Guardian Music — Former Velvet Underground frontman not only allowed Boyle to cover his signature tune, he helped with the video tooLou Reed helped make Susan Boyle's "perfect day" at Loch Lomond in Scotland. Two months after Boyle was refused permission to perform h... more info

Topix — At first Lou Reed didn't much like Susan Boyle covering his classic "Perfect Day," but now the Velvet Underground legend is embracing the idea in a big way. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Lori Baily "Ut originated from New York City's downtown No Wave scene in December 1978. The inheritors of the fertile collision between rock, free jazz and the avant garde that first manifested itself in the Velvet Underground, Ut... more info

Guardian Music — (Domino)Tucked away on this six CD and one DVD boxset, there's a brief radio interview with Edwyn Collins. It hails from just after Orange Juice's greatest commercial success, when Rip It Up reached the top 10. The group's frontman seems weary and cy... more info

Altsounds — *Takka Takka* is a New York City band in the truest sense of the term. Their early work displayed a keen sense of the city's rich musical heritage, with hints of the Velvet Underground and Bob Dylan adding a refreshing element of timelessness to sou... 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

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Matthew Eisman My Morning Jacket ...ran through its most recent studio album, Evil Urges, in its entirety and later returned for a nine-song encore....[mixing] unreleased original songs with a range of covers that included: The Velvet Under... more info

NME — Drummer declares she's not 'crazy about Sarah Palin, Bush' more info

Pop Candy — Good morning! I hope you're all feeling well -- the more I step out of the apartment and into the world, the more I realize my flu is really ... more info

Guardian Music — The former Velvet Underground drummer gives her first interview since footage of her at a Tea Party rally went viral. And she doesn't have a nice message for her liberal critics ...When footage surfaced earlier this month showing former Velvet Underg... more info