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Tag Archives: Reed, Lou (1942-2013)
‘You Don’t Become Lou Reed Overnight.’ A New Exhibition Proves It.
“Lou Reed: Caught Between the Twisted Stars” offers glimpses of a life in rock ’n’ roll — from doo-wop to “Metal Machine Music” — and tracks the evolution of one of music’s polarizing legends.
Modern Love Podcast: First Love Mixtape
What is the song you were obsessed with as a teenager? Listen to our season premiere — and share your song.
Mick Rock, Sought-After Rock Photographer, Dies at 72
His images of David Bowie, Lou Reed, Queen and others helped define the 1970s. He was still shooting the stars decades later.
Remembering the Velvet Underground Through the Mirror of Film
A conversation about how the band was experienced in its time, and how Todd Haynes’s new documentary explores the world that birthed it.
The Sunday Read: ‘Laurie Anderson Has a Message for Us Humans’
For half a century, she has taken the things we know best — our bodies, our rituals, our nation — and shown us how strange they really are.
‘The Velvet Underground’ Review: And Me, I’m in a Rock ’n’ Roll Band
Todd Haynes’s documentary paints a jagged, revelatory portrait of the New York avant-garde scene of the 1960s.
Laurie Anderson Has a Message for Us Humans
For half a century, she has taken the things we know best— our bodies, our rituals, our nation — and shown us how strange they really are.
Cannes Film Festival: ‘Val,’ ‘The Velvet Underground’ and Famous Jerks
Two documentaries take different approaches to their star subjects. One, about the actor Val Kilmer, prefers to be hands-off. The other, about Lou Reed, welcomes complications.
How Pop and Jazz Wrapped Up the Past in 16 Boxed Sets
Reissues and deluxe editions of albums by PJ Harvey, Lil Peep, Charles Mingus and others provide fresh looks at familiar works, and the creative processes that birthed them.
5 Things to Do This Weekend
Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually or in person in New York City.