Evans Reid co-founded the Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in the 1950s and led its 200-person gospel choir.

Looking back at the moment Lou Reed deemed to be his "finest hour" as a performer, highlighting the often underrated brilliance of his guitar playing skills.

Billy Jacobs is a painter living and working in New York City. A self-described Tom Wilson aficionado, Jacobs’ paintings often depict the forgotten, obscure, or undervalued figures of American social ...

Every Lou Reed fan has their own take on the most underrated album in the songwriter’s expansive discography. After all, Reed produced over 20 solo studio albums during his extensive career. Many of ...

These sad albums are great records to listen to when you need a good cry; just keep in mind that a couple of them might be a bit too dark.

On the release of a new compilation of Lou Reed’s 1960s compositions at Pickwick Records, Wayne Gooderham surveys the sprawling solo career that was to come later, and picks out ten key tracks that ...

Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music was more than an hour of feedback and noise with no noticeable structure. A new tribute album called Metal Machine Muzak interprets the spirit behind that work.

Journal Sentinel books editor Jim Higgins packs a lot into his new book about Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground's nearly 50-album discography.

Journal Sentinel books editor Jim Higgins packs a lot into his new book about Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground's nearly 50-album discography.

Light In The Attic is releasing a tribute album to Lou Reed. Out in April, The Power Of The Heart: A Tribute To Lou Reed takes in 12 covers of the late artist’s work by artists who were friends and ...

‘Lou Reed: The King of New York’ | Photo: Courtesy Will Hermes admits he’s on a fool’s errand with the opening quote of the preface to his 529-page biography of Lou Reed. The mercurial genius most ...