Best & Worst of Lollapalooza: Day 3
Aerosmith's Joe Perry joins Jane's Addiction, Bat for Lashes silences intruders, Vampire Weekend honors John Hughes -- plus Deerhunter, Lou Reed, and more!
By Spin Staff 08.10.09 10:08 AM
Lou Reed Unleashes Metal Machine Music in NYC
The preternaturally cool rocker’s vocal-free trio unleash their artiest squank. Click here for photos and a review!
By JOHN SW MACDONALD 04.24.09 9:28 AM
“No Songs. No Vocals.” The stern warning was printed on every ticket to Thursday night’s performance of Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Trio at the Gramercy Theatre in Manhattan. And besides the occasional moan or grunt from Reed himself, that’s exactly what his fans got: an hour and a half of pure, throbbing -- occasionally blissful -- noise. This was no “Sweet Jane.”
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The SPIN Interview: Lou Reed
With the Velvet Underground, he was the epitome of downtown cool. As a solo artists, he played the part of glam god, noise provocateur, and critics' bete noire. Still, Lou Reed insists, "There's nothing complicated about me." Kind sir, we beg to differ.
By David Marchese 10.21.08 3:06 PM
Lou Reed does not abide. Nor should he.
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