Lou Reed
From T. Rex to Trump: The Enduring Legacy of Glam"
Writer Simon Reynolds's eighth book is a look at how glam is more than just The Thin White Duke. We also pose an important question: Is Donald Trump glam?
Andy Warhol Wanted Lou Reed to Be His 'Mickey Mouse'
The authors of 'Please Kill Me' talked with Warhol's "boy," Billy Name, a key figure in the 60s art scene who built the Factory, as well as witnessed the rise of Edie Sedgwick, the Velvet Underground's breakup, and the time Warhol was almost murdered.
The Twinkeyz’ Classic Space Punk Album ‘Alpha Jerk’ Has Been Lovingly Restored After 40 Years
From Sacramento via outer space, the Twinkeyz were one of the greatest 70s bands to write about aliens, ESP and biblical monsters.
Life Lessons from Art and Music's Cult Queens Laurie Anderson and Marina Abramovic
The cult artists congregated for an audience-driven discussion about everything from Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' to Ambramovic and her late husband Lou Reed's Guidelines for Life.
Julian Casablancas Covered The Velvet Underground's "Venus In Furs" For HBO's 'Vinyl'
Casablancas evokes the spirit and power of Lou Reed like no other.
Listen to Julian Casablancas Cover The Velvet Underground's "Run Run Run"
For 'Vinyl'—HBO's new Scorsese-helmed, balls out, 1970s music industry TV series—Julian Casablancas lends his pipes to the character of Lou Reed.
John Cale's 21st Century: Music for a New Society, for a New Society
The Velvet Underground's founder discusses the dramatic rework of his seminal LP 'Music for a New Society,' plus he talks Lou Reed, drugs, God, punk, and much more.
Listen to David Bowie Impersonate Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, and More in a Newly Unearthed Recording
David Bowie's sense of humor was too good.
Robert Christgau Remembers Six Ways 70s Bowie Changed Culture Forever
Bowie was everything: a punk prophet and an arena-rock pioneer, a free spirit and a proud poser, an adept of black musical vanguards as well as white, a dynamo and an amalgamator and a shrewd hanger-on.
Love, Doubt, and Death in New York City: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau
Robert Christgau explores the "finest" albums from Laurie Anderson and Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts.
Lou Reed Was a Jealous, Misogynistic 'Prick' Who Acted Obnoxious to Sell Records
We talked to the author of a new biography, "Notes from the Velvet Underground," about how we're all "beginning to see the light" on the beloved proto-punk provocateur's personality.