NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of The Velvet Underground on 3 May 2024. The Velvet Underground has been played on NTS over 210 times, featured on 193 episodes and was first played on 2 August 2011.

The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. It originally comprised singer and guitarist Lou Reed, Welsh multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus MacLise. In 1965 MacLise was replaced by Moe Tucker, who played on most of the band's recordings. Though their integration of rock and the avant-garde resulted in little commercial success, they became one…