Why the Velvet Underground guitarist Sterling Morrison left Houston and never returned
Sterling Morrison spent more than 20 years in Texas living in relative obscurity as one of the founding members of the Velvet ...
The moment Lou Reed was too punk for the London Palladium
Lou Reed was the victim of categorisation. It would be a sore point throughout his career but on March 20th, Lou Reed was too ...
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Beloved Rock Music Figure David Byrde Has Died
The artist who helped define the visual language of rock and roll’s golden age has taken his final bow. David Edward Byrd, whose psychedelic posters captured the spirit of Jimi Hendrix, The Who, and ...
Unpacking Lou Reed’s love for Bob Dylan through an early cover
Lou Reed has always been a huge Bob Dylan fan, with a 1963 cover of his song 'Don't Think Twice, It's Alright' representing ...
Who is Sterling Morrison – and how the Velvet Underground became famous decades after they broke up
Why was the Velvet Underground so controversial? We look at the Andy Warhol connection, the band's influence and how Sterling ...