The two musicians co-founded The Velvet Underground in 1965. By THR Staff John Cale, who co-founded The Velvet Underground with Lou Reed in 1965, has commented on the death of his bandmate. In a ...

A "lost" concert film by director/cinematographer Ed Lachman of Lou Reed and John Cale's Songs For Drella album has been found – and it's coming to streaming. ORDER NOW: Paul McCartney is on the cover ...

In 1981, Kiss released their biggest departure from harder rock tastes, 'Music from The Elder,' featuring three songs ...

A Lou Reed singles album compiling his songwriting before his tenure in The Velvet Underground is set to be released.‘Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65’ is set to drop on..

Before Lou Reed formed The Velvet Underground, he worked as an in-house songwriter for Pickwick Records. Songs he wrote from that mid-’60s era, recorded by artists including The Primitives (with Reed ...

Reed’s association with Pickwick gave him the opportunity to hone his songwriting prior to the formation of The Velvet Underground. He created tunes in various musical styles, including girl-group pop ...