AvatarThe GuardianAvatarAvatarLou Reed's widow breaks silence with obituary in local newspaperverified_publisherThe Guardian - Amanda HolpuchLaurie Anderson wrote an East Hampton Star obituary describing Reed's final days before his death Sunday of liver disease
AvatarThe GuardianAvatarAvatar25 of the greatest gigs eververified_publisherThe Guardian - Guardian staff reporterFor Bono it's the Clash. For Irvine Welsh it's Roxy Music. For Amy Winehouse it's Erykah Badu. Our star-studded panel of artists and writers relive the concerts that changed their lives. (And yes, someone really should have chosen Iggy ... )Read part two of this article.
AvatarThe GuardianAvatarAvatarInterviewing Lou Reed: Not a perfect dayverified_publisherThe Guardian - Simon HattenstoneLou Reed died on Sunday 27 October. To mark his passing, here's a classic – and irascible – encounter from the Guardian, first published in 2003
AvatarThe GuardianAvatarAvatarThe day the wall came downverified_publisherThe Guardian - Guardian staff reporterAs he prepares to play his landmark album Berlin live on stages across Europe, Lou Reed does the unthinkable: he opens up to an interviewer. By Ed Pilkingon.
AvatarThe GuardianAvatarAvatarLou Reed's perfect dayverified_publisherThe Guardian - Sean MichaelsThe former Velvet Underground frontman has married his long-term partner, the experimental performance artist Laurie Anderson
AvatarThe GuardianAvatarAvatarPaul Morley on music: Lou Reed's Metal Machine Musicverified_publisherThe Guardian - Paul MorleyPaul Morley: Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music inspired many of our hottest acts, so why is it still seen as a joke?
AvatarThe GuardianAvatarAvatar'It has so much rage': Metallica and Lou Reed talk about their new albumverified_publisherThe Guardian - Edward HelmoreIt's a collaboration that has prompted much head-scratching, but Lou Reed and Metallica tell Edward Helmore that teaming up to make their new album was a thrill
AvatarThe GuardianAvatarAvatarLou Reed v Lester Bangs: a classic interview from the vaultsverified_publisherThe Guardian - Guardian staff reporterTo celebrate the 10th anniversary of Rock's Backpages – the world's leading collection of vintage music journalism – we bring you a classic interview-cum-confrontation between the late Lester Bangs and his hero Lou Reed
AvatarThe GuardianAvatarAvatarThe Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground & Nico Super Deluxe – reviewverified_publisherThe Guardian - Alexis PetridisAlexis Petridis: All the outtakes in the world can't explain the strange alchemy that went into the Velvet Underground's debut
AvatarThe GuardianAvatarAvatarThe Velvet Underground & Nico: readers' reviewsverified_publisherThe Guardian - Guardian readersReaders give their opinion on the legendary album
AvatarThe GuardianAvatarAvatarLou Reed: NSA scandal is 'very disturbing'verified_publisherThe Guardian - John PlunkettMusic veteran also says MP3s 'sound like shit' and journalists are 'very problematic' in first appearance since liver transplant. By John Plunkett
AvatarThe GuardianAvatarAvatarLou Reed on Kanye West's Yeezus: 'It brings tears to my eyes'verified_publisherThe Guardian - Lou ReedThere are the obligatory blowjobs and menages-a-trois, the synth buzzsaws and jumpcuts, complains Lou Reed – so why is he so in awe of this 'inspiring, majestic' album?