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We all know Mick Rock shot punk. Bowie, Blondie, Barrett—they were his buddies. Lou Reed was his mentor. Madonna, Mercury and Mötley Crüe his muse. And Mick was as gloriously hedonistic as any of them in embracing the idols of nihilism—sex, drugs and rock n’ roll, baby—that killed off half their lot. But he’s also

“Just turn on with me and you’re not alone…” That lyric, from “Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide,” might be as close to a manifesto as David Bowie has ever uttered. Indeed, for all the revolutionary tunes and culture-crossing costumes, perhaps his greatest legacy is that he made it okay to be different. Very different. “I suppose

“Transformer” is a new, limited edition collection of photographs, some never-before-seen, that chart the transformations of poet and performer Lou Reed from 1972-1980. The book presents the man behind the cover photographs of “Transformer”, “Sally Can’t Dance”, “Coney Island Baby”, “Rock and Roll Heart”, and “Growing Up in Public”. Photographer Mick Rock captured Lou Reed in the studio; performing onstage; in

Lou Reed surprised fans in New York this week when he made an appearance at a playback of his seminal album ‘Transformer’. Fans for the former Velvet Underground frontman had gathered in a New York bar for a playback of the LP on Monday night (March 4) and were shocked to see a familiar figure in

EAST VILLAGE RADIO will have Mick in studio Sept. 10. 20012. Click here for more info.

Check out the new Andrew Watt video for the song Chameleon.