Lou Reed Gets Satellite Radio Show on Sirius
By Matthew Williams
17:17, May 17th 2008
41 votes
Vote this story
Lou Reed Gets Satellite Radio Show on Sirius

According to Sirius Satellite Radio, American rock and roll singer-songwriter Lou Reed is getting his own weekly show, Reuters reports. Dubbed “Lou Reed’s New York Shuffle,” the free-form radio show will premiere on Saturday at 7 p.m. EST on Sirius’ Disorder channel 70.

“I’ve always been a fan of eclectic radio, such as FM radio in the past when you could hear stations play widely divergent music, ranging from rock to country to jazz to opera,” Reed said in a statement, quoted by the same source. “We will try to bring Sirius’ listeners audio from all parts of the world that covers the whole musical spectrum,” he added.

Reed wills co-host the show with music producer Hal Willner, who recently collaborated with Reed on “Berlin,” a theatricalized concert version of the performer’s 1973 album of the same name. The film is due to open in New York and Los Angeles on July 18.

Other artists with Sirius Shows include E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt, folk rocker Steve Earle, David Johansen and Marky Ramone, and B-52s frontman Fred Schneider.

Reed broke new ground for the rock genre in several important dimensions, influencing the rock and roll movement in general, introducing more mature and intellectual themes to what was then considered a music genre for teenagers.

He had a huge success with the live “Rock ‘n Roll Animal” LP, recorded following the release of “Transformer”, which received vast FM airplay in the mid-to late ’70s. Reed teamed up with “The Killers” on a song called Tranquilize for their new compilation album “Sawdust,” which was released on November 13, 2007.



Image Credit: www.last.fm
© 2007 - 2008 - eFluxMedia
dotclear

Other News in

Mindy McCready Suffers Nervous Breakdown, Enters Rehab

Mindy McCready Suffers Nervous Breakdown, Enters Rehab

Country singer Mindy McCready has reportedly entered rehab after visiting an emergency room in Tennessee last week, apparently “at the end of her rope” after a series of emotionally-taxing...

50 Cent Sues Taco Bell Upset Over Ad Campaign Using His Name

50 Cent Sues Taco Bell Upset Over Ad Campaign Using His Name

Rapper 50 Cent is suing fast-food giant Taco Bell over the unauthorized use of his name in an ad campaign asking him to call himself 79 Cent, 89 Cent or 99 Cent. Taco Bell’s “Why Pay More?”...

Miley Cyrus Says Youth Should Suffice As Excuse For Mistakes

Miley Cyrus Says Youth Should Suffice As Excuse For Mistakes

Miley Cyrus may be only 15 years old but she has her own words of wisdom, including those that say youngsters naturally make mistakes. The “Hannah Montana” star will be discussing...

Madonna Strained from Tour Preparations, Possibly Anemic

Madonna Strained from Tour Preparations, Possibly Anemic

British paper The Sun is reporting that Madonna is overwhelmed with stress and exhaustion from grueling rehearsals for her upcoming tour as well as from troubles in her personal life, i.e. her...

Growth On James Levine’s Kidney Found To Be Malignant

Growth On James Levine’s Kidney Found To Be Malignant

Doctors found that the growth on a kidney removed from conductor James Levine was cancerous, but, fortunately, the malignancy had not spread and the maestro was expected to recover completely,...

dotclear
Latest videos in Music
Summer concerts in full swing
JibJab strikes again
Music wrap
Knowing me, Knowing you...
Jay-Z raps at Glastonbury

dotclear
Music You are here: Music
» Movies   » Music   » People   
E-mail To A Friend Print RSS Text size: Decrease font size Increase font size
dotclear
dotclear
dotclear
Most Popular in Music
Music Company iLike Launches Ad Platform And Full Song PlaybackMusic Company iLike Launches Ad Platform And Full Song Playback

» read full story
dotclear

Interested In This Topic?

News Alert will keep you informed. Find out more.
dotclear
Photos Gallery
dotclear
Today's Latest News
Lori Drew Has “No Law” On Her Side, Seeks Dismissal Of All Charges

» read full story
dotclear