Lou Reed reads from "Pass Thru Fire" at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe on December 17, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Lou Reed (Getty Images) more pics » The cover of Pass Thru Fire . Pass Thru Fire: the Collected Lyrics is the latest work by Lou Reed , but it's not a traditional book. It spans more than three decades of lyrics that Reed composed, from the days of the Velvet Underground to his successful solo career with albums like Transformer... Read Full Story
Lou Reed's Berlin is a disaster, taking the listener into a distorted and degenerate demimonde of paranoia, schizophrenia, degradation, pill-induced violence and suicide. There are certain records that are so patently offensive that one wishes to take some kind of physical vengeance on the artists that perpetrate them. Reed's only excuse for this kind of performance (which isn't really Read Full Story
This past week when I happened across a couple of clips on Lou Reed (who has been in concert lately on the cirucit) I recalled an off-beat encounter many years ago in New York City A friend of mine - Roberta - used to reside at Sutton Place with her husband (an ad agency man) back in the seventies - and was an acquaintance of Lou in some capacity. If I recall correctly, Roberta and I met at Max's Kansas City, a hot little "in" spot in the Village where the celebrity clientele used to throw... Read Full Story
Lou Reed, the statesman of rock, rips up the stage with his contained personality in Ghost Stories. Live recordings from the 70’s and 80’s give a more in-depth view of the power and simplicity of Reed’s music, rather than dwelling on controversies and personal life. Guitarist and song-writer for The Velvet Underground in the late 1960’s, Reed quickly ascended to godlike status with a stream of almost yearly albums from the 70’s to present times. He is known to be a difficult character... Read Full Story
Below is an interview taken from NYmag.com where Lou discusses new bands that he has been enjoying, and plugs his new sirius radio show. Although the most entertaining part would have to be the end, where Mr. Reed, in typical fashion, goes off on the reporter for asking a legitimate question…Oh well, at least we know our Louie will always be a crank.
“Last month Lou Reed became the latest rock icon to foray onto satellite radio when he launched “New York Shuffle,” a weekly free-form... Read Full Story
MUSIC NEWS - It's been thirty five years since former Velvet Underground leader, Lou Reed 's dark masterpiece Berlin album was released to the music world. At the time, critics didn't understand, but the album's storyline with paranoia, drugs and suicide became a personal soundtrack for many young people going through the difficult times of the period. Of course, it's now considered one of Reed's main masterpieces, but he never performed the album live. In 2006, Reed finally did, and a... Read Full Story
Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is about Lou Reed. Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article! Read Full Story
I love Lou Reed . Yesterday he said that the MP3 is no good… Referring to audio technology, he said "people have got to demand a higher standard" than current MP3 music files. Didn't realize he understand in technology…LOL… Watch Reed and Pavarotti and enjoy : 'Take a walk on the wild side' : Read Full Story
Lou Reed discusses “Berlin” at the Tribeca film festival, and the article can be found here . All I can say is wow, Lou Reed looks like he’s been hanging out with Kanye West lately…How much more akward can his attire be? I think this was the moment where he actually spit a rhyme. Read Full Story
It’s a picture that’s very hard to imagine. Lou Reed coming home after a long day at the office, greeting Laurie Anderson with a kiss on the cheek, sitting in the parlour with his feet up and reading the newspaper as Anderson prepares his tea. But we can only assume that these are precisely the kind of high jinks that Reed and Anderson will get up to now that their relationship is official, their love on the books. Yes, Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson are husband and wife - two New York avant... Read Full Story
