DANDY IN HEAVENLegendary ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ Musician Dies at 86Herbie Flowers played the iconic bass lines—both of them—on Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side.” He was also a member of the final lineup of influential glam rock band T. Rex.Sean Craig
GRIT & GLAMOUR‘The Velvet Underground’: A Trippy, Sexy, Must-See Rock DocTodd Haynes’ documentary on the pioneering ‘60s/’70s Lower East Side band, led by Lou Reed and John Cale (with a touch of Andy Warhol), magically transports you back in time.Nick Schager
EXCERPTDid Lou Reed’s Honda Ad Make Him Rock’s First Sellout?The Velvet Underground veteran had a solid rep as one of the hippest bad boy rockers to ever don a leather jacket. So what was he doing in the 80s shilling for a Honda scooter?Anthony DeCurtis
GROUNDBREAKING‘Velvet Underground & Nico’ 50 Years OnThere has never been a rock album more ahead of its time than the Velvet Underground’s singular masterpiece, released 50 years ago this week.Stereo Williams
MONSTERLou Reed: Dylan Is a ‘Pretentious Kike’The legendary musician is accused in a new book of racial slurs and abusing women.Nico Hines
Finding a VoiceLaurie Anderson Confronts GuantánamoThe torture and survival of a former detainee, as well as love, death, and rebirth, are central to Anderson’s two new projects.Tim Teeman
LOSE YOURSELFLet Lou Reed Teach You About Lou ReedRecent books have tried to deconstruct Lou Reed’s lyrics and music and turn them into an academic exercise. Instead, just experience the music for yourself.J.P. O’Malley
Bee StungThe Pot Farm With Cherries on TopRed-hued bees led authorities to discover New York City’s biggest-ever marijuana farm in the basement of a cherry factory—triggering the owner’s suicide.AD BY THE DAILY BEAST
Lou Reed Was Putty in Warhol's HandsIn a filmed "Screen Test", Andy turned the singer into his creation.Blake Gopnik
Velvet MemoriesMoe Tucker’s Tribute to LouThe Velvet Underground drummer is now a grandmother in Georgia. Two days after the passing of her one-time bandmate, she talks about their ‘special friendship.’Harry Siegel
American PoetRemembering Lou ReedLou Reed died Sunday at 71. Music critic and ex-MTV News anchor Kurt Loder pays tribute to the prickly, brilliant Velvet Underground front man—who ended up mellowing a little.Kurt Loder
