New York songsmith and former Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed selected eight songs that he felt were the finest of the ...

Lou Reed was never shy about dishing out the critique, especially when it came to certain artists he could see no appeal in, ...

Not many people have judged The Beatles publicly, though that didn't stop Lou Reed, as he revealed his true perspective in a ...

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.

Lou Reed is the face of the Velvet Underground. The band would not have had the impact that it did without the contributions of John Cale, Nico, Mo Tucker and Sterling Morrison, but it was Reed ...

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 ...