lou reed tribute CD released by wampus multimedia

Wampus Multimedia introduces After Hours: a Tribute to the Music of Lou Reed, a canny retrospective of 14 Reed classics interpreted by emerging artists in the indie scene. Through track selection and sequencing, After Hours traces Reed’s career from the late 1960s to the present. From the optimism of Johnny J Blair’s "Sunday Morning" to the ambivalence of Brook Pridemore’s title track, After Hours tells the story of an artist unencumbered by popular expectations, yet, intriguingly, popular. From Radio Caroline’s understated "Pale Blue Eyes" to Kowtow Popof’s playful "Satellite of Love," the CD looks beyond the famous Reed persona to the brilliance of the Reed songs.

"This project brought out a lot of interesting artists, people who knew the Lou Reed catalog about as well as anyone could," said producer Mark Doyon. "We had submissions from all over the world. Choosing the tracks was, realistically, impossible, so we dug right in. It was less about ‘merit’ than it was about creating a narrative, weaving a story."

The project began in 2001, after Wampus released its first tribute CD, If I Were a Richman: a Tribute to the Music of Jonathan Richman. "We chose Lou because he’s Richman’s antecedent," Doyon said, "and a central inspiration and influence in modern rock ‘n’ roll. Things would sound a lot different today if Lou had lost interest in music in 1964."

After Hours runs the gamut of Reed’s eclectic career, from Velvet Underground nuggets (Cordalene’s "Who Loves the Sun," The Crowd Scene’s "Candy Says," Joe Scinta’s "Temptation Inside Your Heart," The Special Agents’ "All Tomorrow’s [Beach] Parties") to vintage early solo material (Okapi Guitars’ "Vicious," tvfordogs’ "How Do You Think It Feels," Silent4’s "I Love You," Music for Viola’s "Going Down") to latter-day Lou (The Underhills’ "Turn to Me," Lee Rude’s "Cremation").

Whether one sees Reed as the Godfather of Punk, a Dylan refractor, a cross-dressing provocateur, or an earnest missionary for the cause of literate rock music, his influence can’t be denied. His career spans more than 35 years, from his seminal role in the Velvet Underground through his reinventions as glam jester, hardcore pre-punk, lovestruck Romeo, and, finally, acerbic rock ‘n’ roll survivor. Through it all, he has towered over most of his contemporaries, redefining the boundaries and potential of rock composition. After Hours: a Tribute to the Music of Lou Reed is available from CD Street, CD Baby, Amazon, Borders, CD Now and many other retailers.

http://wampus.com/lou.html

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MusicDish Spotlights New Wampus Releases

The MusicDish Network takes an in-depth look at Wampus Multimedia in its latest web feature, "In Tribute: Wampus Multimedia Sings Unsung Praises," syndicated to numerous sites on the Web. "By leveraging a network of associated online music destinations, the MusicDish Network can aggregate and target disparate Lou Reed fans across the World Wide Web around this promotion," explained MusicDish editor-in-chief Sounni de Fontenay. Some participating MusicDish Network members include: Mi2N, BandsBackstage.com, WDUB Radio, Artists-Studio, IndieFan, iMass Radio, Online Bands, Get Me Music, House of Hayes, and MusicDish.

http://www.musicdish.com

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Get the Good Stuff: Irresistible Releases from Wampus

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Various Artists / After Hours: a Tribute to the Music of Lou Reed

Emerging indie artists create the ultimate Lou Reed retrospective.

tvfordogs / Heavy Denver

The best modern-rock record of the year -- hear it for yourself.

Amateur God / Near Life Experience

Dark gothic-semi-vocal-ambient music in the tradition of Mylene Farmer, All About Eve, Celtic Frost, Type O Negative, Sisters of Mercy, The Gathering, Jean Michel Jarre, Orbital, Front 242, Rammstein, Art of Noise, and Voivod.

Various Artists / If I Were a Richman: a Tribute to the Music of Jonathan Richman

A wildly entertaining ride through the repertoire of one of rock's most original and eclectic songwriters. Like Lou Reed & the Velvet Underground before him, Richman's deceptively straightforward music defies easy categorization. From his early days with the original Modern Lovers, through numerous iterations of the Lovers, to his latter-day solo career, Richman's work has mixed an arresting sense of innocence with a deep sensitivity to human emotion.

Various Artists / Glass Flesh 2: a Tribute to Robyn Hitchcock

Twenty-one great ways to skin Robyn Hitchcock's cat. Indispensable.

Wampeters / Murder Your Darlings

D.C. post-modernists reinvent the contrarian rock sensibility. Smoldering chamber rock descended from the Band, the Beatles, and the Beach Boys. "A great narrative album. The last great mainstream release that exemplifies this method of development of style and sound is Wilco's Summer Teeth." --Heidi Drockelman, IndieMusic.com

Kowtow Popof / Eat My Dust

Tenacious tunesmith serves up explosive pop 'n' roll. Unparalleled lyrics, unforgettable hooks. Graham Parker as T-Rex. "Preternaturally surrealist post-pop." --Eve Zibart, The Washington Post

Arms of Kismet / unreleased tracks

It's postmodern rock for the savvy, ironic streetcrawler. Check out tracks from next year's debut Arms of Kismet CD, including the new "Sail Seven."

http://mp3.com/ArmsofKismet

Mark Doyon / Bonneville Stories

Crisp fiction from Arms of Kismet's Mark Doyon that's as dark as optimism gets. "A brilliant collection of beautifully written stories that made me cringe, grimace, and laugh, while sometimes moving me to great pity.... There just aren't any flaws here, and I can't possibly do this book justice in a review. No one could, really...." --Laurie Edwards, CultureDose.com

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1929763093/qid=1034199246/sr=8-7/ref=sr_8_7/102-8551637-2399362?v=glance&n=507846

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Coming in 2003-04

Dedicated to the support and promotion of independent music, Wampus is home to growing roster of indie artists. Interested in becoming a Wampus artist? Read all about it.

http://wampus.com/programs.html

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