Lou Reed
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Exploring the reason why Lou Reed hated The Beatles and The Doors
The late Lou Reed was the music world’s resident curmudgeon, not afraid to speak his mind and throw a barb…
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When Lou Reed performed two John Lennon covers at a memorial concert
Over the years, many have postured that Lou Reed’s asocial public manner and iconoclastic opinions were nothing more than a…
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Listen to the full recording of Lou Reed and John Cale’s 1979 radio show
If Lou Reed didn’t become one of the most celebrated musicians in recent history, a career was waiting for him…
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David Bowie’s laughable favourite Lou Reed album
There is a strange phenomenon in music whereby artists are forever championing their own lesser works as their favourite. Bob…
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Rick Wakeman’s brief studio encounter with Rolf Harris and Lou Reed
Rick Wakeman made a name for himself in the late-1960s as a virtuoso pianist and session musician. His early work…
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Lou Reed’s favourite Bob Dylan album
Lou Reed was an extraordinary artist, one who reinvented the face of alternative music with and without The Velvet Underground.…
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Behind the John Lennon song Lou Reed described as one of the greatest he ever heard
It’s no secret that Lou Reed wasn’t a huge fan of The Beatles. Although his flippant interview iconoclasm meant that…
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The album that is key to understanding Lou Reed
Of all the odious oddities in pop culture, Lou Reed is perhaps the oddest. A beloved prick, a revered intellectual…
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The Story Behind The Song: Lou Reed’s pioneering and transgressive opus, ‘Walk on the Wild Side’
Lou Reed’s ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ is one of the most enduring songs that he ever produced. America’s foremost…
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Lou Reed’s favourite Neil Young song was so good it made him cry
The world of music relies on the effects of a back and forth relationship between artists. Music is a common…
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