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Lou Reed

  1. chapters
    ‘I Don’t Want to Be Erased’Frustrated by his failing health and fretting about his own legacy, Lou Reed spent his final days intent on making something “really astonishing.”
    By Will Hermes
  2. fall preview 2023
    24 Books We Can’t Wait to Read This FallThere’s even a book by Babs.
  3. a long talk
    The John Cale ChallengeThe prolific singer and producer could have made things easier on himself — but easy “is not very interesting.”
    By Craig Jenkins
  4. backstories
    Finding a New Way to Hear Lou ReedThe late Velvet Underground singer’s archivists discuss Words & Music, May 1965.
    By Justin Curto
  5. trailer mix
    There The Velvet Underground Trailer Goes AgainIt’s the first major documentary about the band.
    By Devon Ivie
  6. me: elton john
    13 of the Best Celebrity Stories From Elton John’s Name-dropping Memoir, MeFrom trash-talking with Freddie Mercury, to reuniting John and Yoko, and plenty more.
    By Justin Curto
  7. literary life
    How I Became Good at Literary Parties“The best way to befriend famous people is to have no idea who they are. ”
    By Christian Lorentzen
  8. Nudity and Lou Reed’s Rules For Living at the Hamptons’ Wackiest BenefitRobert Downey Jr. played auctioneer.
    By Jada Yuan
  9. For Better or Worse, Lou Reed Was Always Lou ReedFor better or worse, Lou Reed was always Lou Reed: a self-sabotaging, widely disliked man who gave voice to the unwanted and despised.
  10. books
    The Unintentional Last Words of 13 Famous Writers Including James Baldwin, Lou Reed, Nora Ephron, and David Foster Wallace.
    By Vulture Editors
  11. covermania
    Julian Casablancas Covers the Velvet UndergroundFor Vinyl.
    By Devon Ivie
  12. impersonations
    Hear David Bowie Impersonate Bruce SpringsteenIn a studio recording from 1985.
    By Halle Kiefer
  13. rock and roll hall of fame 2015
    2015 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nods Include RingoCall your dad to tell him who Green Day is.
    By Lindsey Weber
  14. kudos
    Your 2015 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees: Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, N.W.A.You are old.
    By Jesse David Fox
  15. radio vulture
    Rosen on the Grammys: An Incoherent, Kanye-less SlogWhat’s up with all the pianos?
    By Jody Rosen
  16. more-issey
    Morrissey to Release Lou Reed Tribute Cover“Satellite of Love.” 
    By Jesse David Fox
  17. tributes
    Laurie Anderson Wrote Another Really Lovely Essay About Lou ReedFrom Rolling Stone.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  18. remembrances
    Here Is Patti Smith’s Tribute to Lou ReedFrom this week’s New Yorker.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  19. obituaries
    Read Laurie Anderson’s Obit for Husband Lou ReedFrom the East Hampton Star.
    By Lindsey Weber
  20. vulture lists
    10 Great Lesser-Known Lou Reed SongsNo “Perfect Day” or “Walk on the Wild Side” on this list.
    By Tyler Wilcox
  21. Lou Reed: Cranky Almost to the EndIn what might have been his final interview, he couldn’t have nicer.
    By Joshua David Stein
  22. obits
    Rosen Remembers Lou Reed, a Pop Star for AdultsReed believed that a rock lyric could accommodate ideas as grand and meaty as literature.
    By Jody Rosen
  23. war of the words
    Lou Reed vs. Lester Bangs: A RetrospectiveTheir prickly relationship provides a memory of a glorious time in rock and rock writing.
    By John Sellers
  24. tributes
    Watch Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart, a 1998 PBS Documentary From the “American Masters” series.
    By Vulture Editors
  25. Lou Reed Dead at 71The rock icon’s cause of death hasn’t been released.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. in memoriam
    See a Gallery of Lou Reed Pictures From the SeventiesIconic photos of the late rocker hanging with Jagger, Bowie, Pop, and Warhol, taken by photographer Mick Rock.
    By Vulture Editors
  27. opinions
    Lou Reed Really Liked Yeezus“It works because it’s beautiful.”
    By Amanda Dobbins
  28. get well soon
    Lou Reed Had a Liver TransplantIn April.
    By Delia Paunescu
  29. encounter
    Sniping About Lou Reed With John Cale, Experimental Rock’s Eternal Almost-Star41 minutes with the vanguard composer and former Velvet before an orchestra-backed nostalgia-tour stop at BAM.
    By Mark Jacobson
  30. lou reed
    Watch Lou Reed Sing ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’Lou Reed “Cookes” up some soul.
    By Eliot Glazer
  31. lou reed
    Watch Lou Reed and Metallica’s Darren Aronofsky–Directed Video, ‘The View‘We were hoping for a Barbara Walters cameo, but, alas, no.
    By Eliot Glazer
  32. music
    Darren Aronofsky to Get In on the Loutallica ActionHe’ll direct a music video.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  33. beefs
    Lou Reed Doesn’t Like Metallica Concerts, He Tells Metallica“Who cares?” “Well, we care.”
    By Margaret Lyons
  34. the anticipation index
    Coldplay vs. Lou Reed and Metallica: How Did Their Early Online Debuts Affect the Anticipation Index?One leaked, one was legally streamed, and the buzz may surprise you.
    By Jillian Goodman
  35. clickables
    Stream the Entire Lou Reed–Metallica Album, LuluWill it create another planetary system?
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  36. bffs
    Lou Reed and Metallica Have Recorded an Album TogetherWell, this is certainly unexpected.
    By Amos Barshad
  37. video tape
    Lou Reed Apologizes to Susan Boyle by Directing Her Music VideoSee the video!
    By Amos Barshad
  38. beef
    Susan Boyle’s New Single Is Lou Reed’s ‘Perfect Day’Boyle wins again.
    By Amos Barshad
  39. heroes
    Lou Reed Scotches Boyle PerformanceHe wouldn’t let her sing “Perfect Day” on ‘America’s Got Talent’ because he “isn’t a Boyle fan.”
    By Lane Brown
  40. music
    Lou Reed’s Eyes Are Too Old to See His iPhone, So He Invented an AppLou Zoom iPhone magnifier is available $1.99.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  41. last night’s gig
    Night at the Rock Museum: Second Concert of the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of FameRock’s museum waxworks come to life for a series of sometimes incongruous, sometimes inspired duets.
    By Ben Williams and Hugo Lindgren
  42. the elderly
    Which Old People Will Be Nominated for Grammys Tomorrow?Do any young artists stand a chance this year? Sadly, no.
    By Lane Brown
  43. right-click
    TV on the Radio Triumph Over Terrible PunPlus: New jams from AC/DC and the Pipettes.
    By Ehren Gresehover
  44. chat room
    Lou Reed Wants to Talk About His New Radio Show, Does Not Want to Talk About Money’I’m here telling you the truth about music and you want to know if I have stock in the fucking radio?’
  45. right-click
    Ben Gibbard Still Not Over That Girl Who Dumped Him Three Albums AgoPlus: Vampire Weekend!
  46. right-click
    Lil Wayne: Master of the Subtle MetaphorPlus: Jesse Malin!
  47. news reel
    Lou Reed Knows the ‘Sound and Fury’ Speech From ‘Macbeth’ by Heart“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, / Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, / To the last syllable of recorded time; / And all our yesterdays have lighted fools / The way to dusty death,” said Lou Reed.
  48. right-click
    Lou Reed: King of Pop?Plus: the nerdiest track ever!
  49. apropos of nothing
    A Niemöllerian/ Brechtian Analysis of an Alarming Concert Trend
  50. news reel
    Lou Reed Remembers Muhammad Ali
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