Published: 14:40 BST, 23 October 2021 | Updated: 17:00 BST, 27 October 2021Ī new documentary airing on AppleTV+, titled, The Velvet Underground, explores the highs and lows of the influential and irreverent rock band that defined New York's avant-garde scene during the 1960s and 70s.
Warhol was fired in an explosive power struggle with Lou Reed, who also later that same year fired Velvet Underground co-founder John Cale.He added the German blonde model Nico to the lineup and designed their iconic 1967 album cover Warhol leveraged his fame to book them gigs, publicity and a record deal.With the pop-artist's connections, the Velvet Underground performed for audiences that included Jackie Kennedy, Walter Cronkite and Rudolph Nureyev.Andy Warhol became the band's manager in 1966 after being introduced through a druggy teenage filmmaker named Barbara Rubin, they auditioned at the Factory and became Warhol's 'house' band.The doc reveals how Lou Reed was given electroshock treatments as a teenager in order to 'shock the gayness out of him'.The Velvet Underground was formed in 1964 by Lou Reed, an angsty college dropout from Long Island, and John Cale, a classically trained viola player from Wales with a penchant for experimental music.A new documentary titled, 'The Velvet Underground,' by director Todd Haynes, examines the highs and lows of the celebrated New York City underground rock band.
'So viscous': New Velvet Underground doc reveals how Lou Reed was given convulsive therapy to 'shock the gayness out of him' - before starting the influential band that was managed by Andy Warhol
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