Lou Reed

Holly Woodlawn, the transgender actress who gained fame as one of Andy Warhol’s superstars in the 1970s, has died aged 69. Woodlawn had been battling cancer in recent years and passed away at an assisted-living facility in Los Angeles on Sunday.

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Never one to back away from a controversial opinion, David Bowie has pretty much a unique opinion on Lou Reed’s career. Believe it or not, he reckons that the late singer’s greatest musical work was his recent collaboration project with Metallica.

Lulu, released in 2011 with the metal legends, was one of the former Velvet Underground singer’s final projects before his death in 2013. It was almost universally panned by critics and listeners who were baffled by its complexity and lyrical themes. While not as challenging as Reed’s notorious 1975 album Metal Machine Music (seriously, don’t even bother with that one), it was instantly overlooked.

Lou Reed's best work was his Metallica collaboration Lulu', according to David Bowie

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Esteemed musical institution the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2015. The six musical acts to be inducted are: Green Day; Bill Withers; Joan Jett & The Blackhearts; Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble; Lou Reed; and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.

Former Beatle Ringo Starr will be honoured during the ceremony with an award for musical excellence, and ‘50s R&B quintet The “5” Royales will also be recognised for their influence on early pop music.

Green Day are to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with five other artists

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Few people could have seen Macaulay Culkin's pizza-themed Velvet Underground tribute act, the imaginatively called The Pizza Underground, coming when it emerged on Bandcamp last month, but even fewer people would have seen the latest revelation in this doughy drama coming either. It turns out The Pizza Underground aren't the only pizza-themed act functioning in New York, and the 'original' pizza-based band are angry as hell that someone stole their niche.

Pizza-themed bands are more popular in New York as Macaulay anticipated

Personal & the Pizzas formed in 2010 and thought their unique brand of dough-based was unequaled in the New York music scene until Culkin's band began to generate a buzz. The idea that another act were profiting from their formula irked frontman Personal so much that he has since threatened violence again the former child star and the rest of his band mates, going as far to even threatening to "kill" the band before suing them.

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Fans of the late rocker Lou Reed gathered in New York to pay their respects by singing some of the former Velvet Underground frontman's songs yesterday afternoon. Pedestrians walking through New York's Lincoln Center and Reed's former city of residence stopped to listen as 'The Blue Mask' was first blasted through speakers.

Lou Reed Was Remembered At A Unique Lincoln Center Memorial.

As the music begin blaring, people stopped and closed their eyes, tapped their feet, sang along - and some even danced in the chilly weather. The afternoon memorial continued as the music continued to play and Laurie Anderson, Reed's widow who was with him when he died, appeared to talk to fans and pose for photographs.

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Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed has left his estate to his musician wife Laurie Anderson and other relatives.

Reed left his West 11th Street Manhattan penthouse, his $1.5million home in East Hampton, New York and the bulk of his estate including clothing, art, boats and touring company Sister Ray Enterprises to his wife. 

His sister inherited about a quarter of his estate and a $500,000 bequest to care for their mother. The rocker - who married long-time partner Anderson in 2008 - had no children.

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As we continue to mourn the death of one of the most iconic and influential rock stars of the last 50 years, it has been easy to forget that underneath all the tales of excess and debauched living, Lou Reed was actually something of a family man. As the terms of his will - recently made public by the New York Post - state, the icon's wealth has been split up amongst his family, the bulk of which is going to the three most important women in his life.

Lou Reed: 1942 - 2013

His wife, Laurie Anderson, his only sister and their elderly mother have been named as the main benefactors from the will, which was filed in Manhattan Surrogate’s Court on Monday, 4 November. His wife Anderson, whom he married in 2008 after more than a decade of being in a professional relationship, was bequeathed the largest portion of his money, and has been given all of his worldly possessions, including a multi-million dollar apartment in the Hamptons, their West 11th Street apartment and any jewellery, clothing, art, cars and boats once belonging to him. She has also been named as the new head of his touring company Sister Ray Enterprises and has been given 75% of his estate.

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Laurie Anderson's husband, Lou Reed, died on Sunday (Oct 27th) of an ailment following a liver transplant earlier this year in May.

The rock & roll legend was 71 years old.

Tributes poured in from all around the world to pay tribute to Reed but now the most important women in his life as penned a letter of remembrance: an obituary in the local newspaper.

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Lou Reed, the 71 year-old singer and musician who died last Sunday, has experienced a massive surge of interest to his music and has seen sales spike, sending his albums Transformer and Rock 'N' Roll Animal into the iTunes and Amazon top 25 charts.

Lou Reed's Death Prompted A Renewed Interest In His Music.

Reed's album catalogue sold 3,000 copies last Sunday (27th Oct.) alone, compared to fewer than 1,000 the previous week, which marks a tremendous an increase of 607 percent. Additionally, his solo digital song sales jumped from 2,000 to 17,000, a 590 percent rise, according to Nielsen SoundScan, via Rolling Stone.

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If you’re the journalist responsible for confusing the identities of Lou Reed and LOU BEGA, then, that’s pretty funny. You made a bad mistake, but, it’s a funny mistake, and certainly not the end of everything – the world etc.

Lou Reed - March 2, 1942 - October 27 2013

But confused they were. Bizarrely, Bega – who sung the ridiculous hit, ‘Mambo No. 5’ – started receiving tributes, which was pretty confusing, we’d imagine.

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