Velvet Revolver reform for benefit

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added: 16 Jan 2012 // by: Noise11 

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Velvet Revolver reformed for their first show since 2008 on January 12 for a benefit for the late John O'Brien.

Composer and music supervisor O'Brien was found dead at age 45 in a hotel room in Chicago last August. He was the film composer for 'Iron Man' and 'Pineapple Express'.

Velvet Revolver guitarist Dave Kushner rang around the old band members and even managed a 'yes' from estranged singer Scott Weiland. Weiland joined Kushner, Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum for a four-song set for at the House of Blues in West Hollywood on Thursday.

Velvet Revolver performed 'Sucker Train Blues', 'she Builds Quick Machines' and 'Slither' as well as a cover of Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' which someone in the audience captured on their phone and uploaded to YouTube.

Velvet Revolver insist this performance was a one-off for an old friend/

The show also featured Maroon 5, Tom Morello, Sheryl Crow and Stephen Stills.

Check out a bit of the Velvet Revolver 'Wish You Were Here' performance here:

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Velvet Underground get legal with Apple over banana

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added: 12 Jan 2012 // by: Noise11 

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The Velvet Underground, the band formed by Lou Reed and John Cale in the 60s, has taken legal action against the Andy Warhol Foundation for selling his iconic Banana album design to Apple.

The artwork was originally used on the 1967 album 'The Velvet Underground & Nico'.

The lawsuit this time claims the image is symbolic of the band and fans relate to the image as The Velvet Underground. They claim that by selling the image to Apple for iPad and iPhone products that the Andy Warhol Foundation is cheapening the name of The Velvet Underground and associating them with a product they would never endorse.

However, the artwork was never copyrighted because Andy Warhol originally licenced the image from an ad.

The album was a commercial failure in its day. It entered the Billboard chart in May 13, 1967 at no. 199 and was out by June 10, 1967 after only getting to no. 177. The group disbanded in 1973 and in years to come the album went on to become one of the most important records of its time.

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