Lou Reed News and Photos

Album Review: Noah and the Whale – Heart Of Nowhere

Wed, May 08 2013 4:33am - Source: Consequence of Sound

The video for Heart Of Nowhere 's first single, "There Will Come a Time", is a sort-of trailer for the album's accompanying short film, which Noah & the Whale frontman Charlie Fink recently said the band plans to screen at their upcoming shows.

The Velvet Underground :: The Matrix Sampler

Wed, April 24 2013 5:58pm - Source: Aquarium Drunkard

The bones of the Velvet Underground's carcass have been picked over many, many times since Lou Reed left the group in the summer of 1970, from greatest (non) hits comps to outtakes collections to live albums.

Rich Ristagno :: What Would It Be Like To Be Rich? (Reissue)

Thu, April 18 2013 1:55pm - Source: Aquarium Drunkard

What would Lou Reed have sounded like if he had never left his parents' Long Island home and just made private press LPs of oddball funk rock?

Shorties (New Baseball Books, The 10 Best Lou Reed Songs, and more)

Sun, April 07 2013 1:33pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

The Chicago Tribune recommends new books on baseball.

The 10 Best Lou Reed Songs

Fri, April 05 2013 6:48pm - Source: Stereogum

Rock and roll has never lacked for singular characters, and amongst that cavalcade of the insanely great and greatly insane, Lewis Allen "Lou" Reed takes second chair to nobody.

Grimes: 'I want to remake cult sci-fi movie 'Dune''

Thu, March 28 2013 4:09pm - Source: NME

Grimes has revealed that she wants to remake '80s cult movie Dune. The electro-pop artist, who has referenced Frank Herbert's 1965 sci-fi novel in her songs, claims it would be her "dream" to make a new film version.

Lou Reed cancels tour dates, including Coachella

Wed, March 27 2013 2:08pm - Source: Soundspike

Lou Reed has called off plans to perform two sets at this year's Coachella Music Festival, as well as three other shows that were scheduled in California surrounding Coachella's two-weekend stint in April.

Festival line-up update: Pitchfork Music Festival, Secret Garden Party, Roskilde and more

Wed, March 27 2013 11:42am - Source: CMU - Complete Music Update

So, as Lou Reed takes his name off the Coachella listings citing "unavoidable complications", what of contrasting scenarios at festivals who are adding, rather than losing, artists?

Aram Bajakian - Sepastia

Tue, March 26 2013 1:42am - Source: Doklands

There once was a day when Lou Reed's lead guitarist was Lou Reed, and all was right with the world.

Jamie Block – Whitecaps on the Hudson (2013)

Fri, March 15 2013 12:11pm - Source: Something Else!

The title track, and other key moments like "Sam Patch" and "My Head" here, blend the brutal, hard-eyed spoken-word honesty of Lou Reed with a rootsy, rattling cadence.

Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side

Sat, March 09 2013 4:30pm - Source: One A Day

Before I really knew that I liked A Tribe Called Quest's ' Can I Kick It? ', I liked Lou Reed's 'Walk On The Wild Side'.

Lou Reed turns up to public playback of his album 'Transformer'

Thu, March 07 2013 6:02pm - Source: NME

Lou Reed surprised fans in New York this week when he made an appearance at a playback of his seminal album 'Transformer'.

Caught in the net: Totally wicked track with lots of bite

Fri, March 01 2013 7:23pm - Source: The Independent - Music

UK rapper Ghostpoet picked up a Mercury Prize nomination in 2011 for his debut album, Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam.

Marc Riley On Interviewing Lou Reed

Sun, February 24 2013 6:14pm - Source: The Quietus

When I was interviewing Lou Reed on the phone, at the end of the interview I said, 'Do you remember an award you got for services to songwriting on the Berlin album by Stereo Magazine?'

Lou Reed - See That My Grave Is Kept Clean

Tue, February 05 2013 1:54am - Source: Doklands

In every man's life, there comes one awful moment of realisation.

Zoo Story: The Age of Nick Cave and Lou Reed

Fri, February 01 2013 2:38pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

Zoo Story is an editorial column running bi-weekly on Aux.Out., Consequence of Sound's space for long-form and alternative writing.

An Unfair Review of The 2013 Coachella Lineup: Day 1

Tue, January 29 2013 8:21am - Source: Swan Fungus

I might as well get this out of the way quickly, because every year some idiot shows up here thinking the views expressed in these posts truly reflect my honest opinions of the artists I choose to critique.

Lou Reed – Walk On The Wilde Side (Rocco Raimundo Extended Edit)

Wed, January 16 2013 10:51pm - Source: Et Musique Pour Tous

Flight Facilities took up residency at Australia's Triple J last October and the simply incredible result was four, separate, decade-spanning mixes that required an immense amount of research and curation.

Lou Reed to play Allen Ginsberg tribute night next week

Thu, January 10 2013 3:43pm - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Velvet Underground man Lou Reed is set to headline an Allen Ginsberg tribute night the same evening former bandmate John Cale hosts a similar gig for Nico. Reed is set to take part in the launch party celebrating the reissue of Ginsberg's 1983 double-album First Blues , which featured the Beat poet playing songs with the likes of Bob Dylan.

Axl Rosenberg’s Top Fifteen Metal Albums of 2012

Tue, December 04 2012 10:12pm - Source: Metal Sucks

Once upon a time a there was a Little Old Lady with a pet Parrot.

Lou Reed cancels NJ show (before cancelled Miami fest)

Thu, November 29 2012 2:47pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Lou Reed was scheduled to play a NJ show at Bergen Performing Arts Center on Friday, December 8 before heading down to Miami for UR1 Festival, which was supposed to happen that weekend (12/8-9).

Velvet Underground Stage A Brief Reunion

Wed, November 28 2012 8:48pm - Source: Rolling Stone

A staggering amount of dormant 1960s/1970s bands came back to life in the mid-Nineties.

The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground and Nico (45th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

Fri, November 16 2012 10:27am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Like most people my age, many of my formative musical experiences involved my parents' car.

Lou Reed Jams With Pete Townshend

Thu, November 15 2012 7:01pm - Source: Rolling Stone

The Who's 2006 Endless Wire world tour took them to cavernous basketball arenas all over the world, but during his downtime Pete Townshend and his longtime girlfriend, Rachel Fuller, held a series of jaw-dropping acoustic In the Attic shows.

Lou Reed playing NJ show before UR1 Festival (dates, lineup)

Fri, November 02 2012 5:57pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Lou Reed will be on tour in Europe this month doing photo exhibits and book readings/signings, and upon returning to the US he'll play a NJ show at Englewood's Bergen Performing Arts Center on December 7.

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Tue, October 30 2012 6:40am - Source: Cougar Microbes

I've always thought that if I was ever stranded on a desert island with only one album to keep me company, it would have to be ' The Velvet Underground & Nico '.

The Daily Choice: The Mallard – There She Goes (The Velvet Underground cover)

Fri, October 26 2012 5:20pm - Source: Sound on the Sound

Greer McGettrick and The Mallard are long time staples on this website.

At The Halloween Parade

Thu, October 25 2012 5:52pm - Source: Bottom of the Glass

One of the most touching songs I listen to year after year is Lou Reed's "The Halloween Parade."

The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico

Thu, October 25 2012 10:23am - Source: Uncut.co.uk

Late last year, Lou Reed's reputation suffered a serious blow when his ill-fated collaboration with Metallica met with hostility not witnessed since Metal Machine Music.

The Velvet Underground’s 10 Best Songs

Wed, October 24 2012 7:18pm - Source: Stereogum

Attempting to rank songs by the Velvet Underground — the '27 Yankees of rock-music catalogs — is almost inevitably going to end in tears.

Kanye West, Animal Collective, Lou Reed, Flying Lotus, Dan Deacon, Dead Can Dance to Play UR1

Wed, October 17 2012 2:29pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

The UR1 Music Festival hits Bayfront Park in Miami on December 8 and 9, during the Art Basel Miami Beach art show.

The Velvet Underground: The velvet revolution rocks on

Sat, October 13 2012 11:39pm - Source: The Independent - Music

The simple answer is to listen to the album.

LISTEN: Toy Cover Velvets

Fri, October 12 2012 11:31am - Source: The Quietus

This autumn, BBC 6 Music is getting down with a whole load of programmes to do with the Velvet Underground as Lou Reed turns up to present a series of programmes called 'Lou Reed's New York Shuffle'.

Metric played Radio City Music Hall and Lou Reed joined for the encore (pics, setlist, video)

Tue, September 25 2012 3:28pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Their performance, like the album, kicked off with "Artificial Intelligence," "Youth Without Youth," and "Speed the Collapse" but Emily Haines and crew threw in old favorites as well, like "Dead Disco," "Help I'm Alive" and "Monster Disco."

Lou Reed, Metric: Watch: Lou Reed Joins Metric Onstage In New York

Mon, September 24 2012 2:59pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

Metric's latest album, the fantastic Synthetica , features the infamous Lou Reed on its song "The Wanderlust," and last night fans at a Metric show at New York's Radio City Music Hall were graced by his presence.