Our celebration of Lou Reed’s deafeningly assaultive 1975 double-LP Metal Machine Music continues with author David Holzer, who’s currently working on a book about the record! In this episode, David & I discuss: The manifold ways in which Metal Machine Music can be used as a weapon;   Why having a propensity for substance abuse lends itself to having the skill set one may require to fully immerse within the depths of Lou’s work; And the f*cking sonic seagulls!    True to the original, Discograffiti creator/host Dave Gebroe’s tribute compilation Metal Machine Muzak features four long-form tracks, each clocking in at 16 minutes and 1 second, by four indie-rock visionaries: LOU BARLOW (Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh), CORY HANSON (Wand), W. CULLEN HART (The Olivia Tremor Control) and MARK ROBINSON (Unrest).   METAL MACHINE MUZAK will be available in two different configurations: digital-only or double vinyl plus digital.  The double-LP gatefold configuration will be pressed on 180-gram metallic silver vinyl, and is limited to an exclusive numbered run of 300 copies, only 90 of which will be available for purchase online.  METAL MACHINE MUZAK was curated and released by Dave Gebroe, creator and host of the music obsessive’s podcast, Discograffiti. Both are available online ONLY on The Discograffiti Podcast's Patreon Record Shop. They will not be on streaming. To Order the Digital package: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/metal-machine-muzak-digital-pre-order-169938 To Order the Double Vinyl + Digital package: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/metal-machine-muzak-double-vinyl-digital-169954 Check out Rudy Fischmann’s Metal Machine Muzak mind-movie short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akd3lYMUAs0 Listen & Subscribe to Discograffiti: https://podfollow.com/1592182331 Better yet, subscribe to our Patreon! Extended edits of all shows are available on either the Lieutenant (longer) or Major (longest) Tiers, along with over 150 extra episodes at last count. Discograffiti’s 4-show-a-week release schedule can be all yours for the price of a cup of coffee a week, or just become a free member to keep in the loop. Also, please help support the show by ordering some choice goods from our new merch shop:  https://discograffitipod.myspreadshop.com/all Art: Bex J. Boyd CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti Podfollow: ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw Merch Shop: https://discograffitipod.myspreadshop.com/all Web site: http://discograffiti.com/ CONTACT DAVE Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hooligandave Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe #metalmachinemuzak #discograffiti #metalmachinemusic #loureed #davidholzer #coryhanson #wand #loubarlow #sebadoh #dinosaurjr #folkimplosion #thefolkimplosion #markrobinson #teenbeat #teenbeatrecords #unrest #airmiami #grenadine #fangwizard #willcullenhart #wcullenhart #oliviatremorcontrol #circulatorysystem #theoliviatremorcontrol #jeffmangum #neutralmilkhotel #indierock #elephant6 #elephant6movie #soldiersofsound --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/discograffiti/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/discograffiti/support