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Lou Reed

Johnny Marr - 2007

The surprising Velvet Underground song Johnny Marr called “simple and perfect”

A fairly obscure nugget from a legendary band.

Andrew Clayman
Dec 2, 2025
Lou Reed - 1977 - Musician

The musician Lou Reed thought was too violent: “Maybe it’s not fair”

A hard claim to dispute…

Ben Forrest
Dec 1, 2025
Suzanne Vega - American singer-songwriter - 2023

The song Suzanne Vega’s ‘Luka’ wouldn’t exist without

Directing the path.

Lauren Hunter
Dec 1, 2025
Leonard Cohen - Lou Reed - Bob Dylan - Split

The overlooked Bob Dylan song both Lou Reed and Leonard Cohen adored: “It’s tremendous”

A forgotten masterpiece.

Tom Taylor
Nov 25, 2025
Lou Reed - 1977 - Musician

The one song Lou Reed thought his label “killed”

Dead without a second thought.

Tim Coffman
Nov 23, 2025
David Bowie - 1983 - Musician

The one artist David Bowie said went beyond Bob Dylan

Pushing the music much further.

Tim Coffman
Nov 20, 2025
The beauty you are- Five emotional lyrics that prove Lou Reed was a true poet

“The beauty you are”: Five emotional lyrics that prove Lou Reed was a true poet

True genius.

Reuben Cross
Nov 19, 2025
Lou Reed - Musician - 1997

The classic rock song Lou Reed loved playing: “You gotta hear this”

“I still get a kick out of that.”

Kelly Murphy
Nov 19, 2025
Lou Reed - Musician - 1997

‘Dirty Blvd’: Lou Reed’s mid-career lyrical peak

“I write about the stuff that’s around me.”

Andrew Clayman
Nov 18, 2025
Lou Reed - Musician - The Velvet Underground - 1971

‘Kill Your Sons’: Lou Reed’s heartbreaking autobiography of his childhood

“Two-bit psychiatrists”.

Paulina Subia
Nov 16, 2025
The comical story of pop music’s greatest sax solo I got £9 for that

The comical story of pop music’s greatest sax solo: “I got £9 for that”

A kick in the teeth.

Lauren Hunter
Nov 13, 2025
Lou Reed - The Velvet Underground - Guitar

The erotic Velvet Underground song Lou Reed never understood: “I listened to the record and I realised”

An ertoic misunderstanding…

Ben Forrest
Nov 11, 2025

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