USA Today Music — The founding member of the Velvet Underground underwent a liver transplant in May. more info

Metalsucks — Chance Garnette calls in to talk about the new Skeletownitch album that drops next week, what it's like to be touring ten years in, and who his mom actually comes to see when he and his brother Nate are playing live. We also discuss Metallica's ongo... more info

411 Mania — From KISS' Music From "The Elders" and Metallica and Lou Reed's Lulu to Billy Idol's Cyberpunk and more, 411's Jeremy Thomas counts down the top 5 worst concept albums of all time! more info

USA Today Music — 'Transformer' showcases Rock's best photographs of the musician. more info

Aquarium Drunkard — I rarely do giveaways…but couldn’t pass this one up. Out this month via Genesis Publications: Transformer – a photo book documenting photographer Mick Rock‘s 40 year friendship with Lou Reed. From album covers to the candid. Their work is pre... more info

Metal Injection — One time Metallica and Lou Reed got together and took a whole bunch of laxatives, packaged the end result up, and called it Lulu. It was so bad that our review of the album literally consisted of two words. It was so bad it spawned an Internet meme t... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Twelve acoustic demos recorded in the Fall of 1970 following Lou Reed’s departure from the Velvet Underground. Concerning the set, A History of The Underground notes that while many of the tracks are similar to that of their officially released co... more info

Impose Magazine — By now, giving the finger to one establishment or another is a tried-and-true publicity method for the punk-inclined. Chicago's Running is building hype by flipping off the hype machine itself—they have no Facebook, no Twitter, no Tumblr. Their web... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Walter De Maria, who died Thursday at the age of 77, was best known as a lauded visual artist. But buried within his impressive resume is an experience that helped define the future of avant garde rock. Before they were called the Velvet Underground,... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — My favorite new site has to be The Talkhouse, which made headlines this past week when Lou Reed reviewed Kanye West's new album, Yeezus.  The site has rock stars (mostly) reviewing mostly recent albums.  It's a fascinating alternative look at an al... more info