John Cale

Rock guitarist and classical violist John Cale participated in one of Warhol's big experiments, The Velvet Underground. Warhol took the difficult, obscure band mates and made them stars. After the Velvets' breakup, Cale became an underground rock hero with records like Fear and Paris 1919. Cale's latest album is Black Acetate.

John Cale appears in the following:

John Cale Returns With 'Shifty Adventures'

Friday, October 12, 2012

Anyone familiar with John Cale knows he's an artist who plays lots of types of music: Cale made rock history as a founding member of The Velvet Underground in the 1960's and he's a cl...

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John Cale, Parton For President, Henry Cowell Rediscovered

Friday, October 12, 2012

Today on Soundcheck, the next installment of Musician In Chief: This time Faith Saille explains why the bedazzled Queen of Country Dolly Parton would be right for the job. Then, Velve...

"Style It Takes"

Friday, August 07, 2009

Cale performs a song from Songs For Drella, the album he wrote with Lou Reed as a tribute to Warhol.

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Cale on Warhol

Friday, August 07, 2009

Andy Warhol did more than turn groceries into art - he also elevated an obscure band called The Velvet Underground to the rock pantheon. Band co-founder John Cale tells Kurt that Warhol didn't do it for the love of rock & roll. "I don't think he ...

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Style It Takes

Friday, June 02, 2006

Back in 1990, John Cale and Lou Reed, his bandmate from the Velvet Underground, wrote a song cycle about Andy Warhol, called Songs for Drella. John performs one for us in the studio.

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Cale on Warhol

Friday, June 02, 2006

John Cale tells Kurt about what it was like to work with the Pop art superstar in the 1960s.

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Warhol, Bernal, Darwin

Friday, June 02, 2006

Andy Warhol was the superstar who coined the phrase “superstar,” and changed our culture forever. Kurt Andersen and music pioneer John Cale talk about the lasting legacy of the Pop art legend. They'll discuss Warhol's influence on art, album covers, and a celebrity-obsessed culture he helped create. And Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal defends accusations that he's the cinema's biggest heartthrob.

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John Cale: Things (To Do in Denver When You're Dead)

Saturday, December 10, 2005

John Cale performs this song (off his 2004 album HoboSapiens) live in the studio. 

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Special Guest: John Cale

Saturday, December 10, 2005

Kurt Andersen and underground rock hero John Cale look at the pervasive cultural influence of Andy Warhol. Plus, Cale performs a few songs live in the studio.

Rock guitarist and classical violist John Cale participated in one of Warhol’s big experiments, The Velvet Underground. Warhol took the difficult, obscure bandmates ...

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Warhol, Soup Cans, Cowboys

Saturday, December 10, 2005

Studio 360 goes Pop. Andy Warhol was the superstar who coined the phrase “superstar,” and changed our culture forever. Kurt Andersen and music pioneer John Cale talk about the lasting legacy of the Pop art legend. They’ll discuss Warhol’s influence on art, album covers, and a celebrity-obsessed culture he helped ...

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