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

Guardian Music — Stars such as Lady Ga Ga, Katie Price and, er, the Vatican, compile lists for relaunch of music-based social networking siteFor the launch of MySpace Music today, the site asked a selection of artists to create a playlist to share with their fans â�... more info

Stereogum — Reading Rainbow, aka the Philadelphia duo of Rob Garcia and Sarah Everto, have a new 7" out now on one Zoo Music, the San Diego label run by Dum Dum Girls' Dee Dee and Brandon from Crocodiles. (They put out an excellent Woven Bones single not so long... more info