Ongoing History Daily: Was Lou Reed alt-rock’s first “sellout?”

Before record sales collapsed, everyone made most of their money from selling music. The idea of licensing your music for a commercial was considered the height of selling out. Today, though, this is

Ongoing History Daily: Was Lou Reed alt-rock’s first “sellout?”

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