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WORDS OF WISDOM


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 Lou Reed’s last interview: Words of wisdom Alejandro De Luna Today is Record Store Day and luckily, I’ve picked up a copy of ‘Ecstasy’, Lou Reed’s fantastic LP from 2000 that has been re-released as a RSD exclusive and made widely available on vinyl for the first time. The record is one of Lou Reed’s …

MANCHESTER BOOKS THE SENSE OF DOUBT

Manchester Music History Print: See More Manchester music is much more than the big names. It is also about the underdogs and sounds that have been buried below the popular Manchester bands. This print obviously includes all the big names, but also celebrates labels like New Hormones, Rabid Records or Playtime Records; studios like Strawberry …

The Smiths' Final Gig - 12th December 1986, Brixton Academy, London  

A recap on The Smiths’ unexpected final gig as told by The Smiths and Morrissey biographer Johnny Rogan.

An extensive career that goes way beyond The Smiths’ legendary guitar wizardry and the jingle-jangle soundscapes of a Rickenbacker. Talking Heads, The Pretenders, Electronic, Pet Shop Boys, Modest Mouse, The Cribs and more…

Iggy pop

50 mins documenting the journey of the best band in American rock history, followed by the experimentalism with Bowie in Berlin…

Johnny Marr quotes

Johhny Marr on the importance of The Who and Pete Townshend´s legacy.

Bob Dylan on his influences, heroes, rock ‘n’ roll, and the people who immortalized his legacy. A demonstration of his obsession with words and an open letter against music journalists and critics.

Just a couple of days ago, the insatiable machine of pop culture named David Bowie, unexpectedly returned with an exciting announcement after attending a fundraising event in a London bar. Is it The Next Day´s follow-up? The most expected comeback in the history of live music? A single? Old rarities from his vault? While we wait for the “voracious reader” and a man who “reads a book a day” to make his move, will you start grabbing one of these works or you´ll continue wasting your time with the comfort of nonsense?

Despite the album was considered by the majority of the music press as “the worst album ever made”, Lester Bang considered Lou Reed´s Metal Machine Music (1975) as “the greatest record ever made in the history of the human eardrum”, while Lou said that with this infamous collection of noise, he invented heavy metal, grunge, noise rock and everything related to feedback-like perversion. And, maybe he´s right…Enjoy one of the best music reviews ever written […]