Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonOne song in, a foolhardy masochist dares to commit heckler's hara-kiri. "Louder!" he shouts at Lou Reed. "Not loud enough for ya, asshole?" the septuagenarian God of Grump barks back, to thankful cheers that age and frailty... more info

Guardian Music — (Heavenly)Stealing Sheep's debut album is a delightful bag of pick'n'mix. You can hear the twang of a Velvet Underground guitar here, a buzz of Ladytron synth there, often atop their fondness for creepy Wicker Man vocal harmonies. Yet the Liverpool t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Don Gochenour; words by Bill Pearis Tashaki Miyaki at Glasslands, 8/06/2012 The reach of The Velvet Underground is long and many limbed -- a sound so basic that it never really goes out of style, no matter how... more info

Prefix — Art rock veteran co-founder John Cale has a pretty exciting collaboration coming up. The Velvet Underground co-founder has ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/media/john-cale/i-wanna-talk-2-u-f-danger-mouse/67666/ more info

Guardian Music — Lou Reed previews his Meltdown set and looks forward to seeing other stars on the billWhat do you have planned?I'll be performing From VU to Lulu, a two-hour concert I originally toured throughout Europe this past June. We'll perform songs that span ... more info

Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicThis week's most popular stories1. Laura Jane Grace: 'So I'm a transsexual and this is what's happening'The lead singer of Against Me! talks frankly about her gender dysphoria, and what it was li... more info

Guardian Music — The Velvet Underground & Nico will be supplemented by 29 previously unreleased songs and a 1966 live showOne of rock's most influential debuts is getting the deluxe reissue treatment. The Velvet Underground & Nico will be appearing as a six-CD set on... more info

411 Mania — A lot of material... more info

Prefix — So, uh, you know that album The Velvet Underground and Nico, which some people consider to be the greatest and ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/the-velvet-underground-and-nico-getting-six-disc-r/67429/ more info

Consequence of Sound — Includes both mono and stereo versions, rare recordings, and more. more info