Stereogum — Last night, seven artists were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hal Of Fame: Lou Reed, Green Day, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bill Withers, and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band all received honors, and each got a speech and perform... more info

Stereogum — A few more names have been added to this year’s list of performers who will honor the new Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees. In addition to those already announced, we now know that Karen O will perform alongside Beck to pay tribute to the newly... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Patti Smith & Lou Reed The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony happens April 18 in Cleveland this year, and performers have now been announced. Beck, Dave Grohl, Tom Morello, John Legend and more are set to perform,... more info

Stereogum — Next month, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame will hold its big induction ceremony in Cleveland. The year’s induction class includes Lou Reed, Green Day, and Bill Withers, and the Hall Of Fame has just unveiled its list of who’s inducting whom. Paul... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will find one Beatle inducting another when Paul McCartney ushers Ringo Starr into the hall as a solo act. Punk poet Patti Smith will handle the duties of posthumously welcoming Lou Reed into the... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Northern Spy is set to release Shilpa Ray’s next full-length, Last Year’s Savage, in May. In the meantime you can pick up the covers cassette, Make Up, both on tour and online. Ray covers Dinah Washington’s “What A Difference A Day Makes” a... more info

Core News — “…good then I’ll begin. Stuart presents a selection of songs that tell a story. Including Lou Reed’s macabre tale The Gift, Momus’ take on the Japanese aesthetic bishonen and a break up song from The Monochrome Set.” Stuart Maconies Freak... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Justin Townes Earle's Absent Fathers is a companion disc to his Single Mothers album, released last year. Mark Ronson's Uptown Special contains lyrics by author Michael Chabon. Archival releases include Lou Reed's Hassled in April: Live in Chicago 19... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — England’s Glory: early 70s pre-Only Ones band fronted by Peter Perrettt. Very similar to later era VU, but recorded before Lou Reed cut the Transformer LP. As there were only 25 or so copies of the LP pressed in winter of 1971, perhaps a copy made ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts said it has finished one of the biggest art giveaways of all time, sending the remaining contents of what rocker Lou Reed once dubbed "Andy's Chest" to museums and colleges and universities in 48 states ... more info