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  • Lou Reed with sunglasses on. A glare reflects off of the sunglasses.

    The Least-Known Rock God

    A new biography of the Velvet Underground founder, Lou Reed, considers the stark duality of the man and his music.
    by Will Hermes via The Atlantic on October 8, 2023
  • Woman playing a guitar, and the cover of the book 'Country Music USA.'

    ‘Country Music … Was Anything BUT Pure’

    On the music’s African-American tributaries, its unpredictable politics, country radio’s woman problem, and working on Ken Burns’ forthcoming doc.
    by Bill C. Malone, Will Hermes, Tracey Laird via Longreads on August 1, 2018
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Lou Reed: The King of New York
Will Hermes
2023
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Lou Reed playing the guitar in front of an amp

The Brilliant Discontents of Lou Reed

A new biography examines the enigma of the musician.
by Sasha Frere-Jones via The Nation on January 23, 2024
Lou Reed in front of a photography setup.

The Canonization of Lou Reed

In a new biography, the Velvet Underground front man embodies a New York that exists only in memory.
by Jeremy Lybarger via The New Republic on October 17, 2023
Lou Reed, January 1, 1970.

Lou Reed Didn't Want to Be King

Will Hermes's new biography, "Lou Reed: The King of New York," tries—and fails—to pin the rocker down.
by Hannah Gold via The Yale Review on October 16, 2023
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