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Laurie Anderson on Lou Reed’s lost demo tape: ‘He really wasn’t that interested in his past’

While sorting through her husband’s belongings, Anderson found a remarkable recording from 1965 that reveals the influence of Dylan, the seeds of the Velvet Underground – and a surprising sense of humour

The Guardian - UK

The New York Public Library honors Lou Reed with a new exhibition

A new exhibition at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts offers a rare glimpse into the archives of the late songwriter Lou Reed.

WEKU

‘A huge labor of love’: the Lou Reed exhibition years in the making

At the New York Public Library, an expansive new exhibition shares previously unseen personal artifacts and demos

The Guardian - US

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Lou Reed’s earliest Velvet Underground demos unearthed for reissue

Recordings from May 1965 were sealed for nearly 50 years, and reveal folk-like renditions of songs including I’m Waiting for the Man and Heroin

The Guardian - UK

‘Creem gave you a ground-level excitement about music’: the 1970s rock magazine makes a comeback

Founded in 1969, the Detroit title that first used the term ‘punk rock’ was daringly derisive but also often racist, sexist and homophobic – so why bring it back?

The Guardian - UK

A rock odyssey with roots through time

Topics: Helen Hopcroft and John Paul Young.

Newcastle Herald

Record Store Day: Why it's great, and why it isn't

PITTSBURGH — For its 2022 ambassador, Record Store Day turned to one of the industry's brightest stars, Taylor Swift, who has said she tours with a turntable in hand and who, last year, released a vinyl version of "Red" that had fans thinking theirs was broken: You had to play…

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‘They didn’t go round the corner for beer’: Lou Reed and John Cale’s Songs for Drella

After years of estrangement, the two Velvet Underground musicians decided to make a record and filmed concert about their mentor Andy Warhol. Director Ed Lachman talks about how he captured the pair in action

The Guardian - UK

Songs for Drella review – Lou Reed and John Cale’s moving journey into Warhol

The filmed 1990 reunion of Reed and Cale performing their spiky album testament to Warhol was thought lost

The Guardian - UK

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