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Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson Once Said That You Need These 3 Rules To Live by as a Human (And Musician)

How Lou Reed Ended up Co-Writing Three Songs for KISS on the Band’s Biggest Musical Departure, ‘Music From the Elder’

Producer Bob Ezrin called on Lou Reed to work on one of the band's biggest musical departures during the early 1980s.  The post

What is one to do when lost, but fall back on Lou Reed and Julie Andrews?

What is one to do when lost, but fall back on Lou Reed and Julie Andrews?...

"She said, 'Mick wants to speak to you.' It was Jagger asking if I was free to tour with the Stones." He produced the Se...

The cult singer and guitarist whose fingerprints are all over British music

“Slash came up to me and said, ‘Man, I got laid to your records so much.’ I said, ‘Dude, didn’t we go to high school tog...

Bowie and Petty loved him, Jagger danced onstage with him, Slash jammed with him – this how Lenny Kravitz’s retro mix of rock, soul and funk made him a crossover star

7 New Songs You Should Hear Now

Nine Inch Nails’ LP with Boys Noize, Raye’s collaboration with Al Green, the latest from a Black Midi member and more.

Moon Rocks! 9 Lunar Songs for the Artemis Crew

Hear from David Bowie, Neko Case, Arthur Russell and more artists inspired by our poetic, mysterious satellite.

Earl Slick: Regent Sound Studio – Live Review

Earl Slick and Camille O’Sullivan Regent Sound Studios, London 8th April 2026 A special evening with Earl Slick and Camille O’Sullivan in Regent Sound Studios in Denmark Street, Lo...

Jack Douglas, Revered Rock Producer for John Lennon and Aerosmith, Dead at 80

Douglas also helmed records by Cheap Trick and the Patti Smith Group and worked with Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, the Who, and New York Dolls

"I said, You’re walking around like you’re God’s gift to rock 'n' roll. I want you out of my studio." Why 4 Non Blondes...

"He was a Debbie Downer"

“Mick came in with his Les Paul, plugged in to my amp and fiddled with the controls. All of a sudden there it was, the f...

Sure, he made a massive imprint on David Bowie’s classic early ’70s albums. But Mick Ronson also worked with Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Elton John, Roger McGuinn, Morris...

Rolling Stones' 'Sticky Fingers' Songs Ranked

In keeping with its era of great change, this LP reaches into the past while charging forward. Continue reading…

"I wasn’t going to smoke angel dust or rob people, so I thought straight edge was a good antidote." The Beatles, Blondie...

The Quicksand frontman reflects on the transformative power of music

Linda Perry Blasts Green Day For Axing Her From Producing American Idiot Followup: “Billie Joe’s A Little Pussy”

In another reality, the follow-up to Green Day's pivotal album American Idiot would have been produced by lauded songwriter and 4 Non Blondes vocalist Linda Perry. But in this real...

Do What You Fear Most: The History of The Velvet Underground by Richie Unterberger – Book Review

Richie Unterberger’s Do What You Fear Most takes a deep dive into the story of The Velvet Underground, separating myth from reality while tracing the band’s journey from avant-gard...

Patti Smith x The Great Frog Pop-Up This Weekend 

Rock 'n' roll jewellery store The Great Frog, founded by Carol Lehtonen and Paterson Riley in 1972, has always had a close relationship with musicians - the likes of Lemmy, James H...

Lenny Kaye announces first-ever solo album ‘Goin Local,’ shares title track

“I think this album will surprise those who think they know me from what I’ve done previously,” says Kaye.

Rare Footage: Remember When Iggy Pop Took a Documentary Crew on a Tour of the Lower East Side in 1993?

Big science and uncanny prescience: Laurie Anderson’s greatest songs – ranked!

Forty years since her pioneering concert film Home of the Brave, and ahead of a European tour, we count down the best of a surprisingly poppy avant garde catalogueFrom a compilatio...

Richie Tyler (Rum Lad) returns with blistering new project Meeowmers!

One of our favourite LTW artists Rum Lad is back as Meeowmers with a blistering tune This Is A Perfectly Normal Turtle. A full on grunge punk number that has me rattled after his c...

David Allan Coe, outlaw country rebel, dead at 86

Coe wrote Johnny Paycheck’s classic “Take This Job And Shove It” and had hits of his own with “You Never Even Called Me by My Name” and “Longhaired Redneck.”

Linda Perry Says Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong is “a Little Pussy” for Dropping Her as American Idiot Follow-Up Produ...

The 4 Non Blondes frontwoman claimed Courtney Love "blabbed" about the producer spot in the mid 2000s and ruined the gig. Linda Perry Says Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong is “a Li...

"It’s strange to grow up feeling like 230lbs of mucus and then see all these girls taking their clothes off and throwing...

Peter Steele was a contrarian at the best of times, and rarely more so than when he oversaw Type O Negative'a most surprising single

Ten of the Best Rick Rubin-Produced Songs

Continuing the theme from this week's Oasis list, we're looking at ten of the best songs produced by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2026 (Musical Excellence Award) inductee Rick Rubi...