Totally Fuzzy — strahinja said... 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die 251. LOU REED – Transformer (1972) 252. HUGH MASEKELA – Howe Is Where The MusicIs… (1972) 253. MILTON NSCIMENTO – Clube da Esquina (1972) 254. TODD RUNDGREN â€�... more info

NME - The Daily Download — LA noise-terrorists and Crystal Castles collaborators HEALTH are hitting UK shores once again. The band will join Lou Reed's Metal Machine Trio, Gil Scott-Heron, Chris Cunningham, Stereo MCs and The Bays when Ether festival returns to London's Southb... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Quietus interviews Lou Reed about his metal Machine Trio European tour. Aquarian Weekly interviews Mike Lindsay of Tunng about the band's new album, Then We Saw Land. Despite your latest instrumental experimentation, there’s an obvious tra... more info

MTV.com News — On Tuesday night, Casey James took on a John Lennon solo favorite from 1971.By Gil Kaufman Casey James performs on "American Idol" on Tuesday Photo: FOX Casey James took some bold chances on "American Idol" on Tuesday night. He was the only... more info

Stereogum — Today’s episode of WBEZ’s Sound Opinions features an interview and in-studio performance from Vivian Girls. The Girls did “Other Girls,” “Surfin’ Away,” and “When I’m Gone” for the show, as well as this cover of Lou Reed’s “Pe... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Photo by Noah Kalina Vivian Girls recently stopped by the studios of Chicago's WBEZ to perform a strummy cover of Lou Reed's "Perfect Day" with some vocal help from the boys in London punk band Male Bonding. The in-studio set was for Sound Opinions a... more info

Undercover, Australia — Lou Reed has directed a documentary about his 99-year old relative Red Shirley. more info

Pop Candy — Hello, everybody! How's your Wednesday? Believe it or not, I went out last night instead of staying home for Lost. A friend and I had dinner (try artichokes with carrot ice cream if you ever get the chance) and took a stab at a tricky pub quiz, which... more info

Guardian Music — Avant-garde composer's forthcoming LP to feature contributions from Four Tet, Antony Hegarty and Lou Reed. Presumably JLS were not available ...Laurie Anderson has announced her first studio album in a decade, featuring songs from her Homeland stage ... more info

Guardian Music — Former Velvet Underground frontman to unveil documentary about 99-year-old cousin at Swiss film festivalLou Reed has turned film director, shooting a documentary about his 99-year-old relative. Red Shirley, which also features original music by Reed,... more info