Music journalist Will Hermes said he first became enamored with the music of Lou Reed (shown above) and the band he co-founded, the Velvet Underground, while a college student. Hermes’s new bio from Picador Press tells all the ups and downs of Reed’s storied and turbulent career. ( Photo: Forest Scholl) Book on Lou Reed Paints the Velvet Underground Founder as The King of New York So many books and stories abound about Lou Reed that you’d be forgiven for believing that nothing else could be said about... City Arts 30 May 2025 | 03:47
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