ContactMusic — SUSAN BOYLE was stunned when LOU REED banned her from singing his classic tune PERFECT DAY on U.S. TV, because she couldn't believe one of her heroes was so... more info

NME — Singer joins the likes of Lou Reed, Mos Def and De La Soul at Los Angeles gig more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — In today's Calendar, I talked with Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett about the recently reanimated ensemble Gorillaz, which plays the Gibson Amphitheatre tonight (with Lou Reed in tow!). Those who remember their Coachella set this year might recall a di... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Singer Lou Reed will join the increasingly impressive lineup for the Escape to Plastic Beach tour, which star-studded concept band Gorillaz is bringing to the Gibson Amphitheatre on Wednesday night. The former Velvet Underground singer will join Gori... more info

Altsounds — *Gorillaz* have confirmed that *Lou Reed* will join them one more time on the Escape To Plastic Beach tour, appearing with D*amon Albarn*, *Jamie Hewlett *and crew October 27 at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles. This the second time Reed will j... more info

Guardian Music — Last time was all about surprise cameos. Sticking with the unexpected, this week we're looking for songs where the outcome of a situation is in doubt"Ladies and Gentlemen ... Mr Elton John!"I love that line, it's one of my all-time favourites. The su... more info

Guardian Music — Collaboration might not seem the most natural thing to expect from musicians, raging egotists that so many of them are, but pop is littered with fine examples of itCredit where it's due. For a bunch of raving, deluded egotists, musicians do seem rema... more info

All About Jazz — Laurie Anderson brings "Delusion," her latest work of multimedia performance art and music, to UCLA's Royce Hall on Thursday. She's based in New York with her rock musician husband, Lou Reed, and blind rat terrier, Lolabelle, who played piano at t... more info

All About Jazz — On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Philharmonic presents "Music from Bang on a Can," a night of works by renowned postmodern composers David Lang, Julia Wolfe and Michael Gordon that's part of the Phil's Green Umbrella new music series. Among the five mu... more info

Nialler9 — Gorillaz did a live at Letterman full-length gig last week after their regular song. It’s 45 minutes long. Click into the more for the aired performance. Lou Reed played ‘Some Kind of Nature’ with them live last week: more info