and it was about to be totally overshadowed by one of Lou’s two best albums. But in hindsight, Lou Reed is a pretty good album, filled with Velvet songs that the band had played live but had ...

Lou Reed got his start in the ‘60s fronting the Velvet Underground, the influential noise-rock band that was a commercial bomb but has since become one of rock’s most important groups.

Nobody was safe from Lou Reed’s scorn, and that includes The Doors. You’ll notice a pattern here. Reed was really not into West Coast rocker stardom, and The Doors were the kings of that realm ...

Lou Reed has recorded two new songs inspired by the documentary ... The film premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival where it won an award for best documentary editing.

Lou Reed now has two, too ... Mac cover album Just Tell Me That You Want Me (2012), where young bands like Best Coast and Tame Impala had fun with their parents’ record collection.

Lou Reed grew up in Long Island, New York. During his teens, he received electroshock treatment for depression, and would later cite the experience as damaging and transformative. He formed the ...