Guardian Music — 25 years after his death, a new online film reduces Warhol to trashy cypher – but his art was subtle and profoundAndy Warhol died a quarter of a century ago today, on 22 February, 1987. He is in no danger of being forgotten. But what, exactly, is h... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin "Not even kidding. lou reed watched @dasracist perform tonight & flipped the fuck out. at carnegie hall. how was your night?" - El-P "The night wrapped up with Lenny Kaye leading the Patti Smith band... more info

Stereogum — Young Vancouver dude Mac DeMarco is about to release his album Rock And Roll Night Club next month. Below, listen to the tweaked-out weirdo-blues joint “I’m A Man,” which is the sort of thing a 15-year-old Lou Reed might’ve made if he’d had... more info

Guardian Music — Even if you like the right music at the wrong time, there's never a wrong time to discover Joni MitchellI liked all the right music. Just not always at the right time. Bowie was already clean and dull by the time I discovered him; ditto Lou Reed, Bry... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Mikael Jansson Lou Reed will be playing songs from his entire back catalog during his European Summer tour. Expect some VU stuff and even songs from the critical disaster Lulu, his joint effort with Metallica. The tour will feature a five-pi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — This thing just keeps growing:WHO: Philip Glass, Lou Reed, James Blake, Das Racist, Antony, Laurie Anderson, Stephin Merritt, Rahzel and Dechen Shak-Dagsay WHAT: 22nd Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert WHEN: Monday, February 13, 2012 at 7:30pm WHERE:... more info

ContactMusic — Music legends Lou Reed Michael Stipe and Paul Simon turned out in New York on Sunday night 29Jan12 to celebrate composer PHILIP GLASS 75th birthday The classical writer was the guest of honour at Le Poisson Rouge and was treated to performances by th... more info

Guardian Music — Picking 12 acts to play A Room for London wasn't the hard part. For starters, how do you get a piano into a boat on a roof?The Roi des Belges began its life last summer in a barn in rural Sussex. A marriage of Plymouth steel and magenta-stained timbe... more info

Guardian Music — Seb Hunter is making a film based on this unloved glam rock folly. But could crowd-sourcing mean curtains for the concept of 'soundtracks for imaginary movies'?Like Dave Gorman, Morgan Spurlock and, um, Anneka Rice, Seb Hunter loves a challenge. For ... more info

Guardian Music — (Full Time Hobby)His solo debut sees Craig Finn abandoning the Hold Steady's trademark Springsteenesque bar blues. There are no "whoah whoahs", and the songs don't blaze out of the speakers as if they were racing each other home. Instead, beautiful s... more info