Lou Reed, 1942-2013

At the New York Times, "Lou Reed, Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneer, Dies at 71."

Rolling Stone posted the news earlier today, but the write up was really sloppy (at Memeorandum).

And from Bob Belvedere, "Lou Reed, Requiescat in pace – Sweet Jane (Live)."

Here's another version, recent and good quality:



And don't miss Matt Welch, at Reason, "How Lou Reed Inspired Anti-Communist Revolutionaries and the Rest of Us."