The Pickwick days: Lou Reed’s early career as the poor man’s Carole King
Laid the groundwork for The Velvet Underground.
Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground predicted the doomed future of music marketing in 1969
A poetic plague was a-coming.
“The whole philosophy is summed up”: The 1967 song that defined The Velvet Underground
Everything wrapped into one tune.
“Amazing fun”: The 1968 song Lou Reed said set the tone for his career
“And then my mind split open…”