A well-placed sample can take a song to the next level. The Dr. Dres and Kanye West’s of the world made a career of plucking just the right beat, bass line, or vocal riff from both popular music and ...

There probably aren’t many firsts left in the career of rock legend Iggy Pop, who turned 76 today (April 21). However, the Stooges frontman still has a few surprises up his (lack of) sleeves. Pop ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A veteran musician who ...

The new Lou Reed exhibit at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts features a vast array of his personal artifacts. NY Post photo composite “His father was an accountant and taught Lou to ...

New Yorkers are always craving new sensations. Even with jazz clubs, concert stadiums, and subway performances scattered — and sometimes moving — throughout the city, new music can typically find a ...

For about five years, Dave Navarro was a Red Hot Chili Pepper. Navarro joined the band in 1993, replacing the departing John Frusciante, and he finished his time with the Chili Peppers in 1998, when ...

Herbie Flowers, the bassist who played on songs like Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side” and David Bowie’s “Space Oddity,” has died at the age of 86. However, Flowers is best-known for his work on two ...

Written 30 years earlier Lou Reeds hymn celebrates five flamboyant characters each one a fragile icon from Andy Warhols Factory Holly Woodlawn Candy Darling Joe Dalessandro Joe Campbell aka Sugar Plum ...

Standing as one of Lou Reed's most immortal cuts, just who laid down those majestic piano parts for 1972's 'Perfect Day' ...

LOU Reed jokes he always wanted to write a follow up to his only Top 40 hit, Walk On The Wild Side. The truth is, Reed couldn't care less what people think. The truth is, Reed couldn't care less what ...