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The Velvet Underground: Pickwick City and the first meeting of Lou Reed and John Cale (Part 1 of 2)
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The Velvet Underground: Pickwick City and the first meeting of Lou Reed and John Cale (Part 1 of 2)
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Oct 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode Mike Stax talks to writer and Velvet Undergound expert Phil Milstein about Lou Reed’s early days as a songwriter for a budget record label, and the unlikely series of events that led to him first meeting John Cale – a classical/avant-garde musician from Wales who’d come to America to study composition on a Leonard Bernstein scholarship – and forming an alliance that would have an incalculable impact on the face of modern music.
Released:
Oct 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (37)
Welcome to Ugly Things: The Ultimate Rock n’ Roll Podcast: Ugly Things Magazine, the ultimate rock ‘n’ roll read is now a podcast! Hosted by author and music journalist Mike Stax, Ugly Things brings you wild sounds from past dimensions, when rock ‘n’ roll was young, daring, dangerous and vital. Each episode brin... by Ugly Things