Lou Reed proved across his career that he was capable of pushing himself to his creative limit, but even some things were out ...

Lou Reed might have been instrumental to the birth of punk, but his musical influences all stem from a variety of different places.

Velvet Underground leader got into the habit of throwing house parties in West London, and always made sure one man was ...

Hear Keith Richards Cover Lou Reed's 'I'm Waiting for the Man' Hear Keith Richards Cover Lou Reed's 'I'm Waiting for the Man' Track is part of an upcoming tribute album to Reed.

With so much music and 40 years of groundbreaking work, there are bound to be classic Metallica songs hiding in plain sight. The heavy metal legends became one of the best-selling bands in history by ...

Iggy's impersonation of one of those darkly dignified but largely inconsequential recent Lou Reed albums, the punk godfather bounces back with […] You can dismiss Blink-182 as cartoons if you like.

Lou Reed, who died yesterday at age 71 ... Lester Bangs or listen to Reed’s between-song harangues on his 1978 album Take No Prisoners). He imbued rock music with gravity, menace, and insolence.

The Eagles have only one album. Fleetwood Mac have two. Supply and demand. Lou Reed now has two, too, following the release ...

If you've been listening to a lot more Lou Reed since hearing of the rock legend's death, you're not alone. Album sales from Reed and the Velvet Underground's catalog have spiked since he passed ...

On the release of a new compilation of Lou Reed’s 1960s compositions at Pickwick Records, Wayne Gooderham surveys the sprawling solo career that was to come later, and picks out ten key tracks that ...

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 ...