LargeHeartedBoy — Justin Townes Earle's Absent Fathers is a companion disc to his Single Mothers album, released last year. Mark Ronson's Uptown Special contains lyrics by author Michael Chabon. Archival releases include Lou Reed's Hassled in April: Live in Chicago 19... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — England’s Glory: early 70s pre-Only Ones band fronted by Peter Perrettt. Very similar to later era VU, but recorded before Lou Reed cut the Transformer LP. As there were only 25 or so copies of the LP pressed in winter of 1971, perhaps a copy made ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts said it has finished one of the biggest art giveaways of all time, sending the remaining contents of what rocker Lou Reed once dubbed "Andy's Chest" to museums and colleges and universities in 48 states ... more info

Stereogum — New York rock music publicist Danny Fields has been called “one of the godfathers of punk,” and he’s the subject of a new documentary called Danny Says, which director Brendan Toller hopes to screen at SXSW next year. As a recent New York Times... more info

Stereogum — Providence roots-rockers Deer Tick are celebrating their 10th anniversary with a six-day residency at New York’s Brooklyn Bowl, where they’re covering a different classic record in its entirety each night, culminating in a New Year’s Eve set of... more info

Perez Hilton — Being inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is like winning a combo Grammy/Oscar and getting a high five from Elvis' ghost all at the same time. So we can't even begin to imagine how 2015's inductee are feeling! Who made the cut for next year?... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, the late rocker Lou Reed, punk group Green Day and singer Bill Withers are among the 2015 inductees named on Tuesday to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. more info

Time — Sorry, N.W.A., Chic, The Smiths and Sting. Maybe next year! more info

Stereogum — The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame just announced this year’s class of inductees, and it’s mostly a surprising group in how unsurprising it is. There are certainly worthy artists going in this year. Lou Reed, already an inductee thanks to the Velvet ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lou Reed at Tibet House benefit in 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) When you started playing little punk clubs in California, I imagine the furthest thing from your mind was the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We've known... more info