first, AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs Of Marc Bolan And T. Rex, was released last year. And today, we’re getting a full-length tribute album to the Velvet Underground’s 1...

St. Vincent, Fontaines DC, Angel Olson, Sharon Van Etten, Iggy Pop, Michael Stipe and more prove that this 54-year-old classic lives onThe post Various Artists – ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror’ review: a loving tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico appeared first on NME.

Next week, the Hal Willner-organized album I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico is being released. On it, a whole lot of artists cover every song on the Velvet Underground’s 1967 debut. We’ve heard contributions from Iggy Pop and Matt Sweeney, Kurt Vile, Matt Berninger, and Courtney Barne...