Will Hermes admits he’s on a fool’s errand with the opening quote of the preface to his 529-page biography of Lou Reed. The mercurial genius most famous as the leader of the Velvet Underground once ...
“Lou Reed: The King of New York” Will Hermes — Longtime Lou Reed and Velvet Underground fans may take one look at this dauntingly heavy, 500-plus page tome and wonder whether they need to read another ...
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, March 9, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The late Lou Reed was an iconic musician, singer, songwriter and poet. Many of us will ...
Hermes spoke to Rolling Stone about Lou Reed’s life, writing the bio of a legend, why Velvet Underground drummer Mo Tucker always called Lou “Honey Bun,” and why Reed remains such a timeless icon. As ...
The past year offered no shortage of great music-minded books. Here are 10 of my favorites, with a slight favoritism shown toward those with local/regional allure. “Down Home Music: The Stories and ...
Milwaukee authors Higgins' Lou Reed / Velvet Underground passion project is published In his new book, 'Sweet, Wild and Vicious: Listening to Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground,' Milwaukee's Jim ...
On the Velvet Underground official bootleg “Live at Max’s Kansas City,” recorded on August 23, 1970, you can, at one point, hear the author and downtown face Jim Carroll, in the audience, asking ...