Lou Reed

Lou Reed Recovering Following Liver Transplant

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2013

The Velvet Underground recently settled their lawsuit with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, but it turns out that singer Lou...

Newly Discovered Spider Named After Lou Reed

PUBLISHED May 25, 2012

What do Beyoncé and Lou Reed have in common? Both singers have the dubious distinction of having insects named after them. Much like how Be...

Lou Reed Gets His Own Signature Headphones

PUBLISHED Nov 16, 2011

Lou Reed's work with the Velvet Underground is among the most influential music in rock history, but he is fast becoming a punch line thank...

Lou Reed's 'The Raven' Turned Into Illustrated Book

PUBLISHED May 16, 2011

Back in 2003, Lou Reed paid tribute to poet Edgar Allen Poe with his sprawling The Raven, which didn't exactly strike a positive chord with...

Montreal Jazz Festival - Laurie Anderson / John Zorn / Lou Reed

Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Montreal QC July 2

PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2010

"If you don't think this is music, you can get the fuck out of here." With a million happy customers every year, these are not words you as...

Lou Reed Booed Onstage at Montreal Jazz Festival

PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2010

When your name is Lou Reed, you carry with you the expectation that each time you perform live, you'll play at least a few of your hits - "...

Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson to Perform Concert Only Dogs Can Hear

PUBLISHED May 14, 2010

Over the years, many critics have called Lou Reed's music "unlistenable," from his early noise experiments with the Velvet Underground to h...

Lou Reed Joins Hal Willner's Neil Young Project at Vancouver's 2010 Cultural Olympiad

PUBLISHED Jan 5, 2010

Legendary Velvet Underground front-man Lou Reed is old enough to start collecting a pension, but the 67-year-old rocker is still as unpredi...