Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Kill Your Sons” by Lou Reed After the huge success of the Transformer album and its top-twenty single “Walk On The Wild Side,” Lou Reed delivered his most beautifully disturbing album as a follow up. The concept album, Berlin was considered at the time to be a depressing mess, and it was not exactly what fans expected or wanted from their … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Kill Your Sons” by Lou Reed
Velvet Underground
Our Tributes to Lou Reed
The sad news of Lou Reed's passing on October 27th, 2013 stirred up a lot of emotions. There is one person here at InternetFM.com that knew more about the co-founder of the Velvet Underground that any of us. Eric Berman had all of the recordings by both Reed and the Velvets. He saw Reed numerous times over the years, and even met him on one occasion. He sat down in … [Read more...] about Our Tributes to Lou Reed
Velvet Underground at Odds with Warhol Foundation over Banana Cover Licensing
In the story that first appeared in the New York Post, among other places, the Velvet Underground have filed suit in Federal Court claiming that the Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts illegally licensed its iconic banana cover from the VU's debut album. Even though the artwork was conceived by Andy Warhol, the Velvet's claim that the foundation's licensing the logo for use … [Read more...] about Velvet Underground at Odds with Warhol Foundation over Banana Cover Licensing