NME — Audio of the talk is now available as a free download more info

Live Daily — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will swell its ranks in 2010 with a lineup of new inductees that features Genesis, ABBA, The Stooges, Jimmy Cliff and The Hollies. A host of non-performers will also be ushered into the Hall, with individual recipien... more info

Guardian Music — If rock'n'roll is the sound of life beginning afresh, why are we so obsessed with ranking it in end-of-year lists? Philip Larkin has the answerAlong with half the pop-loving population of Britain, I tuned in to listen to Morrissey on Desert Island Di... more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Sonic Youth, Beyoncé • Best of the Decade: The New Issue • Eminem, The Beatles: 2000s’ Best Sellers • Velvet Underground Chat With Fricke in NYC • Susan Boyle Breaks Chart Records • Bob Dylan’s “Little Drummer Boy”... more info

NME — Lou Reed, Moe Tucker and Doug Yule share a stage together more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rock band Velvet Underground was celebrated for its legendary influence in fusing art and music in New York of the 1960s with a rare public reunion of three of the surviving members at the New York Public Library. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "ANARCHY at www.nypl.org/ 2night when the Velvet Underground is oversold and hits max. capacity early. Even tkt holders not allowed in!" - Nerida Brownlee Velvet Underground @ the NYPL (by Jack Martin) Yes, the interview conducted by David Fricke at.... more info

The Newsroom — Lou Reed joins Maureen Tucker and Doug Yule for a rare reunion of the quintessential 60s rock group, The Velvet Underground. more info

Rolling Stone — As the Velvet Underground’s “Heroin” blared through the loudspeakers at the New York Public Library on 42nd Street last night, a spotlight focused on a lone turntable and the band’s Lou Reed, Maureen “Moe” Tucker and Doug Yule took seats ... more info

Guardian Music — The new wave icon, who died last month, founded the Parisian punk scene and pioneered French electropop"Denis Denis, oh with your eyes so blue/Denis Denis, I've got a crush on you." So sang Debbie Harry on Blondie's first European hit in 1978. At the... more info