THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW #1: THE VELVET UNDERGROUND AND NICO
Billy Hough tackles 1967’s “Velvet Underground & Nico” in 3 minutes Legs McNeil gave Billy Hough 3 minutes...
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GARLAND JEFFREYS: THE KING OF IN BETWEEN
The talented singer, songwriter and performer was friends and collaborators with both Lou Reed and John Cale before...
LOU REED: FREEING THE ROCK & ROLL ANIMAL
When Steve Katz, late of Blood Sweat & Tears and the Blues Project, signed on to produce some...
DESIGNING AND LIVING WITH LOU REED: AN INTERVIEW WITH SYLVIA REED
Sylvia Reed – Lou Reed’s ex-wife, art designer, manager, and reading partner – offers insights into the most...
LOU REED’S ARCHIVE HOLDS SIX HUNDRED HOURS OF MOSTLY UNRELEASED AUDIO, AND OTHER REVELATIONS FROM HIS ARCHIVIST
Don Fleming, rock musician (Gumball, Dinosaur Jr, Velvet Monkeys) and producer (Sonic Youth, Teenage Fanclub, Hole, Alice Cooper,...
DOUG YULE: THE FORGOTTEN VELVET
He appeared on more Velvet Underground recordings than John Cale or Nico and yet he is seldom mentioned...
UNEXPECTEDLY GREAT COVERS OF FAMILIAR SONGS
When is a cover song better than the original? Is it flattery or just a cheap rip-off? Please...
MICK ROCK’S THIRD EYE
Mick Rock, self-titled King of Glam Rock Photographers, looks back on his career capturing stunning images of Syd Barrett,...
FUCK SHIT UP: THE COLLAGES OF TODD COLBY
Gillian McCain interviews poet and visual artist Todd Colby about his favorite artists and influences I met Todd Colby...
Max’s Kansas City: 1976 – Peter Crowley Re-Issues the Pivotal Album
Max’s Kansas City: 1976 to be re-released as Max’s Kansas City: 1976 & Beyond – Greatly expanded with unreleased tracks, rarities,...
JOHNNY ROTTEN: NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!
When Punk magazine writer, Mary Harron, went to England to interview Johnny Rotten in the autumn of 1976,...
JAMES MARSHALL’S TEN GREAT PUNK ROCK TV MOMENTS!!!
James Marshall's list of Great Punk Rock on TV
WHY ‘PLEASE KILL ME’ IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ROCK BOOKS EVER! (MAXIM)
Twenty years ago, Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain published Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, a scabby inside-look at the wildly fun, incredibly seedy and at times terrifying underbelly of the 1970s New York City punk scene.
TOM HEARN’S PUNK PHOTO SHOW AT GLENN HOROWITZ CLOSING SOON!
Tom Hearn's photos of Debbie Harry, The Ramones, Lou Reed, and many more at Glenn Hororwitz Booksellers until October 7th!