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An early tape captures the young musician performing songs later recorded by The Velvet Underground
Khalik Allah’s experimental documentary is also a sprawling self-portrait
The biography connects the two sides of a complicated rock star
Despite references to sex and drugs, the Lou Reed tune slipped past the censors and became a hit
Jerky numbers about alienation and fine impressions of what The Strokes might have been like without trust funds
Unlike ‘Klinghoffer’, pop music is silent on topics other than sex, writes Ludovic Hunter-Tilney
A new exhibition of portraits shot by the Saint Laurent creative director explores another side of his obsession with fashion and music
The forward-looking solo artist and member of the Velvet Underground has always pushed the boundaries
Portrayer of psychedelia who stayed true to counter-culture
A 1979 concert by rock music’s bad boy, who died this week, revealed another side to his character
Lou Reed’s booze- and drug-fuelled bouts with gonzo rock critics such as Lester Bangs in the 1970s are the stuff of legend
A confrontational temperament gave the rock musician and songwriter the impetus to sustain a career long after his peers
Restored as a luxury hotel, the Café Royal looks to regain its place at the centre of London’s social scene
A selection that explains why we should give thanks for the grandiose musical hybrid
Collaborative album draws inspiration from two plays by the German playwright Frank Wedekind
Otherworldly visitor sings from the dark at White Light Festival
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