One of Reed’s songs tells of his life pre-fame, when his teenage years were spent in a torturous psychiatric hospital: ‘Kill ...

New York in a fresh new artistic light with the Velvet Underground, Reed returned to the city for a harsh assessment in 1989.

After Andy Warhol’s death in 1987, Velvet Underground founders Lou Reed and John Cale reunited for Songs for Drella, a song cycle about their erstwhile benefactor. Performed at the Brooklyn Academy of ...

New Yorkers are always craving new sensations. Even with jazz clubs, concert stadiums, and subway performances scattered — and sometimes moving — throughout the city, new music can typically find a ...

Eurovision stars Remember Monday are set to perform a special rendition of Lou Reed ’s classic track, "Perfect Day," ...

In a new interview, chatting with Lou Reed's widow Laurie Anderson, Lars Ulrich reveals what Metallica were "unprepared" for while recording the collaborative, divisive Lulu album. The two spoke for a ...

On this day in 1972, Lou Reed released his seminal solo album 'Transformers' produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson.

Patti Smith already gave a brief statement to Rolling Stone about the passing of her friend Lou Reed, and now in a piece for The New Yorker, she’s written a much longer eulogy. It begins: On Sunday ...

The late Lou Reed was honored with a last-minute memorial in Harlem at the legendary Apollo Theatre last night (12/17), which was organized by his wife Laurie Anderson. The memorial saw some of Lou’s ...

Apparently, Lou Reed was the H&R Block of classic rockers: The man kept his receipts. “His father was an accountant and taught Lou to keep receipts, keep records and all that sort of thing,” said ...

What is the song you were obsessed with as a teenager? By Anna Martin, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Davis Land, Christina Djossa, Amy Pearl, Sara Curtis, Julia Botero, Hans Buetow, Jen Poyant, Lynn Levy ...

Former Velvet Underground singer underwent a liver transplant in May. Oct. 27, 2013 — -- Lou Reed has died at the age of 71, the legendary rock singer's publicist confirmed today to ABC News. The ...