by Patrick Vecchio My man Sam Smith posted yesterday about the wide-ranging influence Lou Reed had—and continues to have—on popular music. Alas, though, Sam was no doubt in the throes of grief […]
Lou Reed’s musical influence? Not so fast, Dr. Sammy
Lou Reed: “I just don’t care at all”
Legendary battles with Lester Bangs in Creem revealed the depth of Reed’s ennui by Patrick Vecchio For several years in the 1970s, I was a fan of Lou Reed, who died Sunday […]
RIP Lou Reed: one of rock’s most influential artists dead at 71
Solo and with Velvet Underground, Reed changed the rock landscape forever When the iconic Velvet Underground & Nico album was released in 1967 I was all of six years old, so VU was never […]
Lou Reed is dead: rock music loses another legend
Lou Reed walked on the wild side Lou Reed, legendary rock musician and friend and colleague of Andy Warhol, John Cale, and Delmore Schwartz, is dead at age 71. While his work with […]
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