New York Art. The book features a wealth of images from legendary The Velvet Underground whom Reed co-founded. Read More
Former Velvet Underground members Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker and Doug Yule will make an extremely rare joint public appearance on Dec. 8 at the New York Public Library. Read More
US singers Joan Baez, Lou Reed and Suzanne Vega performed Saturday at a concert in Prague paying homage to former Czech president Vaclav Havel, a hero of the Velvet Revolution 20 years ago. Read More
PRAGUE, Czech Republic—American singers Joan Baez, Lou Reed and Suzanne Vega performed Saturday at a concert in Prague paying homage to former Czech president Vaclav Havel, a hero of the Velvet Revolution 20 years ago. Read More
Lou ' Velvets' Reed seen here riding an Electra Townie , he must have borrowed the from his partner Laurie 'O'Superman' Anderson . Read More
Lou Reed may be a rock legend, the founding member of the Velvet Underground, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a man so cool that fans keel over in the reflection of his mirrored shades. Read More
Though he doesn't get much love here at Popdose, Lou Reed has earned a spot in many of rock and roll's hardest hearts. Read More
"I knew from the beginning I was going to do an album of love songs but as I was far from in an amorous state of mind at the time I realized, I couldn't write anything that would be pretending I still believed in love. I wanted to though. Desperately. And upon reading the lyrics to "Heavenly Arms" I realized he'd find the way to express this dark and desperate fight for love to survive against all odds. " Read More
When most of us mark another trip around the sun, we're lucky to get an off-key rendition of "Happy Birthday." Read More
Watching Mick Jagger face off with Bono and Bruce Springsteen backing up Billy Joel may have given fans at the two Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary concerts a thrill, but the musicians onstage got a jolt from their all-star team-ups, too. Read More
The career of Lou Reed defies capsule summarization. Like David Bowie (whom Reed directly inspired in many ways), he has ... Read the full Lou Reed bio.