The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is going on the road to New York — the city that spawned hip-hop and gave Bob Dylan and the Ramones their start. Mayor Michael Bloomberg...
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Rocker Lou Reed is taking a walk on the wild side to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc, where he will host his own weekly show, the company said. Dubbed "Lou Reed's New York...
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Lou Reed is lashing out at new modes of audio technology, saying that "people have got to demand a higher standard" than current MP3 music files. The edgy rocker delivered...
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What's the frequency, Seamus?
R.E.M. is going to give some shiny happy Irish folk a preview of the band's first new tunes in years at a series of warm-up gigs at...
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Legs McNeil remembers the night back in 1975 when he walked into the dingy storefront club perched in the even dingier Bowery neighborhood. The band onstage, four guys in...
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Bono, Sting, Lou Reed and
Nick Cave are just a handful of the artists who have lent their
voices to "Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs &
Chanteys," due out August...
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The Little Willies, "The Little Willies" (Milking Bull)
What do you get when the Traveling Wilbury's meet the Highwaymen?
The Little Willies.
Led by Norah Jones and...
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There's a hole in the middle of every medal at these Winter Olympics for a reason: to honor the open piazzas. So it only makes sense that the city square at the heart of...
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One writer's top 10 rock albums of 2005:
1. "Apologies to the Queen Mary," Wolf Parade: For the second straight year, the debut of an indie Montreal-based band tops this...
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In an elevator at the Sony Music offices, two suited men breezily assess a fledgling artist's demo.
"How did you feel?" one asks.
"I found it to be, well, rather...
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Lou Reed, "Lou Reed: Live at Montreux 2000," (Eagle Rock Entertainment)
There's no question that Lou Reed is a rock icon with enduring appeal, from the '60s allure of his...
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It's not often that a Nobel laureate, Pulitzer Prize winners, Grammy winners, Academy Award winners and just about every other kind of winner share a single stage. But a...
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A few indie rock bands that will "change your life":
• Arcade Fire: Husband and wife team Win Butler and Regine Chassagne lead a troupe of exuberant, talented...
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Upcoming celebrity benefits to raise money for relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina:
• Kevin Smith is holding an online auction on his Web site,...
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Bob Dylan's song "Like a Rolling Stone"
topped a poll on Friday to find the 100 songs, movies, TV shows
and books that "changed the world" in the opinion of...
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Bob Dylan's song "Like a Rolling Stone"
topped a poll Friday to find the 100 songs, movies, TV shows
and books that "changed the world" in the opinion of musicians,
actors...
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Sitting poolside at the exclusive W Hotel, nerd par excellence Moby performed an acoustic set of songs rife with humor and harmony to celebrate the release of his new album...
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Has Axl Rose been studying How to Lose Friends and Alienate
People?
The famously reclusive rocker signed a
multimillion-dollar publishing deal last month with the...
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Grammy-winning singer-songwriter
Alicia Keys is calling on her peers in the music industry to
raise their voices to help millions suffering from AIDS in
Africa.
"Just for...
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Just because The Black Keys wear jeans and T-shirts, just because their production quality possesses that feeling of minimalist organic haze, just because they're a...
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It's clear skies ahead for the
All Tomorrow's Parties Pacific 2004 music festival.
The fest will take place Nov. 6-7 on the Queen Mary ship
docked in Long Beach, Calif....
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R.E.M . hopes to get up close and
personal with fans by staging its most intimate North American
tour in 15 years.
The 29-city trek, which began Oct. 13 at Los Angeles'...
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Robin Williams, Paul Simon and more than 50 other artists will expound on perceived threats to American freedom Monday at a Lincoln Center show to benefit the American...
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Lou Reed , the Roots and Macy Gray
are among the acts confirmed for Vanity Fair and DKNY Jeans'
"In Concert" benefit, scheduled for Oct. 21 at New York's
Irving Plaza and...
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Recording stars ranging from rapper
Mos Def to singer-songwriter Paul Simon are lending their
talents to an upcoming "Freedom Concert" benefit for the
American Civil...
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Teenage American swimmer Michael Phelps
claimed the first of a hoped-for eight gold medals at the
Athens Olympics Saturday with a world record time and his
Australian rival...
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Federal regulators may require broadcasters to keep a recording of their programs for up to three months to aid in investigations of indecency complaints.
The rules the...
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Waiting around to see your favorite
music videos on TV may become as old-fashioned as trying to
catch your favorite songs on the radio when those songs are
readily available...
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Tour dates for Nellie McKay:
May 9: Boulder, Colo., Boulder Theatre
May 16: Charleston, W.Va., Mountain Stage
May 22-23: Zurich, Switzerland, Hallenstadion
May...
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The Raven, Lou Reed's new album, was inspired by the writings of Edgar Allen Poe. Reed says he has become fascinated with Poe over the past few years, when he began reading...
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Elvis Costello, Lou Reed, Shawn Colvin, and Public Enemy frontman Chuck D are among the artists set to appear at the Creative Coalition's Seconding The First Gala Concert at...
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Lou Reed is getting ready to bring POEtry, a performance piece based on the works of author Edgar Allan Poe, to the United States. Reed has worked on the project in Europe...
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Rock legend
Lou Reed returns today (April 4) with **Ecstasy**, his latest solo album in a career that now begins its fifth decade. One fan who likely will be rushing to...
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Lou Reed will release his latest studioalbum, Ecstasy, on April 4. Recorded in New York with producer HalWillner (Elvis Costello, Nick Cave), the albumwill be supported by...
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The official ballots are out in the mail for the Performer category of the next class of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees. This year's short list includes Aerosmith,...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis will contribute vocals to a new track by former Velvet Underground frontman and noted solo artist Lou Reed.
A spokesperson for...
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Lou Reed, considered by some to be New York City's quintessential artist, is currently working on a new album, scheduled to be finished by the end of September. Reed, who...
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Lou Reed enthusiasts got an unexpected treat last week on the New York rocker's official website. Eight rare early Reed tracks, dating from before the formation of the...
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We told you about Lou Reed's recent performance at the White House (myLAUNCH, 9/17); now, thanks to the fine folks at Reprise Records, you can hear the entire 35-minute...
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My, how things change. Back in 1967 when Lou Reed was fronting the Velvet Underground and singing songs about drug addiction ("Heroin" and "Waiting For The Man") and...
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A mere two days before the start of "A Day In The Garden," which is being billed as the first musical event to take place on Max Yasgur's farm since the original Woodstock,...
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Organizers of "A Day In the Garden," the three-day concert that will be held on the site of the original Woodstock festival in Bethel, N.Y., are keeping in the spirit of...
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The alternative music haven offered by MTV's 120 Minutes program comes to digital discs on February 3rd. That's the day Atlantic Records will issue a 14-track collection of...
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Late-night host David Letterman has compiled 14 live recordings of musical performances from his Late Show With David Letterman for a new album to be released on Reprise...
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