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It’s nicely framed that Lou Reed began the ’70s out there alone working as a typist after leaving the Velvet Underground, and by the end of that decade he was a firmly immortalized rock star. Genesis Publications have now released a massive photo collection of photos by Mick Rock, who captured Lou Reed’s misadventures throughout [...]
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It’s been more than a decade since we lost Lou Reed, but his influence is still as indelible as ever. People continue to cover and sample Lou Reed and Velvet Underground songs all the time, and they still show up regularly on soundtracks. That’s probably a superficial way of measuring importance, but it’s a clear si...
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