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I am the editor-in-chief of Crawdaddy! magazine. At the moment, I am fairly obsessed with British folk music and learning more about hypoallergenic cats.

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Metal Machine Music: Groaning Galactic Refrigerator

Published: August 15 2009ByJocelyn Hoppa
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Over the years, there's been no shortage of speculation on Reed's motives for recording and releasing Metal Machine Music. Was it drug-addled lunacy, a decidedly unsubtle ploy to weasel out of his record contract, or a combination of both factors? Or was it a serious avant-garde expression that was way ahead of its time?