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Complete alphabetical listing of directory topics: Lou Reed
The week in dirt
Sting's very, very impressive sexual stamina and John Leguizamo's very, very large tripod exposed. Also: Matthew Hooker is very, very angry with Nicole Kidman, and more.
Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground founder gave us heroin, the exalted transvestite and euphoric nastiness. Who knew salvation could sound so good?
Did Lester Bangs die in vain?
Jim DeRogatis' solid new biography argues that "America's greatest rock critic" spawned a generation of self-absorbed hacks -- and a neutered music press that wouldn't have a place for him anymore.
David Bowie
As the master of self-reinvention -- from Ziggy Stardust to the Thin White Duke to Normal David -- he became the most influential rock star of the post-Beatles era.
Patti Smith
A punk icon in jeans and leather jacket, she added ecstasy and spiritual exaltation to the poet-songwriter equation.
The dearth of cool
Are white hipsters an endangered species? Is sellout just another word for nothing left to lose?
Neighborhood Girl
David Bowman interviews Suzanne Vega, whose poems and lyircs were recently published in the volume 'The Passionate Eye'.
Turning the tables on Terry Gross
Salon gets personal with NPR's Maestro of conversation.
Death and Violence in Rock 'n' Roll
Cynthia Joyce interviews Mikal Gilmore on his new book 'Night Beat: A Shadow History of Rock 'n' Roll,' the golden age of old rock stars and rock's redemptive force in American culture.
The Awful Truth: Of cock rock kings and other dinosaurs
Seeing "Cocksucker Blues," about the glory days of Mick and the Stones, makes Cintra Wilson lament the loss of the great cock rockers of yore. Complete alphabetical listing of directory topics: |
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