Lou Reed and Joan Jett among the 2015 Hall of Fame Inductees

Lou Reed is among The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees for 2015

By A.D. AMOROSI

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its newest inductees for 2015 and it’s a doozy of a list: Lou Reed, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Green Day, Bill Withers, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Philadelphia-born Joan Jett along with her band, the Blackhearts. While Ringo Starr will receive the Award For Musical Excellence (making him the last of the Beatles to get a solo Hall of Fame accolade), 1950s R&B vocal group the "5" Royales will be honored with Hall’s Early Influence Award. The induction ceremony is held at Cleveland's Public Hall on April 18th, 2015, and tickets go on sale December 18.

Remembering Lou Reed: Conversations with Journalist A.D. Amorosi

Lou Reed and Metallica

By A.D. AMOROSI

There are so many things that sprung to mind when I heard the news that Lou Reed had died on October, 27, 2013, at age 71, from complications due to liver damage (he had a liver transplant in May 2013) . I immediately grieved for his wife, Laurie Anderson. I was devastated that punk rock’s architect was gone. I also remembered that Reed had called me an “ass----” on more than one occasion. Of this, I couldn’t be prouder.