“I don’t have a personality of my own,” Reed said in 1972. “I just pick up on other people’s.” He’d come to London for a change of pace, to “get out of the New York thing”, but ...

It didn't take long for Lou Reed to outgrow the Beach Boys cash-ins he was making as a contract artist and songwriter and head toward more fertile land. By 1965 he had met John Cale, and the pair ...

Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music was more than an hour of feedback and noise with no noticeable structure. A new tribute album called Metal Machine Muzak interprets the spirit behind that work.

Angel Olsen, The Afghan Whigs, and Joan Jett also contributed to the project. Lou Reed Tribute Album Announced with Keith Richards’ Cover of “I’m Waiting for the Man”: Stream Eddie Fu ...

Many Lou Reed fans felt betrayed when 'Metal Machine Music' came out, but is it possible that there's more to it than noise?

Tomorrow would have been Lou Reed’s 82nd birthday. It’s been more than a decade since we lost the legendary musician, but his influence is still as indelible as ever. People continue to cover ...

Before co-founding the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed was a staff songwriter for other artists at Pickwick Records. Now, his mid-1960s songs, performed by assorted artists on the label (with ...

New Music September 19, 2024 8:29 PM By Danielle Chelosky In July, Vamberator released their debut song “ Sleep The Giant Of Sleeps ” and announced their first album Age Of Loneliness .

The pandemic project for Sarah Shook, who leads the band the Disarmers, was a self-played, self-produced, self-engineered solo album under the name Mightmare, due Oct. 14.

The album takes its name from his mumbled introductions to the songs on the reel-to-reel tape recording. “Words and music: Lou Reed,” he says, establishing his authorial rights.

Now, the songs that he penned during his stint at the company in the mid-1960s have been compiled for a new album: ‘Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65’. Advertisement ...

3 Songs You Didn’t Know Sampled Lou Reed’s ... A well-placed sample can take a song to the next level. The Dr. Dres and Kanye West’s of the ... Latest Ella Langley Song Is Only Adding Fuel ...