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Arctic Monkeys Pay Tribute To Lou Reed With Live Performance Of "Walk On The Wild Side"
posted: October 29, 2013
The music industry is still recovering from the tragic loss of Lou Reed over the weekend, and slowly but surely the tributes have begun to roll out. Performing before a sold-out crowd in the UK…
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Lou Reed: 1942-2013
posted: October 28, 2013
Lou Reed, co-founder of the Velvet Underground, solo artist, poet, and photographer, died yesterday from complications stemming from a liver transplant in May. VU bandmate John Cale released a statement: The news I feared the…
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Coachella 2013 Announces Lineup: Phoenix, The Postal Service, Red Hot Chili Peppers Headlining
posted: January 25, 2013
Coachella has released the official line up for the 2013 festival. Among the headliners are Blur, The Stone Roses, Phoenix, and Red Hot Chili Peppers. But that’s just the beginning of a very long (and…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Elliott Murphy, Last of the Rock Stars
posted: October 17, 2012
What do Jane Fonda, Johnny Depp, Gianni Versace, and Elliott Murphy have in common? They’re all among the recipients of France’s Médaille de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris, a high cultural honor that’s presented…
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Billy Corgan Writing "Spiritual Memoir"
posted: September 6, 2012
Billy Corgan, frontman for The Smashing Pumpkins and famously cantankerous commentator on the current state of the music industry, is reportedly writing a “spiritual memoir” that contains “plenty of sex and drugs and rock ‘n’…
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Monday, July 30, 2012
posted: July 30, 2012
Oh, Snoop. Quadrophonic, dude! At least they’re not teaming up with Lou Reed again. Admittedly, this is a more appropriate choice than “U + Ur Hand.” They’ll have to reinforce those barricades for the throngs…
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