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Lou Reed

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2012

    Bob Dylan's Tempest: A First Listen

    Bob Dylan is 71. Always-strong critical showings from such septuagenarian contemporaries as Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, and Tom Zé still don't even come close to his towering impact. After all, they weren't presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He's probably the only musician in America ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Valentine's Day Warning: These Five Love Songs Are Not About Loving People

    ​Rob Sheffield's book, Love Is a Mix Tape, meticulously details the many categories of the medium: The Party Tape; The Walking Tape; You Broke My Heart and Made Me Cry and Here Are Twenty or Thirty Songs About It. But there's not a thing in it about Valentine's Day mix tapes. You know, those ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Metallica's Top 5 Most Alienating, Hate-Inducing Actions

    ​"Metallica loves to be hated," James Hetfield told Playboy in a 2001 interview. The group's detractors would argue that over the years, Hetfield and the boys have done a more than capable job of cultivating that hate. There are young music fans, born around the mid-1990s, who only know a wor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    Metallica Brings Out Lou Reed, Kid Rock, Mercyful Fate, and More as the 30th Anniversary Party Continues

    Metallica at the Fillmore Wednesday night. Notice that James Hetfield isn't wearing a shirt.​ See more of our Metallica Week coverage: Author Brian Lew on the Early Days of Metallica and the Bay Area Thrash Metal Scene Six Signs of Metallica's Pervasive Influence on Pop Culture Metallica Ki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Funny Photo: The Best Two-Sentence Review of Metallica and Lou Reed's Lulu Ever

    Happy Place​ Okay, so we don't think Metallica and Lou Reed's Lulu is as bad as many people do. But the San Rafael-recorded album has still inspired some fantastic shit-talking. The above review, which comes to us via Happy Place, is about as short, curt, and funny a description of the nearly ... More >>

  • Music

    November 9, 2011

    Don't Kill Lulu: Redeeming Lou Reed and Metallica's New Album

    Happy Place​ Okay, so we don't think Metallica and Lou Reed's Lulu is as bad as many people do. But the San Rafael-recorded album has still inspired some fantastic shit-talking. The above review, which comes to us via Happy Place, is about as short, curt, and funny a description of the nearly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Finding Redemption in the Horrors of Lou Reed and Metallica's Lulu

    ​Don't Kill Lulu Yet: No, there is not one conventionally good song on Lulu, the 87-minute, hyped-to-infinity, Frankenstein's monster of Lou Reed babble and Metallica chug that came out the day after Halloween. Not really. This is a batch of 10 challenging pieces that average more than eight m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Blaze Away with Sea Lions' Joyously Stoned Debut Album

    ​Listen to this while high: Sea Lions' Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sea Lions But Were Afraid to Ask.​Behind the buzz: These D.I.Y. brats outta Oxnard with a nice line in spirited tunefulness impressive enough for the reliably tasteful people at Oakland's Slumberland Records ... More >>

  • Music

    November 2, 2011

    Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

    ​Listen to this while high: Sea Lions' Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sea Lions But Were Afraid to Ask.​Behind the buzz: These D.I.Y. brats outta Oxnard with a nice line in spirited tunefulness impressive enough for the reliably tasteful people at Oakland's Slumberland Records ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Lou Reed and Metallica's Lulu: A First Listen

    ​ What pisses me off is not that Lou Reed is collaborating with one of the more overrated bands of my lifetime, or doing his batshit Lou Reed thing (I rather enjoy his batshit Lou Reed thing) -- it's that he hasn't made a normal record since Ecstasy, one of my favorites of that year. Animal Se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Metallica and Lou Reed's Lulu Is Streaming in Full Right Now

    ​ After months of waiting, a big thud came: The Great Hyperbole Engine of 2011, aka Lou Reed and Metallica's collaborative album Lulu, is streaming on the project's website right now.

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Don't Relieve the Hype: Watch Two New Trailers for Lou Reed and Metallica's Lulu

    Lou Reed, James Hetfield, and Lars Ulrich​ We know, we know: Another day, another hype-inflating crumb of information about Lulu, the forthcoming collaboration album between Lou Reed and Metallica. Well, today, we get two new tidbits, both in the form of videos. One is a trailer that feels mor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Hear a Sample of Lou Reed and Metallica's "The View," Which Doesn't Seem Like the Best Thing Ever

    ​ We could make a lucrative IPO with all the hype Lou Reed has expelled about his upcoming album with Bay Area metal stalwarts Metallica. But if the one sample of Lulu that's leaked so far is any indication, the Reed self-praise machine might just be blowing a bubble the size of Bakersfield. ... More >>

  • Music

    September 14, 2011

    Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

    ​ We could make a lucrative IPO with all the hype Lou Reed has expelled about his upcoming album with Bay Area metal stalwarts Metallica. But if the one sample of Lulu that's leaked so far is any indication, the Reed self-praise machine might just be blowing a bubble the size of Bakersfield. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Epic or Interminable? Lou Reed and Metallica's Lulu Is Going to Be Looong

    Lulu, in all her glory.​ Brevity wasn't at the top of our list of expectations for this year's Lou Reed and Metallica (heretofore known as "Loutallica") album (titled Lulu), but jeez, guys, 90 minutes? Indeed: The official tracklisting for Lulu hit the web today, and though the album only has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Metallica Recording with Lou Reed: Hitler Is Not Happy

    ​ "Maybe the best thing done by anyone, ever," is how former Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed described his upcoming collaboration album with Metallica. Rolling Stone's David Fricke had kind words for it, too. We, however, are skeptical. And so is, uh, Hitler. In this hilarious video, som ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Lou Reed on Metallica Project: 'Maybe the Best Thing Done by Anyone, Ever'

    Reed with Metallica's James Hetfield: The creation of a new planetary system?​ Lou Reed is not one for modesty, ladies and gentlemen. We told you last week about his new collaboration with Metallica, which was recorded right up the road from S.F. at Metallica's studio in San Rafael. The as-ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Rick Rubin Says Metallica Is About to Record a New Album, Plans S.F. Show

    Rick Rubin: Now this is what Metallica's producer should look like.UPDATE: In more local Metallica news, a posting on the band's websit​e today indicates the band will perform at the annual Salesforce.com convention at Moscone Center on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Turns out Kirk Hammet's next-door neighbo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Shocker: Metallica and Lou Reed Team Up for New Album

    Now just imagine a tall, skinny Lou Reed in there somewhere...​ Well, we certainly didn't see this coming: Bay Area metal giant Metallica and former Velvet Underground frontman/living god Lou Reed are about 90 percent done with a new album they've recorded together. Lou Reed and Metallica? Yes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    A Father's Day Wishlist: Kiss Hilarity, Glen Hansard Busking, My Bloody Valentine Humming, and More

    Cake Picture Gallery​ Lou Reed set the bar rather low with his idea of the perfect day: sips of sangria in the park, a trip to the zoo, a movie. "It Was a Good Day" also kept it simple, with Ice Cube's ideal 24 hours consisting of mom's home cooking, playing craps, and a Lakers victory. Nigeri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Saturday Night: Gorillaz Drag Out De La Soul, Bobby Womack, Little Dragon, and More for a Cartoonishly Fun Halloween

    Calibree Photography​GorillazN*E*R*DOctober 30, 2010Oracle ArenaBetter than: Vomiting up a one-eyed octopus; also, seeing Gorillaz on not-Halloween.What are you supposed to look at during a Gorillaz performance? Do you look at the band onstage, where a  group of humans -- including Damon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2010

    Freed Willy: A Musical Tribute to the Ocean Beach Whale

    ​It's been a rough summer for whales in the Bay Area. A humpback died near the Farallon Islands in July, a cargo ship killed a minke whale near the Port of Oakland last week, and yesterday a dead 35-footer washed up on Ocean Beach between Kirkham and Lawton. Leviathan, we hardly knew ye! Let's o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Top Six Most Inappropriate Uses of a Song on TV, Ever

    ​Having heard the news that Lou Reed reportedly refused to let Susan Boyle perform "Perfect Day" on America's Got Talent last week (resulting in her apparently fleeing the country in floods of tears; Reed says legal issues were to blame), we couldn't help but start thinking about the variety of so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    The 10 Worst Answers to 'What Kind of Music Do You Listen To?"

    BrokeNCYDE: All your fears about the younger generation, realized.​It's a terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible question. And a necessary one. Why necessary? Hell, we need some way to talk about the stuff. And it's terrible, obviously, because there's no successful way to answer it ... More >>

  • Music

    March 17, 2010

    Moon Duo gives minimal Krautrock new gravity

    BrokeNCYDE: All your fears about the younger generation, realized.​It's a terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible question. And a necessary one. Why necessary? Hell, we need some way to talk about the stuff. And it's terrible, obviously, because there's no successful way to answer it ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2009

    Drink Up

    BrokeNCYDE: All your fears about the younger generation, realized.​It's a terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible question. And a necessary one. Why necessary? Hell, we need some way to talk about the stuff. And it's terrible, obviously, because there's no successful way to answer it ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 13, 2009

    The 'Land of the Lost

    BrokeNCYDE: All your fears about the younger generation, realized.​It's a terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible question. And a necessary one. Why necessary? Hell, we need some way to talk about the stuff. And it's terrible, obviously, because there's no successful way to answer it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2009

    I Heart Street Art: I 'Heart' the Valencia Street Art Wall

    This week we're taking a look at the Valencia Street Art Wall, a Mission District institution since forever. It's a rare spot in the city where street art is sanctioned, and even encouraged. It tends to be poster art rather than graffiti. I almost never see tags here.But it's not boring, family-fri ... More >>

  • Music

    February 18, 2009

    Antony and the Johnsons' mysteries require few definite answers

    This week we're taking a look at the Valencia Street Art Wall, a Mission District institution since forever. It's a rare spot in the city where street art is sanctioned, and even encouraged. It tends to be poster art rather than graffiti. I almost never see tags here.But it's not boring, family-fri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Last Night: Dean & Britta's Warhol Tribute

    Dean & Britta's "13 Most Beautiful... Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests"Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009Palace of Fine ArtsBetter than: Watching Warhol's Screen Tests in a cold, silent art museum.It was a perfect pairing, really. Pop music's beautiful, Velvet Underground-indebted couple pays tribute to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 10, 2008

    The Gift of Admission

    Dean & Britta's "13 Most Beautiful... Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests"Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009Palace of Fine ArtsBetter than: Watching Warhol's Screen Tests in a cold, silent art museum.It was a perfect pairing, really. Pop music's beautiful, Velvet Underground-indebted couple pays tribute to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2008

    MP3 of the Day: Joan as Policewoman

    Dean & Britta's "13 Most Beautiful... Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests"Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009Palace of Fine ArtsBetter than: Watching Warhol's Screen Tests in a cold, silent art museum.It was a perfect pairing, really. Pop music's beautiful, Velvet Underground-indebted couple pays tribute to ... More >>

  • Film

    May 7, 2008

    Summer Grows Up

    The season of big budget bangs uses its brain

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2008

    2008 Banished Words List: With Additions

    The season of big budget bangs uses its brain

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2007

    Lou Reed, Patti Smith, the Supremes: rare footage at SF Library

    The season of big budget bangs uses its brain

  • Calendar

    October 17, 2007

    Chuck Y Cheese

    The season of big budget bangs uses its brain

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2007

    Garage-Soiled Black Lips Stink Up GAMH Today

    The season of big budget bangs uses its brain

  • Music

    May 2, 2007

    Spooner Oldham: hitchhiking Drive By Trickers country rock ride

    The season of big budget bangs uses its brain

  • Music

    May 3, 2006

    The Herms

    Record Machine

  • Music

    March 2, 2005

    Keeping Up With the Johnsons

    What does an androgynous New York City cabaret singer have in common with the burgeoning freak-folk movement?

  • Music

    July 21, 2004

    Vietnam

    The Concrete Is Always Grayer on the Other Side of the Street

  • Music

    February 18, 2004

    Low Flying Owls

    Elixir Vitae

  • Music

    August 27, 2003

    Through the Cracks

    There are some benefits of big-city gentrification. Jesse Malin's brilliant new record is one of them.

  • Music

    June 18, 2003

    Lou Reed

    NYC Man: The Collection

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Jukebox

    The Ha-Ra

  • Music

    March 28, 2001

    The New Year

    Newness Ends (Touch and Go)

  • Music

    January 19, 2000

    Riff Raff

    Jim Ryan's experimental jazz and the Boom Boom Room mural controversy part II

  • Music

    March 13, 1996

    Recordings

    Jim Ryan's experimental jazz and the Boom Boom Room mural controversy part II

  • Music

    September 6, 1995

    Samples

    Jim Ryan's experimental jazz and the Boom Boom Room mural controversy part II

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