May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
From the makers of Uncut magazine – a WHOLE 124 page special edition on the Velvet Underground, and their individual members. I have only taken a quick glance through it so far – but it looks pretty extensive…and dare I say possibly more insightful than the documentary? I am still finding myself aghast that with…
I think this documentary ended up posing more questions than it answered. Firstly, it doesn’t sugarcoat the notion of Lou Reed being….well…actually perhaps they DO sugarcoat it. Because what became obvious was that to label Reed “troubled” is somewhat of an understatement. I actually started to wonder how anyone managed to work with him. Certainly…
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UPDATE: Oct 5th – saw a review in the latest Rolling Stone. Thought I’d post it here. Looking into what was coming up for viewing at the Glasgow Film Theatre, I spied this! When I was at the Living Proof screening last week, I decided to secure a ticket for one of the screenings of…
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A wonderful piece about a great chanteuse…