Undercover, Australia — Lou Reed will be crowned King Neptune and his wife Laurie Anderson will be Queen Mermaid at the 2010 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island in June. more info

Undercover, Australia — Like the name of his classic 70s live album, Lou Reed is planning on doing a show for `Rock and Roll Animals`. more info

The Independent — Sir Paul McCartney has one, as do Lou Reed, Lionel Bart and Annie Lennox. They hold a prestigious Ivor Novello Award, Britain's tribute to the finest songwriters the world has seen. This week they will be joined by someone whose music has never been ... more info

Guardian Music — From the embers of punk, a small club in London changed the face of pop music forever. Priya Elan talks to the movers and shakers behind the scene that spawned the New RomanticsIn 1979, Great Britain was in the midst of a catastrophic economic downtu... more info

Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEK LCD Soundsystem Drunk Girls (EMI) Not, in honesty, the greatest single to be run up the LCD Soundsystem flagpole – and I write this before the chorus has begun its inevitable tread round those Ibiza Uncovered-style shows that zoom ... more info

NME — Reed and wife Laurie Anderson will host canine gig in Sydney more info

Guardian Music — Well, by extravaganza, we really just mean that guardian.co.uk/music was fortunate enough to have not one but two album exclusives this week. Tracey Thorn's Love and its Opposite is an album that beautifully captures the quiet crisis of middle age, w... more info

Guardian Music — New York artists announce Music for Dogs, a 'high-frequency concert' for canines with sounds designed for man's best friendAfter decades of making music that many people don't quite understand, Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson have decided to forgo human... more info

Guardian Music — Antony Hegarty to release 'psychedelic' LP, accompanied by a 144-page book of his art, photography and writingJust over a year since his last album, Antony Hegarty has announced a new LP. The Mercury prize winner will release Swanlights on 5 October,... more info

Stereogum — When we posted Male Bonding’s Lou Reed cover with Vivian Girls, we also suggested you check out “Year’s Not Long,” the opener from the scrappy UK trio’s perfect-for-summer Sub Pop debut Nothing Hurts. You can dig a bit deeper with “Frankl... more info