Once, all albums were collections of covers. Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley didn’t just record songs written by other people ...

Lou Reed was already used to pushing the boundaries on the lyrical front, but he was still in awe of this songwriter's words.

Journal Sentinel books editor Jim Higgins packs a lot into his new book about Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground's nearly 50 ...

Progenitor of both punk and prog, band leader, solo artist, collaborator. Avant-gardist and BBC spokesman. Here's all you ...

But an intimate, still. Or the illusion of one. The great virtue of “Lou Reed: The King of New York,” the new and very fine biography by Will Hermes, is that it’s really two biographies: of a bored ...

Vocalist Ali Babs wowed Pangea this Friday night, April 19th, with VELVET (serenade) – the music of Lou Reed. The evening ...

Today, we revisit Lou Reed’s 1982 solo album, a strangely alluring comeback that made good on the promise of a lasting rock’n ...

Last month, a Lou Reed tribute album entitled The Power Of The Heart was announced. It was assembled by producer Bill Bentley ...

Lou Reed was indisputably one of the most provocative musicians the rock world has known, releasing songs about heroin abuse and sadomasochism on his very first album (“The Velvet Underground ...

The career of Lou Reed defies capsule summarization. Like David Bowie (whom Reed directly inspired in many ways), he has made over his image many times, mutating from theatrical glam rocker to ...