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Bassist who played on an estimated 500 hit songs – the most recognisable being the motif he provided for Lou Reed’s Walk on the Wild Side

The Guardian - UK

“I’m sick of people saying Walk On the Wild Side is a classic. I got paid £12, and David Bowie didn’t even show up”: Session bass legend Herbie Flowers on the making of Lou Reed’s 1972 hit – and the hardest session he ever did

Having recorded over 20,000 sessions for the likes of David Bowie, Dusty Springfield, T.Rex, Paul McCartney and Elton John, Brian ‘Herbie’ Flowers was not your average bassist

Guitar World

“I told Lou Reed, ‘Can I get the double bass out of the car? Because this song is a bit jazzy’”: British bass legend Herbie Flowers, best known for his work with David Bowie and Paul McCartney, dies aged 86

Flowers recorded over 20,000 sessions and his distinctive jazz-informed bass heavily features on Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side and Bowie's Space Oddity

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Rick Wakeman leads tributes for Sky and War Of The Worlds bassist Herbie Flowers

Herbie Flowers, who also worked with David Bowie, T-Rex, Lou Reed and many more, has died aged 86

Louder

Herbie Flowers, bassist for Lou Reed, David Bowie and many more, dead at 86

The death of Herbie Flowers, author of the iconic bassline that powered Walk On The Wild Side, has been confirmed by his family

Louder

Herbie Flowers death: Veteran bassist who played for David Bowie and Lou Reed dies aged 86

His family confirmed his death on Facebook, with tributes pouring in immediately, praising his ’incredible musicianship’

The Independent UK

Actors, artists, transvestites, junkies and wannabes: How Lou Reed made the defining album of his career

Rudderless after the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed ditched New York for London and hooked upwith David Bowie: The rest is history

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Post your questions for Laurie Anderson

Your chance to ask Anderson about taking avant garde music to the pop charts with O Superman, making an AI chatbot of her late husband Lou Reed or even having her own planet

The Guardian - UK

‘The drugs were so new, they weren’t illegal yet’: the debauched rise of New York’s wildest bar

It was a seedy hotbed of sex, drugs, edgy music and A-list celebrities where Lou Reed and Andy Warhol partied alongside Blondie and Bowie. How did Max’s Kansas City fall apart?

The Guardian - UK

"Joe Elliott knows more about Mott than I do. You just have to sit back and listen to him": Ian Hunter's stories of Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, Bob Dylan and more

He’s Ian Hunter, solo artist and former Mott The Hoople frontman, and these are some of his stories

Louder

On my radar: Evie Wyld’s cultural highlights

The author on a musical tribute to Andy Warhol, the book that made her swear out loud, and an exciting new restaurant in Peckham

The Guardian - UK

Slay: The evolution of drag anthems

As we honor Pride, let's delve into the rich history of music that has uplifted he drag community over the decades

Salon

‘Hip-hop is the new avant garde’: John Cale on Lou Reed, anger and continual reinvention

He made rock history with the Velvet Underground and produced landmark albums for the likes of Patti Smith. At 82, his 18th solo outing proves he’s still at the bleeding edge

The Guardian - UK

Meze 99 Classics review: Brilliant value for money with knockout performance

These beautifully crafted wired over-ear headphones outperform their price tag with a punchy and dynamic presentation

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“I was trying to do the ultimate guitar solo”: Lou Reed once recorded a double album consisting solely of guitar feedback – but his label took it off sale after three weeks

Metal Music Machine nearly cost Reed his reputation… over the years, it became a source of inspiration for Sonic Youth and Neil Young

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The Nine 2024: Michael Coney

What drives a self-described experience designer and cyberpunk storyteller?

Louder

“I remember seeing my first rock legend snorting cocaine in the bathroom, like, ‘Oh, I’ve heard about this’”: Foo Fighters’ Nate Mendel on the night they played at David Bowie’s epic 50th birthday bash

The Foos joined Robert Smith, Kim Gordon, Lou Reed and more for a triumphant night at Madison Square Garden

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Tribute Album 'Metal Machine Muzak' Reimagines Lou Reed Classic

Explore the controversial legacy of Lou Reed's 'Metal Machine Music' album and its enduring influence on the music world.

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“Is it just me, or is that Stone Gossard and/or Mike McCready doing The Gojira Pick Scrape™?” March 2024 Guitar World editors’ picks

From indie folk, full-throttle blues rock and flamenco-meets-fusion to the guitar crossover episode you never knew you needed – here are our standout guitar tracks from the past 30 days

Louder

"I miss him and his dog": Keith Richards has recorded a cover of Lou Reed's classic I'm Waiting For My Man

Watch the video for Keith Richards' cover of I'm Waiting For My Man, taken from the upcoming album The Power Of The Heart: A Tribute To Lou Reed

The Guardian - UK

Ciarán ‘KO’ Ennis obituary

Other lives: Printmaker and tutor whose company Blue Egg produced posters for artists such as the Who and Lou Reed in the 1960s and 70s

The Guardian - AU

Laurie Anderson on making an AI chatbot of Lou Reed: ‘I’m totally, 100%, sadly addicted’

Anderson’s experiments with language-based AI predated ChatGPT – with one machine modelled on her dead husband that her friends ‘just can’t stand’

Louder

"Mercurial, contradictory, vaulting from throwaway garage-candy to high art concepts and back again": The 20 best solo songs by Lou Reed

Lou Reed's body of work grew from uncertain beginnings through a prolific and wildly diverse 70s surge and a late 80s revival

The Guardian - UK

Perfect Days review – Wim Wenders’s zen Japanese drama is his best feature film in years

The German director makes a strong case for simple living with this achingly lovely tale starring Kōji Yakusho as a Tokyo public toilet cleaner who finds quiet joy in the world around him

Louder

"I got dared to go further, by Lou Reed!": Joan As Police Woman on how Lou Reed gave her the best advice of her career

The two were performing together at a Neil Young tribute concert

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