Aquarium Drunkard — Right at the start of his phenomenal new biography, Lou Reed: The King of New York, Will Hermes makes a confession: “If you’re looking for some neat totalizing statement or psychological profile to explain Reed, to fix him like a butterfly specim... more info

Consequence Of Sound — How the film views queerness through the lens of David Bowie, Iggy Pop, and Lou Reed. Margaret Cho on How Todd Haynes’ Velvet Goldmine Is an Alternative to “Gay Tragedy” Storytelling Consequence Staff more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Transformer, released in late 1972, gave Lou Reed a dose of the success that had eluded him in the Velvet Underground days. He almost immediately brought that momentum to a halt with Berlin, which hit record stores 50 years ago this week. To dig de... more info

New York Post — Dozens of previously unreleased songs by Velvet Underground founding member Lou Reed were recently discovered on a cassette tape at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pa. The tunes, dating from 1975, are on one side of a cassette labeled “The Ph... more info

Consequence of Sound — Moz has ruined the covers of records by David Bowie, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, and Iggy Pop. Morrissey is signing other artists’ albums and selling them for $300 at shows Ben Kaye more info

Obscure Sound — The delightful “Please Everyone” is the opening track on Life’s a Cigarette, the new full-length from Brazilian folk/indie rock solo artist Luiz e os Louises. Recalling the likes of Lou Reed and Bob Dylan with a timeless vocal tone and vulnerab... more info

Consequence of Sound — I'll Be Your Mirror: Collected Lyrics has been unavailable for several years. Lou Reed lyric book gets reissue with intros from Martin Scorsese and Laurie Anderson wrengraves more info

Totally Fuzzy — "I Still Believe In You" music video by FlyteAdded: 19-08-2019Genre : PopDescription : Flyte - I Still Believe In You (Official Video)Music video by Flyte performing I Still Believe In You (Official Video). © 2019 Flyte, under exclusive licence to... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — For a minute there in the early 1970s, they tried calling Lou Reed the “Phantom of Rock.” It might have been a better fit for Peter Laughner. Since the Cleveland singer/songwriter/guitarist’s death in 1977, the Rocket From the Tomb... more info

Kings of A&R — Up & coming Toronto based Deanna Petcoff releases a really cool track Stage Lights. The singer-songwriter cites Bowie, Joan Jett, Lou Reed, and Patti Smith as influences. Her debut single Terribly True garnered coverage from The 405, Atwood Mag, and ... more info