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Lou Reed (born March 2, 1942, married to musician-artist Laurie Anderson) is an American rock artist originally from Brooklyn, New York. Especially while a member of the The Velvet Underground in the 1960s, Reed broke new ground for the rock genre in several important dimensions, introducing more mature and intellectual themes to what was then considered a largely simplistic genre of music. Reed first found prominence as the guitarist and principal singer-songwriter of The Velvet Underground. |
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about Lou Reed
Twitterer Lauren Oostveen Date: 05 Nov 2009
The Coast -
Public relations and communications whiz Oostveen posts Nova Scotian archival photos and bad Lou Reed covers by Carsten Knox A public relations grad from Mount Saint Vincent, Oostveen has a double-barrelled Twitter feed---one for professional reasons and one personal. For two years she was the marketing and communications officer for the Nova Scotia Archives, which includes tweets about the ...
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Michael Clark Company, Barbican, London Date: 04 Nov 2009
Independent -
Rock music is good for Michael Clark. His latest work, Come, Been and Gone, shown as part of bite and Dance Umbrella, returns to the music of his teens: Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, David Bowie. Even the programme is designed to look like a 7-inch record sleeve. With this soundtrack, Clark and his company gleam with purpose. It's the best thing he's done in years.
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Metallica Performing With Ozzy Video Available Date: 03 Nov 2009
Metal Hammer -
2 of metal’s biggest names combine on some classic Black Sabbath tracks! Feast your eyes on the performance inside! Metallica performed with Ozzy Osbourne, Lou Reed and The Kinks frontman Ray Davies at last week’s Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame 25th Anniversary show.
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Mick Jagger Joins U2, Lou Reed Joins Metallica Date: 01 Nov 2009
Undercover -
At the second of two Rock and Roll Hall of Fame shows in New York this week, Mick Jagger joined U2 on stage for a few songs, Lou Reed was up there with Metallica and sisters Annie Lennox and Aretha Franklin reunited doing it for themselves.
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Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains Date: 28 Oct 2009
Drowned In Sound -
Cymbals Eat Guitars' name comes from a Lou Reed quote. This we shall get out of the way early on. Verbatim, he described the Velvet Underground sound as “cymbals eat out guitars”, an all together less pleasant image.
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RECENT ITEMS» Date: 27 Oct 2009
Filter Magazine -
Having illustrated the stories of Kurt Cobain, Cream, Deep Purple, Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more, author Dave Thompson returns to tell the tale of David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed’s intertwining lives set in those pivotal years of the ’70s in Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell: The Dangerous Glitter of David Bowie, Iggy Pop, and Lou Reed [out Nov. 1 on Backbeat Books].
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Smokey Robinson to give SXSW 2010 keynote speech Date: 26 Oct 2009
Yahoo.com -
Courtesy of NME.com - Motown sound singer to follow in footsteps of Lou Reed at Austin event
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Lou Reed, U2, Elvis Costello Nominated for Songwriters Hall of Fame Date: 18 Oct 2009
Undercover -
The 2010 Songwriter Hall of Fame nominations have been announced with Lou Reed, U2 and Elvis Costello up for the award.
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