On Sunday, legendary rocker Lou Reed passed away at the age of 71. (MORE: Rock Legend Lou Reed Dead at 71) Reed embodied New York cool and the downtown culture of the 1960s and ’70s. His influence — ...

“Follow the dotted line,” Lou Reed grumbled at me in 2004. “Look, put all the songs together and it’s certainly an autobiography – just not necessarily mine. I write about other people, tell stories, ...

Reed’s association with Pickwick gave him the opportunity to hone his songwriting prior to the formation of The Velvet Underground. He created tunes in various musical styles, including girl-group pop ...

Before Lou Reed formed The Velvet Underground, he worked as an in-house songwriter for Pickwick Records. Songs he wrote from that mid-’60s era, recorded by artists including The Primitives (with Reed ...

Lou Reed’s albums didn’t top the charts. But his influence, as well as that of his band The Velvet Underground, is far more profound than commercial success. It’s not hard to trace Reed’s fingerprints ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

Saint John’s Eve is a big deal in my hometown of Porto, in Portugal. The night of June 23rd into the 24th marks the peak of midsummer festivities and coincides with the celebration of the city’s ...