Lou Reed

Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes: December 2019

December 24, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments David Lee Roth, George Clinton, Gregg Allman, Lou Reed, Robert Fripp, Steve Wynn, The Dream Syndicate, Van Halen

Which heroes of funk, punk and rock ‘n’ roll said what

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Indie Rock Power Pop 

Ezra Furman Wants To Be Yr Girlfriend

August 20, 2019August 22, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments Bella Union, Cyndi Lauper, Ezra Furman, Lou Reed, The Harpoons, Twelve Nudes

The Skinny on the former Harpoon’s Twelve Nudes

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Rock 

Here’s to the TRULY Forgotten Woodstock

August 19, 2019August 20, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1994, Bethel '94, Bethel Woods, Dave Pirner, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Slim Dunlap, Soul Asylum, The Jayhawks, The Replacements, Victoria Williams, Winona Ryder, Woodstock, Woodstock 94

Talking Bethel ’94 with Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirner

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Hard Rock Hardcore Heavy Metal Records 

Bad Music For Bad People: A Listicle Not for the Always Woke, Ever Timid or Politically Correct

June 6, 2019June 7, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Alice Cooper, Anti-Nowhere League, Body Count, Charles Manson, Dead Boys, Fear, Ice-T, Lou Reed, Rolling Stones, Slayer, Sparks, Starz, The Beatles, The Cramps, The Only Ones, The Rotters, Tiger Lillies

The title is copped from the name of a great 1984 Cramps compilation album, and that’s kind of what this story is about

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Rock 

On Lou Reed’s The Bells

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Don Cherry, Lou Reed

Do they still ring 40 years later?

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Rock 

Nils Lofgren Gets Blue With Lou

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bob Ezrin, Bruce Springsteen, Grin, Lou Reed, Nils Lofgren

Everyman rocker and guitar giant explains how He found common ground with the Late Great Lou Reed

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Pop 

The Night Could Last Forever

March 31, 2019April 11, 2019 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1969, Doug Yule, Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker, Sterling Morrison, The Velvet Underground

On their eponymous third album, The Velvet Underground inched closer to pure pop pulchritude while laying a new template for the future sound of college radio

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Alternative Rock Glam Remembrance Rock 

Bowie’s Best Birthday

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments David Bowie, Frank Black, Lou Reed, Reeves Gabrels

Remembering the dearly departed Duke’s blockbuster 50th trip around the sun

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Rock 

“I do Lou Reed better than anybody”

November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1978, Lou Reed, RCA, Robert Christgau

Live: Take No Prisoners Turns 40

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Punk Rock 

Tomorrow’s Party Today

October 19, 2018 Eric Davidson 0 Comments Andy Warhol, John Cale, Lou Reed, Moe Tucker, Nico, Sterling Morrison, The Velvet Underground Experience, Velvet Underground

“The Velvet Underground Experience” Exhibit Pre-Opening Party; Manhattan; October 9, 2018

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