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Lou Reed is arguably one of the greatest lyricists in the world, but there was no place for him on the Kiss album 'Destroyer' ...
Lou Reed is one of the greatest songwriters of all time, and these ten songs prove his unrelenting ability as a creative.
Byrne says Reed wanted to sign Talking Heads to a management-production deal but they backed out because they thought they ...
Chris Frantz similarly recalled the hang at Reed’s apartment in his memoir, writing that Reed used a “bent and blackened ...
RIP Lou Reed. The Velvet Underground broke all the rules and made music and art become one in NYC during a special era- best to his family -- Carson Daly (@CarsonDaly) October 27, 2013 ...
David Byrne has a new album out in September, with the perplexing title of Who Is The Sky, and he’s given a very candid ...
Oct. 7 brings the arrival of Lou Reed - The RCA & Arista Album Collection, a 17-disc box collecting Reed's output between 1972-86.
Also, Lou Reed’s tracks inspired by the film are available at both Amazon and iTunes. [Full Disclosure: SnagFilms is Indiewire’s parent company.] ...
Lou Reed's career was in a rut as the '70s turned into the '80s. Unlike his previous few albums -- which incorporated horns, keyboards, choruses of backup singers and other embellishes -- The Blue ...
It’s an intimate glimpse, not a completist vision. John Cale and Lou Reed of the Velvet Underground perform onstage at Cafe Bizarre, New York, December 1965. Photo: Adam Ritchie/Redferns.
Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed’s widow, performs at “The Bells,” a daylong celebration of Reed, which took place at Lincoln Center Out of Doors, on July 30th. Photograph by Sachyn Mital ...