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Lou Reed, below, will serve as the keynote speaker for the annual South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Tex., on March 13, Reuters reported. The composer Steve Reich and the Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore will also speak at the conference. ... R. Kelly avoided having his bond revoked on Friday in his child pornography case, but Cook - Lou Reed will serve as keynote speaker for annual South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Tex, on March 13, 2008; photo (S) - By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Evangelicals Everywhere
FAITH IN THE HALLS OF POWER How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite. By D. Michael Lindsay. 332 pp. Oxford University Press. $24.95. In August, Washington watchers were titillated by a particularly fascinating insider account of the Bush White House: Matthew Scully, one former speechwriter, accused another, Michael Gerson, of egocentric - Alan Wolf reviews book Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite by D Michael Lindsay; drawing (M) - Alan Wolfe is the director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life at Boston College. - By ALAN WOLFE
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What the hell was Metallica smoking when they decided to make an album with Lou Reed?
The same thing as what Dave Mustaine was smoking when he said he supported Santorum? I mean, of all the people James couldve chosen to collaborate with him (he could even choose Ozzy fuckin Osbourne); but he chose Lou Reed, anyone know why? Has James age caught up with him? Or does he really want to be the table?
BQ: Lars said that Lulu makes And Justice looks like the first Ramones album. WHAT DID HE SMOKE WHEN HE SAID THAT?
Answer: Lulu is an abomination of music for which I place total blame on Metallica for Lou Reed can never do wrong.
BQ: He wasn't smoking anything, he was just being Lars...
Category: Rock and Pop
Celebrities React To Lou Reed's Death On Twitter - Huffington Post
Legendary rock pioneer Lou Reed died over the weekend, The Rolling Stone reports. He was 71.
When is Metallica going to make their next album BY THEMSELVES?
So as you know, Metallica and Lou Reed are collaborting to make an album. Personally, I think this album will make Load/Reload look like Master of Puppets, itll be so bad. So, I just wanted to know if they were going to make a real album maybe in 2012?
Answer: Well it's never going to be as good as the old days, but I'll still be buying it. I loved the Load / Reload era (fair enough, not to the degree of Justice, Kill and Master) and like you, I'm concerned that this next album will not be true to Metallica's roots and will be mediocre at best.
Lets hope they prove us wrong.
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Stars React Lou Reed Death | Lou Reed Dead RIP | Gossip Cop
Celebrities are taking to Twitter to mourn the loss of Lou Reed, who died at age 71 on Saturday. Read what stars are saying about the legendary rocker here!
MacGyver and Lou Reed are trying to make a song and Lou Reed doesnt have any instruments. What should they do?
MacGyver needs to make a instrument for Lou Reed and there running out of time for a big show. Be creative and think about a crazy instrument MacGyvery could make up, also think about how Lou Reed could make a song about the situation. Humor me
Answer: MacGyver would hum a few bars...........
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MUSIC REVIEW; Joyful Noise And Charity To Celebrate The Season
When Yo La Tengo plays covers of 60s and 70s rock songs, the members of the band almost take the meanness and grubbiness out of record fetishism: The way they feel about old or obscure or outer-edges rock n roll comes through with affection, generosity, positive energy, even safety. They are not testing you. Yo La Tengo isnt a cover band. But - Ben Ratliff reviews concert by Yo La Tengo at Maxwells in Hoboken, NJ; photo (M) - By BEN RATLIFF
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Music icon Lou Reed is dead at 71 | The Music Mix | EW.com
Lou Reed, one of the most seminal figures of the rock era, has died of undisclosed causes at age 71, according to a report on Rolling Stone. He underwent a liver transplant in May, which may be connected to his cause of ...
What is the subgenre of rock that glam and psychedelic fall under?
I have recently been splitting the Rock genre in my iTunes into multiple subgenres. I consider glam and psychedelic rock to be very similar and feel happy with them in the one category, but I dont know what to name it. The category currently includes David Bowie, Lou Reed, Pink Floyd and the Rocky Horror soundtrack, but I plan to expand it to include Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, and others.
Answer: Glam and psychedelia are their own genres. Rock is the category they fall under. They aren't the same just cause theyre similar. It's like funk and disco. They are similar, but they don't have a specific subgenre they both fall under side-by-side.
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Lou Reed - IMDb
Lou Reed, Soundtrack: Trainspotting. He formed the group The Velvet Underground with Welsh multi-instrumentalist John Cale, second guitarist Sterling ...
MUSIC REVIEW; Singing About Dark Emotions, but Keeping Things Upbeat
Not far into his briskly energetic show at the Nokia Theater on Monday night, Caetano Veloso revisited a song from the early 1970s, the phase in his career when he was more of an upstart than an eminence. It was Nine Out of Ten, a product of his exile in London after running up against political pressures in Brazil; its lyrics, in English, - Nate Chinen reviews concert by Brazilian singer and songwriter Caetano Veloso at Nokia Theater; photo (M) - By NATE CHINEN
What is the best song to listen to while doing heroin?
Perfect Day by Lou Reed?
Answer: Hey Johnny
Lou Reed is good for any situation !
How about Iggy Pop - Fun Time ?
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Reed's official site, with information on his latest projects, a timeline, online diary and discography.
What are some easy songs for beginner acoustic guitarists?
I currently have learned Oasis Wonderwall, and am in the process of learning Lou Reed perfect day (which is quite hard for my standards!) Any good suggestions people? :)
P.S i can also play seven nation army, Thank you!
Answer: Sweet Home Alabama, Wild Thing (Trogs) Simple Man, (Shinedown), Wish You Were Here, (Pink Floyd), Mine, (Taylor Swift), Smoke On The Water, etc. There are many! Most good songs have 3 chords, and the rest is just hammers, bends, and adding a finger to the D chord, and all in all a good ear, (which you probably allready have!
Category: Performing Arts
How can I take the glam rock look of the 70s and incorporate it in my wardrobe?
I am a girl, and I love the look of the 1970s glam-glitter rock. I am probably one of Bowies biggest fans, and he, in turn, is one of my biggest influences. Bolan, Lou Reed; they all rock.
Thing is, Im not sure how I can take their eccentric, electic style, and fit it into my wardrobe. Im a teenager with no job so exactly how I can fit glam rock into my style and not look like a complete fool has to be inexpensive.
Can anyone help me here?
Answer: Its easy. You can icorporate the 70s to your style by adapting a hairstyle popular then (and now) which is straigh hair parted in the middle. You can also shop at vintage stores (and even thrift stores) which are both innexpensive and have original pieces from the 70s. I am sure they have pieces very similar to what designer stores have displaying in their windows this very moment.
Hope this helps.
Category: Fashion & Accessories
Is Lou Reed an influential musical artist?
Im listening to a song with the killers ft. Lou Reed, and I remember listening to the velvet undergrounds album last year, but why exactly is he so talked about?
Answer: He was part of the Andy Warhol scene in the 60s, has collaborated with Bowie and Iggy Pop and was a very influential and important figure in the early glam rock scene. Also, he's a damn good musician.
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Metallica Released an album with Lou Reed. Was that the album everybody said they were releasing?
Obviously they hadnt released a record since Death Magnetic. I was told on a lot of forums and such that they were in the studio with a new album under their belts. I also see a lot of them with Lou Reed on iTunes and YouTube. So, is that the album everybody was talking about, or are they making something else too?
Answer: Yeah, it's called "Lulu", and the album cover has sparked up some controversy because it features the torso and head of a dummy with "Lulu" written in blood over it. Not sure what's wrong with that, but it's been banned from advertising in many gigs in London.
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Lou Reed dead at 71 | News | Classic Rock
Velvet Underground icon Lou Reed passes away months after liver transplant.
Where on the internet can I find the piano music for this song?
Im looking for the piano music for Lou Reeds perfect day. I dont mean the sheet music that you can buy online Im talking about something that you would find on a guitar tab website or something like that.
Answer: Try Youtube...there are a lot of song clips on there!
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The American Spectator : The Spectacle Blog : Lou Reed, R.I.P.
Musician Lou Reed passed away today at the age of 71. His cause of death is unknown, but Reed underwent a liver transplant last May. The Brooklyn born Reed and Welsh musician John Cale would co-found The Velvet ...
Wheres a good place to start with Lou Reed?
I just want to know a good album to start with. Preferably something before 1980, something solo. Ive already done The Velvet Underground and all. I just want to hear what Lou Reed was doing by himself and get a general idea. What album could pretty much sum up his music?
Answer: Transformer and the first Velvet Underground album
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lou reed song with lyrics my father is freebasing and my mothers turning tricks?
lou reed song with lyrics ........ my father is freebasing and my mothers turning tricks???? anyone know the name of this song?
Answer: "But even with the cheerfulness in the music, the lyrics still have a bit of a dark punch. On “Turn to Me,” Reed sings “If your father is freebasing/and your mother turning tricks/that’s still no reason you should have a rip.”
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What do you think of Lou reed and metallicas collaboration: lulu ?
Im listening to the album right now for the first time. James Hetfield seems to be screaming " I am the table, I am the table ! ". Lou reed is talking about little girls spitting into his mouth... or something? Unintentionally hilarious but so bad, maybe its actually good ? Opinions?
I thought it might resemble lou reeds Magic and loss album but its a mess. Its a big mess.
Answer: This is pretty funny. Click on the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9LcJwX9dnE
It's a steaming pile of sh*t. I don't understand how someone with ears could listen to Lulu and think, "yeah this is good, let's release it."
I'm a Metallica fan, but I have to be honest and say that their output after 1988 has been mostly poor, with a few good tracks here and there.
If this is what Lou Reed calls music, I'm not interested in hearing any more of his music. Both Lou Reed and Metallica should be ashamed.
...and yes, sadly James Hetfield is screaming "I am the table, I am the table !". WTF James?
http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/headbang-blogpost.aspx?post=256a203e-afc5-48d0-9277-d92e94556068
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PROFILE IN STYLE; Profile in Style: Julian Schnabel
An Auteur Julian Schnabel is a renaissance man: more than two decades after becoming one of the most emblematic painters of his generation, he has established himself as a successful designer and filmmaker. (He even made a record, Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud.) His latest movie, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, tells the true story of - Photos of contemporary artists who are seen as provocateurs (M) - By ARMAND LIMNANDER
Unblinking Eye, Visual Diary: Warhols Films
OUR movies may have looked like home movies, Andy Warhol wrote, responding to one of his critics, but then our home wasnt like anybody elses. From 1963 through 1968 Warhol shot hundreds of these home movies, work that is short and dauntingly long, silent and sound, scripted and improvised, often in black and white though also in color, - Manohla Dargis article on films of Andy Warhol, which are being shown at Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens; says films replace illusions of Hollywood with those pertaining to identity and often have gay content; photos (L) - By MANOHLA DARGIS
Where do the windswept and interesting shop for clothes?
Im talking about transparent pvc jackets like one I saw lou reed wearing, Im sick to death of seeing the same things with logos that mean fuck all, I once saw a relly nice jacket in mexico city in the gay district but thats all. Women get to have nice interesting clothes why cant I? Where can I shop for them? Ive tried shop after shop and have never found anything. Too many beige people as Billy Connelly says, where do the windswept and interesting shop?
Answer: Thats one of the drawbacks about retail,... chances are everyone has the same thing.
you could try looking in the clearance retailers for discontinued items. You can find some real gems where people least expect it. Places like Marshals, or even Sierra Trading Post Online,... Sometimes even going to Goodwill, because often retailers who have small batches of clearance or discontinued items will give them to charity retail instead of dumping them.
Some people will "unload" their clothes at Goodwill or the Salvation Army, before a move rather than taking it all with them. This is for new and hardly worn stuff, because rich folks rather go shopping for new when they move anyway. You never know what you'll find.
A lot of trendy wannabes only shop the high end retail stores in the malls, and only get frustrated.
Those who know, know enough to look where the mainstream don't usually shop.
Good luck!!
Category: Fashion & Accessories
Who had the better solo career?
I am a huge fan of the band the Velvet Underground, but I am not familiar with the solo projects of either Lou Reed or John Cale. I am familiar with the album "Transformer" by Lou Reed but nothing from John Cale. Is his solo work worth checking out? How about other Lou Reed albums? Which albums should I start with?
Answer: I think it would be worth checking out the album "Berlin" by Reed. It is a fairly acclaimed Album.
John Cale released 30 albums after Velvet Underground, Pretty obscure and sometimes punk-y and dark.
I read that onstage he chopped off a chicken's head and the band walked off in protest.
I've never really gotten into Reed or ever even heard any of Cale's work. But he has received the O.B.E. in England. so he must have done something deemed "worthy"
So, if you like Velvet underground and Lou Reed, chances are that Cale may be something you want to check out.
Category: Performing Arts
Lou Reed | Music Biography, Credits and Discography | AllMusic
Find Lou Reed bio, songs, credits, awards, similar artists and video information on AllMusic - One of rock's most important singer/songwriters, …
Lou Reed Dead -- Velvet Underground Leader Dies at 71 | TMZ.com
Rock legend and Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed died this morning at the age of 71 ... according to reports.Details surrounding Reed's death are…
Coming Soon: Law School Nation?
YALE LAW SCHOOL has graduated some of the nations most prominent public figures, among them Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr., and Michael B. Mukasey, the nominee for United States attorney general. In January, a new alumna will grace their ranks, one whose attempted suicide, drug use, - Article on Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of book Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America and More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction, who will graduate from Yale Law School in January; photos (M) - By THOMAS VINCIGUERRA
Legendary Rock Pioneer Lou Reed Dead At 71 - Business Insider
Reed underwent a liver transplant earlier this year. No cause of death has yet been released. Quite recently, he'd been promoting a new book of photos taken of him and other music legends by photographer Mick Rock. Lou ...
MacGyver and Lou Reed are trying to make a song and Lou Reed doesnt have any instruments. What should they do?
MacGyver needs to make a instrument for Lou Reed and there running out of time for a big show. Be creative and think about a crazy instrument MacGyvery could make up, also think about how Lou Reed could make a song about the situation. Humor me./
Answer: Hmm, they could use a toliet... apparently it makes some awesome sounds!
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Lou Reed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American rock musician and songwriter. After being guitarist, vocalist, and principal ...
Where Art Meets Fashion Meets Celebrity Meets Hype
SLUMPED in a rolling chair behind the information desk at the Guggenheim Museum, clutching about him a vast fringed leather coat from Prada, André Leon Talley, the Vogue editor at large, emitted a theatrical moan. Where, where, where is Cate Blanchett? said Mr. Talley, elongating the actresss name, not altogether sotto voce, until it became a - Scene at Guggenheim Museum described as Cate Blanchett is featured in reading of Luigi Pirandellos Right You Are (If You Think You Are), part of performance piece orchestrated and staged by Francesco Vezzoli; photos (M) - By GUY TREBAY
Lou Reed - YouTube
The career of Lou Reed defies capsule summarization. Like David Bowie (whom Reed directly inspired in many ways), he has made over his image many times, ...
R.I.P. Lou Reed, Velvet Underground founder, dead at 71 ...
Lou Reed, the founder of Velvet Underground who later embarked on a successful solo career, has died, according to Rolling Stone. He was 71 years old. Upd.
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Lou Reed. 959899 likes · 25051 talking about this. The career of Lou Reed defies capsule summarization. Like David Bowie (whom Reed directly inspired in ...
MOVIE REVIEW | CONTROL; Haunting Songs of Heartbreak, Done by a Man With Experience
In 1973, when we first encounter him, Ian Curtis (Sam Riley) is a lanky schoolboy in Macclesfield, a red-brick English town outside of Manchester, with intense but not unusual interests. Apart from cigarettes and his best friends girlfriend (whom he will shortly marry), these are mainly musical and literary. In his debut film, Control, about - A O Scott reviews film Control, directed by Anton Corbin; Sam Riley and Samantha Morton star; photo (M) - By A. O. SCOTT
ART; Its Only Rock and Art, but They Like It
THE strobe lights flicker hypnotically and the dancers move robotically when the haunting face of the chanteuse Nico appears in Exploding Plastic Inevitable, the 1966 road show of art, music and film organized by Andy Warhol. Amid the Velvet Undergrounds droning guitars, Lou Reeds voice emerges in all its steely grit. Mr. Reed may have been - Article on new show at Chicagos Museum of Contemporary Art that traces intersection between images and sound from Velvet Underground to Sonic Youth and beyond; artists in show discuss inspiration for their works; photos (L) - By DOROTHY SPEARS