Having encountered the poet and writer as a student, New York songsmith Lou Reed weaved Syracuse advisor Delmore Schwarz's ...

Lou Reed has many underappreciated gems, but one that stands out as criminally overlooked is 'I Love You' from his debut solo record.

Those songs have popped up on compilations and bootlegs over the decades, but the first official anthology, "Why Don't You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65," will be released Sept.

Lou Reed has recorded two new songs inspired by the documentary film Nanking. The songs 'Gravity' and 'Safety Zone' can be streamed on Reed's website. Nanking focuses on the "Nanking Massacre" which ...

Lou Reed got his start in the ‘60s fronting the ... and the following year’s ‘Berlin,’ a difficult but rewarding song cycle – a pattern Reed would follow over the years.

On this day in 2008, Leonard Cohen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where he was introduced by Lou Reed.

Sunday Street Concert Lou Reed & Paul Simon: Two Songwriters from Long Island is produced by Charlie Backfish and is a ...

In one of his songs for the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed wrote about Jenny, whose “life was saved by rock and roll.” In the case of Five Eight’s Mike Mantione, that’s just about the size of it. When ...

The original lineup led by Lou Reed (which saw a couple of changes before ... Their debut album, 1967’s ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico,’ includes songs about drug addicts, transvestites ...

Lou Reed era maybe, I dunno just saying,” Charli said in a video re-posted by a fan in which she said the Clairo track “Sofia” is one of her favorite songs. “I heard it before it came out ...

Lou Reed grew up in Long Island, New York. During his teens, he received electroshock treatment for depression, and would later cite the experience as damaging and transformative. He formed the ...