Pre-order I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute To The Velvet Underground & Nico. Velvet Underground founder Lou Reed was an active support of Amnesty International USA. To celebrate the release, Verve Records will donate to Amnesty International USA, a global grassroots organization of millions dedicated to demanding human rights for all people. From the sound of the Stooges to his raw, norm-shattering displays of masculinity, Iggy Pop has been a cultural pioneer for a generation. Today, the label continues this rich legacy with artists such as Jon Batiste, Cynthia Erivo, Bettye LaVette, and more. The Velvet Underground will make its debut in theaters and globally on Apple TV+ on October 15, alongside a soundtrack curated by Randall Poster and Todd Haynes via Republic/UMe.įounded in 1956 by impresario Norman Granz in order to create a fair and just label home for Ella Fitzgerald, Verve Records has become home to some of the most pioneering acts in music, including Ella, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, The Velvet Underground, Frank Zappa, Dizzy Gillespie, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Oscar Peterson, Sarah Vaughn, and more. Ricky Gardiner, the guitarist who performed classic riffs for albums including David Bowie’s Low and Iggy Pop’s Lust for Life, has died aged 73. Apple Original Films and Polygram Entertainment present The Velvet Underground, in association with Federal Films, a Motto Films and Killer Films production.

The tribute album was conceived in 2017 at the same time as Todd Haynes signed on to direct The Velvet Underground, the highly anticipated Apple Original Film that just premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival to rave reviews and marks Haynes’ first foray into the documentary space. The release of I’ll Be Your Mirror marks the kickoff of a robust campaign of Velvet Underground activity in 2021. Today’s release of “European Son” follows versions of “I’ll Be Your Mirror” by Courtney Barnett, “I’m Waiting For The Man” by Matt Berninger and the record’s lead single, a version of “Run Run Run” by Kurt Vile & The Violators. It’s a track-by-track tribute to the original debut album. Vincent & Thomas Bartlett, Thurston Moore, Bobby Gillespie, King Princess, Courtney Barnett and Fontaines D.C. I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico also features contributions Michael Stipe, Matt Berninger, Andrew Bird, Lucius, Kurt Vile & The Violators, St. “I am thrilled and humbled that the joyous experience of getting deeply nasty with Iggy on “European Son” can be heard by lifelong VU fans and newcomers.” Iggy Pop has been hanging around the punk-rock conversation for so long that even his body has become a sort of living artifact, a street-walkin. It has been updated in celebration of the punk icon’s 75th birthday (April 21st, 2022). Iggy Pop remains rock and roll’s greatest singer,” says Sweeney. Editor’s note: This feature first ran in 2016 upon the release of Iggy Pop’s album Post Pop Depression.

“The Velvet Underground were rock and roll’s finest band.

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