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Betweens, The Birthday Party, Died Pretty, Models, and many others will pay tribute to a music icon in January 2026.
Lou Reed recalled how David Bowie enhanced 'Satellite of Love', and how his voice was the one thing that transformed it into ...
Lou Reed hated a lot of bands, and one of those he had the greatest disdain for came in the form of British art rockers, Roxy Music. Read here.
He was just being “Lou Reed.” Obviously, I was flattered. If anyone could bring out Reed’s softer side, it was his wife and partner of 21 years, Laurie Anderson.
The only Lou Reed bio you need to read. Will Hermes’s biography, ‘Lou Reed: The King of New York,’ perfectly captures the rock star’s balance of person and poseur.
Lou Reed changed his mind about Transformer, the album that made him a big noise and rebooted that autobiography, more times than he changed shirts.
No. 12: “Ennui” is a track from Lou Reed’s 1974 album “Sally Can’t Dance.” The song is a laid-back, jazzy track that features a smooth saxophone solo and Reed’s trademark deadpan vocals.
Lou Reed strode onto the stage at Max’s Kansas City late on a Sunday night in August 1970. “Good evening,” he said, addressing the crowd. “We’re called the Velvet Underground.
Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music was more than an hour of feedback and noise with no noticeable structure. A new tribute album called Metal Machine Muzak interprets the spirit behind that work.