The Velvet Underground began its music journey in New York City in the summer of 1964, its founders the late Lou Reed, Angus MacLise and Moe Tucker determined to change the landscape of modern music. Unfortunately the band enjoyed very little success; most critics panned them as ‘uncommercial.’
Everything changed when Andy Warhol, a struggling artist with no music or record connections was hired to be the bands manager; the marriage lasted only a few years, but Andy’s influence had a lasting effect.
We now know that the Velvet Underground did change the music landscape, and film director Todd Haynes has announced that his new project will be a documentary about the rise and fall of Velvet Underground. Todd will lean on Andy Warhol’s early video and audio, with interviews of the surviving members.
Todd Haynes has plenty of experience chronicling the lives of the unusual; Karen Carpenter, David Bowie, and Bob Dylan have been the subjects of his previous documentaries.