Velvet Underground Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

14^th March 2008

Fact: Dance star Moby paid tribute to veteran rocker Lou Reed at Austin, Texas' South By Southwest festival on Wednesday (13Mar08), joining 11 other acts in a live salute to the former Velvet Underground singer.

16^th February 2007

Fact: British actress Thandie Newton's children, RIPLEY and Nico, are named after Sigourney Weaver's ALIEN heroine and the Velvet Underground's muse respectively.