Guardian Music — In an extract from his book on Lou Reed’s classic album Transformer, musician Ezra Furman explores how Reed built up different versions of himself – and violently tore them downLou Reed created selves that he would grow to hate and even... more info

Stereogum — Music fans can often be territorial. "That's an understatement, my friend!" Michael Imperioli -- the actor/writer/director best-known for his role as The Sopranos' perennial fuckup Christopher Moltisanti -- cackles over the phone when I make this sta... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Eric Andersen hailed from the same Greenwich Village folk scene as Bob Dylan (who has covered his music and toured with him), went on the Festival Express Tour with the Grateful Dead (who have collaborated with him), and he's now releasing a car... more info

NME — The clip finds Barnett going to space Courtney Barnett – Lou Reed, 'Perfect Day': “Every time I hear it just kills me a little bit. I got into Loud Reed fairly recently, just from meeting other musicians and them introducing me to stuff.” ... more info

Rolling Stone — You only need to listen to Def Leppard's "Rocket" to hear how much frontman Joe Elliott loves glam rock. The lyrics pay tribute to David Bowie, Lou Reed, T. Rex, Queen and Sweet all in the space of about six minutes. So when Rolling Stone asked ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: check out video and setlist from Ezra's recent Bowery Ballroom show. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — The Australian singer and songwriter Paul Kelly became a sort of under-the-radar critical favorite in the '80s, writing shimmering and jangling pop songs that continue to hold up today. (The songs hold up a lot better than Kelly's old band name: Paul... more info

Rolling Stone — A collection of unpublished Lou Reed poems will be released this spring as Do Angels Need Haircuts? The book will be accompanied by a 1971 recording of the Velvet Underground singer reciting the works at New York'sThis article originally appeare... more info

NME — Hear the Velvet Underground singer recite two of the poems Lou Reed in 1972 Unseen Lou Reed poems are set to be published in a new book. Titled Do Angels Need Haircuts?, the book …Continue reading » The post Lou Reed’s lost poems to be pub... more info

Ryan's Smashing Life — It's raining and flooding all along the coast today.  Thanks for everything Lou. Happy Birthday LOU REEDWiki / Web more info