Lou Reed is arguably one of the greatest lyricists in the world, but there was no place for him on the Kiss album 'Destroyer' ...

Byrne says Reed wanted to sign Talking Heads to a management-production deal but they backed out because they thought they ...

Lou Reed is one of the greatest songwriters of all time, and these ten songs prove his unrelenting ability as a creative.

Chris Frantz similarly recalled the hang at Reed’s apartment in his memoir, writing that Reed used a “bent and blackened ...

Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground turned that idea completely on its head. If there was a rule book on middle-class-values, they tore it to pieces and ate the remaining shreds of paper.

Lou Reed got his start in the ‘60s fronting the Velvet Underground, the influential noise-rock band that was a commercial bomb but has since become one of rock’s most important groups ...

Discover the story behind Lou Reed's 'Perfect Day'—a love song tinged with melancholy and the legacy of a deeply flawed artist. From its minimalist lyrics to its profound emotions, this track remains ...

“Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart” (above), a 1998 entry in the PBS series “Amerian Masters,” follows the artist from childhood, through the Velvets and the ups and downs and ups of his solo ...

Photo (c) Timothy Greenfield-Sanders In memory of the late Lou Reed, BBC Four will air a new documentary on Sunday, Lou Reed Remembered. As NME reports, the film features former Velvet Underground ...