TALES OF LOHR: LOU REED'S "THE RAVEN"

From one American original to another; plus, Malanga falls head over heels "This Week in Warhol"

In 2000, the same year during which he released his last pure-rock solo album, the earnest yet indifferently received Ecstasy, Lou Reed and avant-garde theater director Robert Wilson came together for their second of what would be three intriguing stage-and-musical collaborations. Their first pairing, 1996’s Time Rocker, applied Reed’s compositional ima…