I am a big fan of Elvis Costello, but an even bigger fan of Lou Reed. The Velvet Underground is one of my favorite bands of all time - I've always been a huge fan, but the older I get the more time I spend listening to VU intently.
Elvis Costello has a show on the Sundance Channel called Spectacle. He talks with all types of people, plays music, whatever he feels like basically. It's pretty awesome. Anyway, I watched the episode the other night that features the indominable Lou Reed. Not only does he interview Lou at length and perform "Perfect Day" and "Set The Twilight Reeling" with him, but Julian Schnabel is also in the audience. Schnabel gets up on stage and becomes part of the interview. Schnabel (unbeknownst to me previously) is Lou Reed's best friend, which is how he came to direct Lou Reed's Berlin, a concert film documenting a 2006 live performance of the album Berlin in it's entirety. The Berlin site is here.
This show is not to be missed. More info about Spectacle can be found here. Sublime.
Elvis Costello has a show on the Sundance Channel called Spectacle. He talks with all types of people, plays music, whatever he feels like basically. It's pretty awesome. Anyway, I watched the episode the other night that features the indominable Lou Reed. Not only does he interview Lou at length and perform "Perfect Day" and "Set The Twilight Reeling" with him, but Julian Schnabel is also in the audience. Schnabel gets up on stage and becomes part of the interview. Schnabel (unbeknownst to me previously) is Lou Reed's best friend, which is how he came to direct Lou Reed's Berlin, a concert film documenting a 2006 live performance of the album Berlin in it's entirety. The Berlin site is here.
This show is not to be missed. More info about Spectacle can be found here. Sublime.
