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The Song Inspired By The Time David Bowie Mistakenly Thought He Met Lou Reed

664 days ago
JamBaseDavid Bowie, who was born on this date 77 years ago, wrote a song after mistakenly thinking he met The Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed. more info

Rosanne Cash on The Wheel, Singing with The National, and Covering Lou Reed

697 days ago
Consequence Of SoundThe singer-songwriter celebrates the album's 30th anniversary and previews the accompanying tour. Rosanne Cash on The Wheel, Singing with The National, and Covering Lou Reed Consequence Staff more info

Watch Snail Mail & Thurston Moore Cover Lou Reed In New Fender Ad

732 days ago
Stereogum Snail Mail and Thurston Moore teamed up to cover Lou Reed in a new Fender advertisement. Lindsey Jordan, Moore, and the rest of Snail Mail were filmed playing their take on Reed’s Transformer track “Satellite Of Love.” Instruments highlighte... more info

Lou Reed: The King of New York (In Conversation With Will Hermes)

752 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardRight at the start of his phenomenal new biography, Lou Reed: The King of New York, Will Hermes makes a confession: “If you’re looking for some neat totalizing statement or psychological profile to explain Reed, to fix him like a butterfly specim... more info

Margaret Cho on How Todd Haynes’ Velvet Goldmine Is an Alternative to “Gay Tragedy” Storytelling

753 days ago
Consequence Of SoundHow the film views queerness through the lens of David Bowie, Iggy Pop, and Lou Reed. Margaret Cho on How Todd Haynes’ Velvet Goldmine Is an Alternative to “Gay Tragedy” Storytelling Consequence Staff more info

Sad Song :: Lou Reed’s Berlin At 50

761 days ago
Aquarium Drunkard Transformer, released in late 1972, gave Lou Reed a dose of the success that had eluded him in the Velvet Underground days. He almost immediately brought that momentum to a halt with Berlin, which hit record stores 50 years ago this week. To dig de... more info

Long-lost Lou Reed songs from Andy Warhol era discovered

2195 days ago
New York PostDozens of previously unreleased songs by Velvet Underground founding member Lou Reed were recently discovered on a cassette tape at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pa. The tunes, dating from 1975, are on one side of a cassette labeled “The Ph... more info

Morrissey is signing other artists’ albums and selling them for $300 at shows

2198 days ago
Consequence of SoundMoz has ruined the covers of records by David Bowie, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, and Iggy Pop. Morrissey is signing other artists’ albums and selling them for $300 at shows Ben Kaye more info

Luiz e os Louises – “Please Everyone”

2208 days ago
Obscure SoundThe delightful “Please Everyone” is the opening track on Life’s a Cigarette, the new full-length from Brazilian folk/indie rock solo artist Luiz e os Louises. Recalling the likes of Lou Reed and Bob Dylan with a timeless vocal tone and vulnerab... more info

Lou Reed lyric book gets reissue with intros from Martin Scorsese and Laurie Anderson

2251 days ago
Consequence of SoundI'll Be Your Mirror: Collected Lyrics has been unavailable for several years. Lou Reed lyric book gets reissue with intros from Martin Scorsese and Laurie Anderson wrengraves more info

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