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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO WITH PAUL NOLAN, JOHN CALE, JARVIS COCKER & MATT SWEENEY

Aug 6, 2026 · 56 min · 6 segments

Paul Nolan is waiting for the man, as he revisits the Vevet Underground's immortal 1967 debut, The Velvet Underground & Nico. Plus interviews with John Cale, Jarvis Cocker and Matt Sweeney. Produced…

Paul Nolan is waiting for the man, as he revisits the Vevet Underground's immortal 1967 debut, The Velvet Underground & Nico. Plus interviews with John Cale, Jarvis Cocker and Matt Sweeney. Produced by Paul Nolan Edited by Flo Laurent * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Nolan is waiting for the man, as he revisits the Vevet Underground's immortal 1967 debut, The Velvet Underground & Nico. Plus interviews with John Cale, Jarvis Cocker and Matt Sweeney. Produced…

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Show signals: SuitabilitySafeAudience≈93k followers

Speakers: Paul NolanHostMatt SweeneyGuestJohn CaleGuestJarvis CockerGuestWill Russell

Top entities: John Cale×13 Matt Sweeney×13 Lou Reed×27 Jarvis Cocker×9 I’ll Be Your Mirror×6

Opening and Episode Setup0:11 – 0:34

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NicoSoundbite Speaker

0:11

Here she comes You better watch your step She's going to break your heart in two It's true

0:30

Hi, I'm Paul Nolan, Hot Press Contributing Editor.

0:33

Spring 1998.

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