Lou Reed was the victim of categorisation. It would be a sore point throughout his career but on March 20th, Lou Reed was too ...

Lou Reed has always been a huge Bob Dylan fan, with a 1963 cover of his song 'Don't Think Twice, It's Alright' representing ...

They were teenagers when they blew up, inspiring hope that Gen Z just might pick up the guitar-music torch after all. Now, ...

If you're like me, when you think of Lou Reed, you think of his seminal band the Velvet Underground first and foremost. There's a good reason for that. The Velvet Underground is among the greatest ...

The Velvets slouched ahead with two original members, guitarist Morrison and drummer Maureen Tucker, as well as Doug Yule, who joined in 1968. It was always an unusual rock outfit with avant-garde ...

Lou Reed got his start in the ‘60s fronting the Velvet Underground, the influential noise-rock band that was a commercial bomb but has since become one of rock’s most important groups.

These three famous rock stars were heavily influenced by jazz, and even diehard fans may not know how deep that influence runs.