Reed’s 1975 album Metal Machine Music, there’s one moment that is undeniably sweeter, more memorable, more perfect than any other. It’s when you turn it off. You’ll never regret that moment. Not today ...

Lou Reed’s greatest legacy might just be the number of groundbreaking musicians The Velvet Underground inspired to start a band.

I Love People is the wholesome title of Cory Hanson’s forthcoming album, which is the follow-up to the rather raunchily named 2023 LP Western Cum. One of the people Hanson loves is Lou Reed, and ...

The night of June 23rd into the 24th marks the peak of midsummer festivities and During his 1980 Growing Up in Public tour, Lou Reed celebrated St. John's Eve in Porta, Portugal the only way Lou ...

Lou Reed changed his mind about Transformer, the album that made him a big noise and rebooted that autobiography, more times than he changed shirts.

'Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65' collects Reed's work as a songwriter-for-hire in the days just before the Velvet Underground.

Before he formed the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed was a songwriter for hire. His songs for the budget label Pickwick Records are on a new anthology.

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 ...

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit Lou Reed’s 1982 solo album, a strangely ...

The Power Of The Heart: A Tribute To Lou Reed will be out April 20, and also features Rufus Wainwright, Ricky Lee Jones, Joan Jett, and more.