Lou Reed, Poet: A New Book Sheds Light on the Late Icon’s Literary Side
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A fascinating volume of his writing, 'Do Angels Need Haircuts?,' looks at the Rock 'n' Roll Animal's fleeting career change
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Lou Reed Poetry Collection ‘Do Angels Need Haircuts?’ Set for Release
Posted in: Music NewsBook accompanied by 1971 recording of Velvet Underground singer reciting poems at New York church
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The Velvet Underground’s ‘White Light/White Heat’: 10 Things You Didn’t Know
Posted in: Music FeaturesAnti-hippie backlash, Lou Reed's cantaloupe abuse, Andy Warhol's firing and other factors that played into the band's abrasive 1968 landmark
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10 Best Music Books of 2017
Posted in: Music ListsReliving the Strokes' heyday, reassessing Dylan's 'gospel' phase, and taking a surreal journey with Art Garfunkel
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Bob Seger Previews New LP With Stirring Lou Reed Cover
Posted in: Music NewsRocker dedicates next month's 'I Knew You When' to Eagles' Glenn Frey
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Listen to ‘Rolling Stone Music Now’ Podcast: Secret Lives of Lou Reed
Posted in: Music NewsBefore he changed rock history, the legendarily cranky singer-songwriter had to invent himself
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Inside the Birth of the Velvet Underground
Posted in: Music FeaturesRead an exclusive excerpt from a new biography, 'Lou Reed: A Life,' about how an unlikely group of musicians formed one of rock's most important bands
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Hear Kris Kristofferson, Lou Reed Talk Songcraft on Rare Live Album
Posted in: Music Country'Lou Reed and Kris Kristofferson: In Their Own Words with Vin Scelsa' captures disparate songwriters onstage in 1994 at New York's Bottom Line
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Hear Lou Reed Talk Andy Warhol, Velvet Underground at 1994 Show
Posted in: Music NewsSinger-songwriter also performed 'New York' track "Strawman" at concert captured on upcoming Bottom Line Archive Series release
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See Iggy Pop, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich Talk Lou Reed
Posted in: Music News"He was trying to be a true artist," Stooges leader says
