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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: biography currently in the works
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The book is being written by Rolling Stone journalist Anthony DeCurtis.
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Lou Reed: Fans pay tribute to Lou Reed at New York memorial service
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The three-hour service took place at Lincoln Center yesterday afternoon (November 14)
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Lou Reed: Public memorial for Lou Reed to take place in New York this week
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'New York: Lou Reed at Lincoln Center' will take place on Thursday, November 14
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Lou Reed: Bono: 'Lou Reed made music out of noise'
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The U2 frontman has paid tribute to the late Velvet Underground star
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Morrissey: to release cover of Lou Reed's 'Satellite Of Love' in tribute to Velvet Underground star
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Live version of song will be released to coincide with 'Autobiography' audiobook
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