Classic Rock magazine has announced the nominees for this year’s Classic Rock Roll of Honur Awards, which will be held in the U.S. for the first time this year. The event takes place November 4th in Los Angeles and will be hosted by Sammy Hagar. U.S. fans will be able to vote via their local … Continue reading Classic Rock Roll of Honour Nominees Announced →

Rolling Stone senior critic Will Hermes has been signed by publishers Farrar, Straus and Giroux to write the Lou Reed biography, “Lou: A New York Life“. Reed died on October 27th at the age of 71. In an email interview with The New York Times’ ArtsBeat blog, the author said he plans to write a … Continue reading Lou Reed Biography in the Works →

Lou Reed – solo artist, vocalist and guitarist for the Velvet Underground, and rock legend – has died at the age of  71. Peter Noble, Reed’s publicist, confirmed the star’s death but has not released any details as of Sunday evening. “The world has lost a fine songwriter and poet. I’ve lost my ‘school-yard buddy,’ … Continue reading Rock Legend Lou Reed Dies at 71 →

The Velvet Underground’s White Light/White Heat turns 45 this year and Universal Music plans to celebrate the milestone with a three-disc anniversary re-issue of the album. Lou Reed and John Cale helped curate the anniversary version, which features remastered versions of the original record in mono and stereo, as well as bonus material such as … Continue reading The Velvet Underground To Celebrate 45th Anniversary of ‘White Light/White Heat’ with Reissue →