Algunos cantantes o cantautores no logran la difusión amplia que merecen sus obras; así ha sido desde muchos siglos. En la música contemporánea podemos tener muchos casos. Creo es lo que ha ocurrido con

"Softer than a summers night" "The perfume burnt his eyes" Just an average guy ? Whew... And a nod to the brilliant guitar playing of Robert Quine Heavenly arms that reach out to hold

It's amazing what you can find on YouTube. I found a song by The Jades featuring Lou Reed on vocals and guitar. Now Lou Reed became famous in 1967 as leader of the super influential band The Velvet Underground

Today we continue our exploration of the ukelele as we try to play Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side. Thanks for joining us today! ▶️ 3Speak

27 października 9 lat temu pożegnaliśmy wybitnego nowojorskiego barda. Jego kumplami byli wtedy John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Andy Warhol i Nico. Z nimi współtworzył swój najsłynniejszy skład, który na

The Little Wretches have experienced many changes over the years with members coming and going and genres changing and shifting, but through it all Robert Wagner’s dedication has remained consistent. Wagner,

La presente reseña fue publicada originalmente en la Revista de Literatura Colofón, y se puede consultar en el siguiente enlace. Fuente   ¿Qué determina en cada uno de nosotros el nacimiento de una

Another year of this #x-daysofmusic challenge set up by @backinblackdevil. I was made redundant from Super Channel which gave me a chunk of money to go travelling with. I freelanced at MTV while I sorted

Another year of this challenge set up by @backinblackdevil. This started in 1972. It was a while before I got to see it, though: Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in The Jar How to update a traditional tune for the

Lou Reed This is Part 2 of the "Lou Reed, Memorable Lyrics"  anthology. For Part 1, right-click here. (Part 1 includes a short biography of Lou and an introduction to his career.) 29 – Cascading slowly,

Lou Reed, 1942–2013. A short bio.       Lou Reed was one of the preeminent figures in rock’n’roll from the 1960s to the 2010s.     His career started in high school, when his interest in rock’n’roll and

(This is the final post in this series of Lou Reed Lyrics. Soon, I will compile posts #1 – #55 in one complete anthology. I hope you've enjoyed this series, and learned some interesting and relevant facts

In certain ways, Lou Reed was seen as the classic rock star, living a life of decadence and debauchery, creating avant-garde art, and even having a Top-40 hit.   Living, experiencing, creating ...

Impressive.  Here, we have the poet of the streets, the godfather of punk, speaking out in favor of social justice.     Truly impressive and inspiring.   Quote during Interview,

Lou said this in a speech, just a few months before he passed away in 2013. Rock’n’roll for idiots  Way back in 1975, in the liner notes for Metal Machine Music, he had been quite pessimistic about

This is from the title track to Lou’s 18th solo album, on which Lou wrote about his personal relationships and his marriages.     Solitude, with entertainment  In this final verse of

This sounds remarkably like the Lou of the 1960s and early 1970s.     Fear in hell  Or, more accurately, it sounds like a wiser man depicting a character living on the sordid underside

How to produce fine art, and produce a great artist …  Here again we have the voice of Andy Warhol, presented through Lou’s poetry. For the supreme pop artist, what is necessary is style. Andy had