Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

Tehuan Harris is a news and features journalist at Collider, reporting and writing about all things music and reality TV (sometimes). She is a talented journalist and a natural storyteller who writes ...

In his defense, the band had been splitting apart piece by piece for several years at that point. Producer/manager Andy Warhol was fired by Reed after just one album together, their 1967 debut The ...

Discover the story behind Lou Reed's 'Perfect Day'—a love song tinged with melancholy and the legacy of a deeply flawed artist. From its minimalist lyrics to its profound emotions, this track remains ...

When you put on Lou Reed’s 1975 album Metal Machine Music, there’s one moment that is undeniably sweeter, more memorable, more perfect than any other. It’s when you turn it off. You’ll never regret ...

Lou Reed’s albums didn’t top the charts. But his influence, as well as that of his band The Velvet Underground, is far more profound than commercial success. It’s not hard to trace Reed’s fingerprints ...

When Lou Reed released Metal Machine Music in 1975, many people were confused. Many more were upset, feeling that they were tricked or cheated somehow. The album was Reed’s foray into avant-garde ...

“Everybody’s Head Is Open to Sound” looks at the life of the legendary record producer, but rarely gets out of the studio. Working the phones: Tom Wilson with Frank Zappa, recording engineer Gary ...

Saint John’s Eve is a big deal in my hometown of Porto, in Portugal. The night of June 23rd into the 24th marks the peak of midsummer festivities and coincides with the celebration of the city’s ...

September 1964. New employee Lou Reed (right) at Pickwick Records’ offices, with fellow company songwriter Jerry Vance (far left), label exec Terry Philips (second from left) and an unknown colleague.