Stereogum — Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been on “a bit of a hiatus” since the release of Mosquito in 2013. “We have to wait to get the urge, get that itch,” Karen O told NME in 2014. “The time needs to be right and we’re OK waiting for that, I think.” Wel... more info

Consequence of Sound — The rock trio hit the stage for the first time together since December 2014. more info

Rolling Stone — Last October, Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman and new mother Karen O told Rolling Stone she was in "babyland at the moment" and focusing more on her personal life than professional endeavors. "It's just waiting to see how everything works out with s... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — U.K. rock writer, author and TV and radio program maker Mick Wall has just released a new book on iconic MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister called "Lemmy: The Definitive Biography". Based on Mick's original interviews with Lemmy conducted ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Jeffrey Lewis just released a video for "Sad Screaming Man," a song from last year's Manhattan. The stop-motion animated video, made by by Nicholas Clark/Minnowland, is a literal visualization of the song's lyrics about one of Jeffrey'... more info

Perez Hilton — Here we go again. On Tuesday, Kanye West took to Twitter to go on another rant after music producer Bob Ezrin published a less than favorable review of Yeezy's latest album The Life of Pablo. Uh oh! In case you didn't know, Ezrin is probably best kno... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The late, great Lou Reed will be paid tribute by a number of quality musicians on January 10 at Manhattan Inn. The lineup includes Jolie Holland, Mirah, Sinkane, Pencil (mem Big Thief), Invisible Familiars, Cassandra Jenkins, Sam Owens (Celestial... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — (photo by Jack Mitchell)Holly came from Miami F-L-A, Hitchhiked her way across the U.S.A., Plucked her eyebrows on the way, Shaved her legs and then he was a she. - Lou Reed, "Walk on the Wild Side"Holly Woodlawn, the... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The BBC and Vol. 1 Brooklyn previewed October's new books. The Guardian reviewed two new biographies of Lou Reed: Notes from the Velvet Underground by Howard Sounes and Dirty Blvd. by Aidan Levy. Porochista Khakpour talked books with Literary Hub.... more info

Reuters — VENICE (Reuters) - Laurie Anderson has never been conventional, so it is no surprise her film "Heart of a Dog" touches on the loss of both her rat terrier Lolabelle and her husband Lou Reed. more info