Ongoing History Daily: How to get out of a bad record deal
What’s the best way to get out of a bad record deal? Turn in a bad record as part of your contract. Lou Reed did it back in 1975 with his Metal Machine
Read MoreWhat’s the best way to get out of a bad record deal? Turn in a bad record as part of your contract. Lou Reed did it back in 1975 with his Metal Machine
Read MoreOn April 10, 1979, Lou Reed played a sold-out show in London. After the gig, he went over to a restaurant called Chelsea Rendezvous in South Kensington to have a bite with David
Read MoreOnce upon a time not so long ago, it was illegal–criminal!–to be anything other than heterosexual. Any hint that you may be something other than straight could get you into all sorts of
Read MoreThink about this for a second: What is the worst album ever made? For years–and for years to come–the answer (for me, anyway) has to be Metal Machine Music, the double album released
Read MoreI want this TV. I have no idea where I’d put it, but I still want it. Let’s try some music news for July 20, 2022. Drake vs. the Swedish police: The truth
Read MoreWriting lyrics is hard. Whenever I tried doing something like that, my creations as weaker than rhyming “gin” and “sin,” probably the lowest of all couplets. Compare that to the facility some contemporary
Read MoreThis car can go from 0-60 mph in 1.85 seconds. Want. And now, music news for June 3, 2021. These songwriters are doing okay when it comes to revenue. Who knew that Lou
Read MoreToday we get so much of our music online. But twenty-five years ago, the Internet was still an unknown commodity populated by nerdy early adopters. In the mid-90s, it was considered to be
Read MoreHalfway through July. Why does summer speed by faster than winter? Distract yourself from that with some music news for July 16, 2018. Well, this was an awkward #1 single in the UK
Read MoreIt’s a generally accepted fact that the Velvet Underground was the first-ever alternative band. Now the Daily Beast brings up the idea that Lou Reed was the first alt-rock artist to sell out.
Read MoreAh, the career-limiting move. Coming to work drunk or high. The use of the “reply all” button at an inappropriate time. Getting as mad as hell and swearing not to take it anymore
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