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Talkhouse

Will Hermes is a senior critic for Rolling Stone and a longtime contributor to NPR’s “All Things Considered.” His work turns up periodically in The New York Times; he has also written for Spin, Slate, Salon, The Believer, the Village Voice, City Pages, The Windy City Times, and other publications. He co-edited SPIN: 20 Years of Alternative Music (Crown/Three Rivers, 2006) with Sia Michel, and his work has appeared in the Da Capo Best Music Writing series. His latest book, Lou Reed: The King of New York, is out now on FSG. 
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Will Hermes

Music

Stan Demeski and Will Hermes Go Deep on the Velvet Underground

Talkhouse Weekend Playlist: The Orwells Have the Cure for What Ails You

Talkhouse Playlist: Impending Nuclear Doom with Green Gerry

Talkhouse Contributing Writer Matthew Friedberger, a Chicagoan born in 1972, is unemployed. He has no degrees or credentials of any kind.  He is, therefore and however, a songwriter and composer and has released 10 solo records in the last two years. His next work, Again with the Greatest Hits Live in the Studio, will appear shortly. He lives in France.

Matthew Friedberger

Matthew Friedberger (the Fiery Furnaces) Talks John Cale’s Shifty

John Cale