Coming from the wild and loud New York City of the mid-1960s, The Velvet Underground cut its own path, different from any other band at that time. They mixed harsh words with hard, bold sounds.

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Ever see a film and wish the fictional rock bands in it were real? These three bands would have demolished the charts, in my opinion.

Here are three albums from the 1960s that sparked controversy due to their highly taboo and provocative subject matter and cover art.

J. Hoberman’s teeming history of New York’s avant-garde scene is a fascinating trove of research and a thrilling clamor of ...

As a romance, Celine Song’s Materialists is both modern and timeless. That feeling is captured in “My Baby (Got Nothing At ...

Have you heard of The Velvet Sundown? It's kind of like The Velvet Underground, except The Velvet Underground is definitely real, and the jury is still out for The Velvet Sundown. The band's photos ...

Carnie Wilson, the Beach Boys, John Cusack, John Stamos, Elizabeth Banks, and more paid tribute to Brian Wilson following the ...