Nile Rodgers on his forgotten collaboration with Peter Gabriel: “That shit is the bomb”
“The only artist in my entire history that I ever sought out.”
Author: Ben Forrest Archives: 03/2024
Alexander Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’ accused of plagiarism
The film has been accused of “brazen” plagiarism.
The Lou Reed song inspired directly by Andy Warhol
“He said, ‘Why don’t you write a song called Vicious?'”
Five easy masterpieces: an introductory guide to hardcore
Breaking into the brilliance of the genre.
The Velvet Underground song Lou Reed wrote for Nico: “Every single word was meant for her”
“To make her feel better about herself.”
‘Something Changed’: the Pulp song that took 12 years to record
One of the band’s most popular hits.
‘The Tide Is High’: The only Blondie song Chris Stein knew was “going to be a hit”
“If we did a successful version of this thing, it would be successful.”
The two greatest songs Lou Reed ever heard
“I fell down laughing. You can listen to that, you can listen to the words going on and it’s tremendous.”
Say She She on disco as a form of political defiance: “It’s a happiness ‘in the midst of'”
The New York trio talk disco history, political activism and the future of the group.