Laurie Anderson

Laurie Anderson on Lou Reed’s lost demo tape: ‘He really wasn’t that interested in his past’
While sorting through her husband’s belongings, Anderson found a remarkable recording from 1965 that reveals the influence of Dylan, the seeds of the Velvet Underground – and a surprising sense of humour
Alexis Petridis
08, Sep, 2022 @3:00 PM

Lou Reed’s earliest Velvet Underground demos unearthed for reissue
Recordings from May 1965 were sealed for nearly 50 years, and reveal folk-like renditions of songs including I’m Waiting for the Man and Heroin
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
06, Jun, 2022 @12:02 PM

‘We’re trying to sneak into people’s minds and hearts’: Laurie Anderson meets Róisín Murphy
The musicians – and mutual fans – get together virtually to discuss their influences, post-pandemic performance and Anderson’s groundbreaking O Superman 40 years on.
13, Jun, 2021 @8:00 AM

Sisters With Transistors review – a gloriously geeky music doc
Laurie Anderson narrates this fascinating film about the female pioneers of electronic music
Wendy Ide
25, Apr, 2021 @10:00 AM

Sisters With Transistors: inside the fascinating film about electronic music’s forgotten pioneers
They turned drawings into symphonies and made black boxes sing. Why were they never given their due? The maker of a new film, full of revealing archive footage, aims to put this right
Jude Rogers
23, Apr, 2021 @3:22 PM

Anish Kapoor shines in Norfolk and a load of men are dismantled – the week in art
The Photographers Gallery reopens post-lockdown with portraits of humour and humanity, masculinity is on show at the Barbican, and Grayson Perry’s pots are back in Bath
Jonathan Jones
10, Jul, 2020 @2:54 PM

Laurie Anderson: where to start in her back catalogue
Our Listener’s Digest series continues with the unlikely major-label star and electronic music pioneer who emerged from the New York art world
Maya-Roisin Slater
06, May, 2020 @11:41 AM

Laurie Anderson: 'It's a great time to be creating new realities'
The avant-garde pioneer’s virtual-reality installation To the Moon is coming to Manchester international festival
John Still
13, Jun, 2019 @5:00 AM

Life, death and cosmic jazz: 2018's best contemporary classical albums
From Jóhann Jóhannsson to Laurie Anderson, via Poliça and Nils Frahm, musicians of all ages contributed vital music to the genre
John Lewis
07, Dec, 2018 @8:30 AM

Best albums of 2018 so far
Lily Allen dished on her divorce, Arctic Monkeys found their inner crooners, Cardi B earned her stripes, Pusha T teamed up with Kanye West and the Vaccines made an unexpected classic
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
20, Jun, 2018 @6:00 AM

Dark Mofo 2018 lineup: Laurie Anderson, St Vincent and a festival of 'dangerous thoughts'
After bringing death threats to its curators last year, the Hobart festival returns in June with an expanded program
Steph Harmon and Stephanie Convery
06, Apr, 2018 @10:22 PM

On my radar: Audrey Niffenegger’s cultural highlights
The writer on the latest Laurie Anderson release, enjoying the Syfy channel and the London gallery she’s fallen in love with
Audrey Niffenegger
04, Mar, 2018 @10:00 AM
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