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"Lou Reed's New York Shuffle," a new weekly music program, will debut on Sirius Satellite Radio this Sunday. Episodes are hosted newlywed Lou Reed and the king of classy covers albums, Hal Willner. "For years, I've always been a fan of eclectic radio, such as FM radio in the past when you could hear stations play widely divergent music, ranging from rock to country to jazz to opera," says Reed. "We will try to bring Sirius' listeners audio from all parts of the world that covers the whole musical spectrum"...covered by art-house faves at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music. [Reuters]

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Three Indie Rock Nightmares Guaranteed To Break Your Glasses

NME news editor Paul Stokes shares three "indie rock nightmares" on the magazine's blog, but they're along the lines of "I live with Julian Casablancas" and "this guy from the Klaxons is looking at me!" The world of indie rock has infinitely more disturbing horrors, and while I've never actually had the three dreams I describe below, maybe you will once you've read them. Prepare to Touch And Go...to hell! Eee-heheheheheheheeee! More »

12:30 PM on Thu May 1 2008
By Anthony Miccio
1,264 views, 5 comments

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Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson Make It Official

They've been living together and making googly-eyes at each other on stage for over a decade, but NYC lovers Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson didn't seal the deal until earlier this month. The duo belatedly announced a secret wedding in Colorado held April 12th, celebrating with Julian Schnabel, Richard Belzer, Hal Willner and other weathered types who probably went to Max's Kansas City. This is Reed's third marriage and Anderson's first. [Page Six / YouTube]

12:45 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Anthony Miccio
3,067 views, 8 comments

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The Killers And Lou Reed Leave Us At A Loss For Words

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In Brief: Potentially (Really) Wonky Collaboration Ideas

The Black Keys, the blues-rock/country-punk/hyphenated-something duo from Ohio, have agreed to let Danger Mouse ride the faders on their 2008 album. Well, he may have finally found a group (other than Sparklehorse) whose fidelity choices might fit the muted sketches and scribbles that he's now a beloved pop phenomenon for, but I bet the drums still sound like damp feathers slapping together. Meanwhile, the Killers were conveniently in the studio with Lou Reed at precisely the moment MTV came calling for an interview. Perhaps this means Lou will now grow a weasely little moustache and/or develop a penchant for ugly cowboy togs and Brandon will take up tai chi and/or develop a penchant for heroin? Both of 'em already have a history of combative, incomprehensible interviews, at least.

Danger Mouse Joins Forces With Black Keys [NME]
Killers Talk About Two New LPs, Duet With Loud Reed [MTV]

8:54 AM on Tue Aug 28 2007
By jharv
213 views, 9 comments

Latest by Jess Harvell: actually, my distaste for dangermouse's production aesthetic was about the only editorial comment offered on either of these pairings, let alone this mythical "same thing"/"something different" non-dichotomy. i think reading "ain't it cool news" has rotted out someone's reading comprehension. (by more »

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Pro Gear, Pro Attitude: American Photo Has Visions Of Rock, But Fails To Paint A Pretty Picture

I was excited to see the newest issue of American Photo had devoted itself to the inherent rockingness of photography, but knew I was in for a bumpy ride just by merely glancing at the cover, which offered a neon smorgasboard of musicians-turned-photogs: Mick Fleetwood, Lenny Kravitz, Graham Nash, Perry Farrell, Melissa Auf Der Maur, Patti Smith, John Mayer, Lou Reed, Jakob Dylan, Michael Stipe, and Bryan Adams. Really. More »

11:38 AM on Fri Jul 6 2007
By Maria T Sciarrino
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Lou Reed Takes A Walk On The Corporate Side

In case you were wondering what, exactly, you were missing when you heard about all those industry parties featuring big-name musical guests, Lou Reed is here to let you know that the answer is "Not much, except for that drained-soul feeling." From a report on a Web 2.0 party with a Blackberry-wielding crowd:

Lou looked miserable. He ended a song, looked out and, in that distinctive Lou Reed voice, said to the crowd: "Maybe you can talk louder."

He continued: "I can turn the sound up and hurt you."

Some people cheered.

Lou gave the order to the sound guy: "Turn it up."

He strummed a blaring chord, then spoke some more, turning up the irony.

"This is the moment I've waited for my whole life. When I was on St. Marks Place I thought, someday there'll be a cyberspace and I'll be playing for AOL." (There was a big AOL banner behind the band.)

4:50 PM on Thu Nov 9 2006
By mjohnston
39 views, 9 comments

Latest by Chief Wahoo: Met Lou backstage st the Knitting Factory a few years ago. He was a complete prick. more »

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LET'S START A WAR: LOU REED VS. COLDPLAY

It's been a lackluster year for rock feuds: The Kid Rock-Scott Stapp sex-tape battle has pretty much petered out, and even Liam Gallagher's been keeping his mouth shut (though his last blow-up is still the stuff of legend). Since everyone seems to be playing nice these days, Idolator has to step in and do the shit-stirring ourselves; luckily, we found this sorta-diss in today's Guardian piece on Lou Reed: More »

10:51 AM on Fri Jun 23 2006
By Brian Raftery
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A Long Listmaking Exercise For A Long Weekend

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