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Lou Reed and Berlin producer Bob Ezrin had their eyes on a stage adaptation of this depressing narrative before the record even came out, but its commercial failure ended that prospect-- at least until 2006, when various arts luminaries around New York led Reed and Evrin to revive the record for a four-night run at Brooklyn's St. Ann's Warehouse, with appearances by Sharon Jones and Antony Hegarty. This is the soundtrack to a Julian Schnabel film about those performances.read more
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'Lou Reed Remembered' will be broadcast on BBC Four this Sunday (December 15)
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Considering the true breadth of Lou Reed’s legacy, the guy would actually probably be genuinely honored to know that he’s spawned a pizza-themed band featuring Macaulay Culkin. The Pizza Underground just released their 9-song demo via Bandcamp, and it is exactly what its title implies: a no-concept set of lo-fi covers of Velv...
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Bono also performs a rendition of Lou Reed's 'Perfect Day' with Chris Martin
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Former Pavement frontman pays tribute to late singer's influence
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TV on the Radio members, Drowners and Jeffrey Lewis will also be taking part in the charity event
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