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Bill Collings, Maker of Sought-After Guitars, Dies at 68

2806 days ago
New York TimesMr. Collings’s company made guitars for Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Joni Mitchell, Eddie Van Halen, Paul Simon, Lou Reed, Bill Frisell and Emmylou Harris. more info

Jack Cooper – “Gynn Square”

2807 days ago
StereogumJack Cooper of Mazes and Ultimate Painting is releasing a solo album called Sandgrown this summer. Lead single "North Of Anywhere" was a lovely low-key guitar-pop ballad in the vein of Lou Reed, and today's new "Gynn Square" follows suit. Do yourself... more info

40 From 40: 1973

2820 days ago
Sweeping The NationClearing up another pre-Year Zero year as we continue through four decades of pop, one which features a lot of big important albums and international starmaking turns. Ziggy retired, Led Zeppelin got their private plane, CBGBs opens, we lost Gram Par... more info

Hard not to enjoy an evening with Lester Bangs in 'How to Be a Rock Critic'

2824 days ago
Chicago TribuneIn his 1976 Creem magazine review of Lou Reed's "Metal Machine Music" a review with the headline "The Greatest Album Ever Made," the late rock critic Lester Bangs justifies his enthusiasm by noting at some length how the album made his hermit crab, S... more info

Kurt Vile Covers Lou Reed, Steve Gunn Sings “Your Body Is A Wonderland” On The Best Show

2864 days ago
StereogumKurt Vile and Steve Gunn are two of the guests on the most recent installment of The Best Show, and as Pitchfork points out, both musicians took some time to perform. Vile covered Lou Reed's "Sword Of Domocles" and Gunn broke into John Mayer's "Your ... more info

Willie J Healey – “Lazy Shade Of Pink” Video

2884 days ago
StereogumWillie J Healey is a 22-year-old from Oxford whose hearty, lackadaisical rock songs drink from Foxygen's cocktail of retro influences -- Lou Reed, Bruce Springsteen -- while also resembling modern weirdos like Mac DeMarco and Ariel Pink. Like DeMarco... more info

Lars Ulrich Says Lou Reed Was Really Bummed Out That People Didn't Like Lulu

2897 days ago
Metal Injection"I had to like sort of comfort him through this very difficult month when the record came out and it just got fucking slammed." The post Lars Ulrich Says Lou Reed Was Really Bummed Out That People Didn't Like Lulu appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

Lars Ulrich Says Lou Reed was “Really Saddened” by Backlash Against Lulu

2898 days ago
MetalsucksUlrich on Reed: "[I] had to like sort of comfort him through this very difficult month when the record came out and it just got fucking slammed." The post Lars Ulrich Says Lou Reed was “Really Saddened” by Backlash Against Lulu appeared first on ... more info

Lions of New York: Laurie Anderson’s Glorious, Chaotic New York

2904 days ago
New York TimesFrom performances for “six people in a loft” to “O Superman,” MTV fame, and her time with Lou Reed, the artist reflects on her many years in New York. more info

Review: ‘SHOT!,’ About the Man Who Captured Rock’s Famous Faces

2920 days ago
New York TimesMick Rock, the British photographer with the cool name and starry portfolio (Blondie, Lou Reed, David Bowie) is the subject of a new documentary. more info

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