We remember him well in the Chelsea Hotel, but Leonard Cohen’s New York City existence spanned beyond just the hotel where a makeshift memorial sprung up…
The Week David Bowie Met Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and Andy Warhol: An Inside Look
In the early 1970s, New York actor Tony Zanetta performed in underground theater in plays by Andy Warhol, Jackie Curtis and Wayne/Jayne County. His portrayal…
See Laurie Anderson’s Concert For Dogs, Then Attend This Lou Reed Tribute
You’d think the recent revival of CBGB as an airport restaurant would be sufficient humiliation to convince New Yorkers to let go of their old haunts. But…
Kim Gordon, Deborah Harry and More Host a Mudd Club Revival and Rummage Sale
Up till now, our footage of DNA at the Mudd Club was as close as you were going to get to reliving a night at…
All Dogs Go to Bardo: Laurie Anderson’s New Film Heart of a Dog
I walked into Film Forum in something of a haze, trying to gather my wits before squeezing into a packed theater for the screening of…
There’ll Be a Whole Lotta Lou and Laurie Next Month
Next month, Oct. 27, will mark the second anniversary of Lou Reed’s passing, but his legacy lives on: on Oct. 30, Rhino will release a six-disc 45th…
From the Factory to Clublandia, Two Exhibitions Will Bring You Back to the Good Ol’ Days
While wandering from gallery to gallery yesterday in the Lower East Side, soaking up a pair of museum-like nostalgia exhibitions focusing on at least one part if…
Nevermind the Bollocks, Here’s John Lydon Giving St. Vitus a Taste Of His New Memoir
It’s not often you see Monty Python and John Lydon in the space of a week, but there was Britain’s other living legend at St.…
Don’t Worry, Deer Tick Won’t Botch Your Favorite Records When It Celebrates 10 Years
Rhode Island’s favorite finger-pickin,’ acoustic-guitar-wielding, non-country act Deer Tick is ten years old — to celebrate, the band is setting up shop at the Brooklyn…
Echo and the Bunnymen Covered The Doors, Bowie, and Lou Reed Last Night
Echo and the Bunnymen — the ’80s band that was covered by ’90s stalwarts like Pavement to the Flaming Lips — unleashed some covers of…