Laurie Anderson Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

You’re So Vicious: Lou Reed’s Transformer Turns 50

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments “Walk on the Wild Side, 1972, 50th anniversary, David Bowie, Dawn, Johnny Nash, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Mick Ronson, Perfect Day, Simon Doonan, Tony Orlando, Transformer, Vicious

For many rock fans, the NYC Man’s 1972 glam slam was a real eye opener

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Remembrance Rock

Grown Up In Public: Lou Reed at 80

March 2, 2022March 12, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 80th birthday, Andy Warhol, Boston, Heroin, John Cale, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, RIP, Sweet Jane, The Velvet Underground

Looking back on the man Lester Bangs once called a “pathetic death dwarf” but we hail as a forever hero

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LISTEN: RIP Hal Willner

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Ron Hart 3 Comments Charles Mingus, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Gavin Friday, Hal Willner, Hunter S. Thompson, Kurt Weill, Laurie Anderson, Leon Redbone, Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull, Lucinda Williams, The Neville Brothers, Walt Disney

Remembering the legendary producer through his work behind the boards

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My Mind’s Amiss, I’ve Lost the Kiss: Lou Reed’s Ecstasy at 20

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 Dan Weiss 1 Comment 2000, Ecstasy, Laurie Anderson, Like A Possum, Lou Reed, Lulu, Metallica, New York, Steely Dan, The Velvet Underground

For any other artist, Lou’s final proper song cycle would’ve been a great last album

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