Lou Reed has many underappreciated gems, but one that stands out as criminally overlooked is 'I Love You' from his debut solo record.

Lou Reed was a titan of underground music, but the former Velvet Underground songwriter held an unexpected appreciation for mainstream icon Bruce Springsteen.

Lou Reed got his start in the ‘60s fronting the Velvet Underground, the influential noise-rock band that was a commercial bomb but has since become one of rock’s most important groups.

On this day in 2008, Leonard Cohen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where he was introduced by Lou Reed.

Charli ponders in a new Instagram video. “Lou Reed era maybe? I dunno just saying…” The song, Charli explains, had been a favourite of hers ever since she first heard it prior to its release.

Or strings, or maybe a Lou Reed vibe? She asked fans. By Gil Kaufman Charli XCX loves to keep her fans on their toes and in a new Instagram post over the weekend the singer hinted that she might ...

Available on The Week Bookshop Lou Reed: The King of New York by Will Hermes Lou Reed, the lead vocalist of the Velvet Underground, who died in 2013, already has a longish shelf of biographies.

Lou Reed has recorded two new songs inspired by the documentary film Nanking. The songs 'Gravity' and 'Safety Zone' can be streamed on Reed's website. Nanking focuses on the "Nanking Massacre" which ...

The Eagles have only one album. Fleetwood Mac have two. Supply and demand. Lou Reed now has two, too, following the release in April of The Power of the Heart. This is a classic tribute album.

Lou Reed grew up in Long Island, New York. During his teens, he received electroshock treatment for depression, and would later cite the experience as damaging and transformative. He formed the ...