In 1993, The Velvet Underground reformed and played their first gig in Edinburgh. A Documentary on the tour.
posted by sgt.serenity on May 5, 2011 - 58 comments

"I came to this beautiful hall in a soiled subway car, but I might as well have travelled in a grand carriage. As I walked down the street I drew sidelong glances. 'Who is this man,' they seemed to say. 'A man at home where-ever he travels. A man of refinement. A man of elegance. A man of corduroy.'" An address to the Corduroy Appreciation Club (previously) by MeFi's youngamerican Jesse Thorn.
posted by l33tpolicywonk on Nov 12, 2010 - 59 comments

It's Time for the Percolator. It's Time for the Percolator. It's Time for the Percolator. It's Time for the Percolator. It's Time for the Percolator. It's Time for the Percolator. It's Time for the Percolator. It's Time for the Percolator. It's Time for the Percolator. It's Time for the Percolator. [more inside]
posted by empath on Feb 2, 2010 - 61 comments

The Greatest Velvet Paintings of Science Fiction Icons [more inside]
posted by JoanArkham on Nov 5, 2009 - 20 comments

Gentlemen, are you searching for that special something to wear to the Paris Court Ball? Ladies, do you long to don a pelisse and kid shoes for your next round of afternoon calls? Vintage Textile can help. [more inside]
posted by chihiro on Oct 22, 2008 - 28 comments

The Velvet Republican. (ebay link)
posted by anticlock on Apr 2, 2007 - 34 comments

Velvet Welk
posted by JeffL on Apr 1, 2007 - 20 comments

Can you hear the future? Sunncomm can, and it's called copy protection. Sunncomm's Mediamax DRM, which blocks the purchaser from copying any files from the CD, is included on the latest Dave Matthews Band CD, Stand Up (as well as CDs from some other artists). The good news? It includes pre-ripped versions of the songs. The bad news? They're .WMA files. Apparently, Dave Matthews Band decided to help out all those iPod lovers who were getting hosed (perhaps in response to this) by posting instructions on how to bypass Sunncomm's copy protection. Of course, the last time somebody did that, he nearly got sued into oblivion. DMB's probably OK, however, because it seems that business is booming. Of course, that may not last long. [via] and [via]
posted by MrZero on Aug 17, 2005 - 48 comments

"Nuts to art." Edgar Leeteg is considered, for good or bad, the poobah of modern velvet painting. He did manage to rate his own museum exhibit and inspire others to create their own special brand of nutty art. (Links have possible NSFW art displays)
posted by DeepFriedTwinkies on Dec 31, 2004 - 6 comments

I'll take the Ronald Reagan and JonBenet Ramsey velvet paintings please. Do you accept John Wayne Gacy Discover Cards?
posted by MrBaliHai on Jul 13, 2003 - 8 comments