LargeHeartedBoy — Anna Burch's Quit the Curse, Bat Fangs' self-titled debut, and Field Music's Open Here are the three new albums I can wholeheartedly recommend this week. Archival recordings include two Lou Reed live recordings (Thinking of Another Place and Waltzing... more info

Stereogum — Weird: The Velvet Underground's second album doesn't feel 50 years old. Granted, Lou Reed and Sterling Morrison are no longer with us, Mo Tucker went tea party, and John Cale... well, he's a still-active 75. But aside from the fact that guitar-bass-d... more info

New York Post — John Cale and Lou Reed co-founded the influential Velvet Underground — discovered by Andy Warhol, who snagged a producer’s credit on the band’s first record, released in 1967. Cale plays the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Nov. 16, 17 and 18. The ... more info

Detroit Free Press — In Anthony DeCurtis' book, influential rocker is a man of mystery and contradictions             more info

Uncut — It's his 18th studio album It's his 18th studio album The post Bob Seger covers Lou Reed and Leonard Cohen on new album, I Knew You When appeared first on Uncut. more info

New York Post — He sang about scoring heroin in Harlem, hung out with Andy Warhol at the Factory and inspired generations of punk bands that went on to rage at CBGB. Lou Reed was as New York as Yankee Stadium, and his best songs continue to inspire. But, as revealed... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Roz Chast discussed her new book Going Into Town with Fresh Air. Rolling Stone shared an excerpt from Anthony DeCurtis's book Lou Reed: A Life. The 2017 Giller Prize shortlist has been announced. Stream a new Rural Alberta Advantage song.... more info

Detroit Free Press — The Detroit star covers a 1989 Lou Reed song -- with an updated jab at Donald Trump -- as his new album title and release date get locked down             more info

Dlisted — And he broke it for cooties and kitties! Nikki Reed gave birth to the daughter she had with Ian Somerhalder on July 25. When Bodhi Soleil Moon Frye Lou Reed Somerhalder was born, her parents were all “Once you shove a baby out, scrolling through... more info

Stereogum — New York's Bottom Line was something of a home away from home for the late Lou Reed. So it's appropriate that Reed's first posthumous release is Lou Reed And Kris Kristofferson: In Their Own Words With Vin Scelsa. Out 9/15, the set includes a live re... more info