Kurt Loder is a New York writer who also hosts the SiriusXM interview show True Stories. His most recent book is a film-review collection called The Good, the Bad and the Godawful.

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‘I MISS MY MTV’

MTV News is now officially gone. The outlet’s legendary host Kurt Loder reflects on what was once “a freshly hatched, 24/7 fun factory” where “everything seemed possible.”

American Poet

Lou Reed died Sunday at 71. Music critic and ex-MTV News anchor Kurt Loder pays tribute to the prickly, brilliant Velvet Underground front man—who ended up mellowing a little.