Hal Willner

This first release in the Lou Reed Archive Series features the earliest-known recordings of “Heroin,” “I’m Waiting for the Man,” and “Pale Blue Eyes.”

The 2022 edition of the Tribeca Festival (fka Tribeca Film Festival) will also screen films about Sinead O'Connor, The DOC, Detroit techno, Found Footage Festival and more, plus live music performances & more.

The stars were out in Brooklyn to pay tribute to the late Hal Willner on what would've been his 66th birthday, including Cat Power, David Johansen, Beth Orton, Steve Buscemi, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and so many more

‘I'll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico‘ was produced by the late Hal Wilner and also features Sharon Van Etten w/ Angel Olsen, St. Vincent & Thomas Bartlett, Fontaines DC, Thurston Moore & Bobby Gillespie, and more.

Michael also talked about an upcoming Lou Reed tribute he worked on with the late Hal Willner.

This cover is from the upcoming Hal Willner-produced Marc Bolan tribute album that also features Nick Cave, Beth Orton, U2 & Elton John, Devendra Banhart, Lucinda Williams, Father John Misty, and more.

The album also features covers by Joan Jett, Devendra Banhart, Lucinda Williams, Father John Misty, Peaches, Beth Orton, King Khan, U2 (ft. Elton John), David Johansen, and more.

"If you took a cross section of Hal’s heart… you would see the rings of a wise old tree,' Tom writes.

The tribute to Hal featured Adam Sandler, Bill Hader, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, John Mulaney, Fred Armisen, and more.

We lost Hal Willner yesterday. He was a gifted producer whose greatest skill may have been his ability to bring together disparate talents that you might not think would fit together but turned out to be truly inspired. One of the places where you can really see that in action was Night Music, a musical offshoot of Saturday Night Live that lasted two weird wonderful seasons...