So many books and stories abound about Lou Reed that you’d be forgiven for believing that nothing else could be said about ...

This is what happens to music, art, and even politics after it’s forgotten by society. It loses its shock value, including ...

The pressure to follow up on a hot debut can undo an artist—but it brought out the best in Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar, Lou ...

Along with Journey, Anglo-American superstars Foreigner defined early 80s AOR music thanks to 1981’s mega-selling 4 album. In ...

And they’re a great band to check out if you’re in need of artists that sound like Lou Reed. This Irish punk band is clearly influenced by The Velvet Underground frontman. The way they sing ...

At the end of that night’s second set, Lou Reed, put down his guitar, informed manager Steve Sesnick that he was quitting the band, and left Max’s with his parents who drove him back to the family ...

Lou Reed’s pre-Velvets past had rematerialised ... As are the Reed (and Cale) co-penned “Why Don’t You Smile” – recorded by a real band, The All Night Workers, and thence improbably covered by the ...

The band folded after a few shows but Cale stuck around ... Dig in with a smile. Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed At Pickwick Records 1964-1965 is out now on Light In The Attic.

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit Lou Reed’s 1982 solo album, a strangely ...

Higgins’ long-gestating look at the oeuvres of Reed and his influential band is about to be published in paperback and e-book. In “Sweet, Wild and Vicious: Listening to Lou Reed and the Velvet ...

Lou Reed was the incarnation of misery ... assembled with Metallica as the backing band. Hermes writes that “the sessions were not stress-free; according to the drummer, Lars Ulrich, Reed ...

Known as both a solo artist and the frontman for the cerebral rock band The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed is a cult favorite. The songwriter and performer, who passed away in 2013 at the age of 71 ...