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Think Pavarotti Faked This, Too?

Posted April 7 at 4:53 pm by Brian J Barr

Whaddya think? Lyp-synched? You decide!

Topics: Lou Reed

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Have Your Grandparents Heard The Velvet Underground?

Posted Jan. 15 at 1:07 pm by Brian J Barr


This weekend, I called my 83-year-old grandma back in Pennsylvania. When I asked what she was up to, she said: "Well, your granddad and I were just sitting here watching the Lawrence Welk show." I had to laugh to myself, because, well, it's endearing-as-hell to have grandparents living in a 50-year time-lag. But I also laughed because of the above.

Topics: Lou Reed

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Work

Posted June 14, 2007 at 11:49 am by Brian J Barr

This song is quite the kick in the ass, don't you think?

Topics: Lou Reed

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Metal Meditation Music

Posted April 18, 2007 at 11:43 am by Brian J Barr

Lou Reed.bmp I just got Lou Reed's new disc in the mail. It's called Hudson River Wind Meditations and it's all music he made for t'ai chi and meditation. It's already been slagged by the hipsters for sounding too much like New Age bullshit, but I actually find it pretty good. It's cold and creepy with lots of hidden creaks and groans. It sounds like the underbelly of New York City. Like, imagine if everyone in NYC shut up for once, this is what the city would sound like. Anyway, I was sitting here thinking what use this record would be to folks who didn't meditate or do t'ai chi. Would they still enjoy it? Then along came our own Travis Ritter. He suggested getting two CD players, throwing Hudson River Wind Meditations into one and Metal Machine Music into the other, then hitting "Play" at the same time. The two records are Yin and Yang, you dig? I don't have two CD players, so I can't try it. But if someone does, can you do this and tell me how it sounds? Awesome. Thanks.

Topics: Lou Reed

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