It’s always been somewhat obvious that Lou Reed’s sneering persona and transgressive antics were cover for a sensitive ... The Art of the Straight Line, a book collecting Lou’s reflections ...

Lou Reed, as a book, is not concerned with lionizing or ... Then, along with a handful of originals, they did a rather innocent cover of “Sweet Jane.” Charmingly, they felt the need to ...

So many books and stories abound about Lou Reed that you’d be forgiven for believing that nothing else could be said about ...

That would’ve been fire. Below, listen to Pissed Jeans’ “Waves Of Fear” cover, the Lou Reed original, and Pissed Jeans’ short list of upcoming live shows.

While Higgins first book, “Wisconsin Literary Luminaries” mined his passion for books, simmering in the background was his love of music and especially of the Velvet Underground and Lou Reed.

Even amid the literally thousands of Lou Reed cover versions that have emerged over the past half century — by everyone from David Bowie to Patti Smith to R.E.M. to Beck , it’s hard to imagine ...

“Lou loved to talk about Tai Chi, and he was an enthusiastic teacher,” writes Anderson, who was Reed’s partner for twenty-one years. “He was excited about writing this book, and started ...