Laurie Anderson has described Lou Reed's final moments in a moving farewell written for Rolling Stone.
Anderson's tribute describes how the couple met and married, and details Reed's ill health over the past two years. It explains that Reed first became sick from treatments of interferon before developing liver cancer and advancing diabetes.
Morrissey's collaborator Boz Boorer has said the singer has an 'arsenal' of new material.
Speaking to God Is In The TV, Boorer was asked about the 'music industry slump' and said that Morrissey has been unable to score a record deal, but has still been actively writing new material. He commented: "Not with regard to shows but Morrissey is unable to secure a record deal so we haven't made a record in a few years, despite having an arsenal of new material." Morrissey's last album, Years Of Refusal, was released in 2009 through Decca/Polydor.
Patti Smith has written a tribute to the late Lou Reed, commenting on The Velvet Underground frontman's "kindness, sincerity and empathy".
Writing in The New Yorker, Smith recounts first meeting Reed in the 1970s when she was taken to see The Velvet Underground by a friend.
She also recalls seeing Reed with his wife, Laurie Anderson, recently and sensing that her friend was ill.
Morrissey has been released from hospital, it has been reported.
According to the quasi-official site True-To-You.net, Morrissey was discharged from the Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California yesterday (November 2) after receiving treatment for concussion, whiplash and an arm injury. However, there are currently no details as to how he received the injuries.
As Mott The Hoople prepare to tour again this month (beginning at Birmingham’s Symphony on November 11), it seems fitting to revisit this archive piece from October 2009 (Take 149). Frontman Ian Hunter fondly remembers all the young dudes, from Bowie and Ronson to Max Wall… Interview: John Lewis
Lou Reed's wife, Laurie Anderson, has posted an open letter online to the residents of Springs, East Hampton, the New York town where Reed passed away over the weekend.
Stevie Wonder has confirmed his plans to release two new albums in 2014, and is working on a third, reports AP.
The albums are titled When The World Began, a collaboration with producer David Foster, and Ten Billion Hearts.
He also plans to fulfil a promise he made to his mother Lula, who died in 2006, to record a gospel album in her memory.
James Blake has won the 2013 Barclaycard Mercury Prize with his album Overgrown.
The album, his second, was picked above competition from Arctic Monkeys, Disclosure, Villagers, Rudimental and David Bowie and the bookies favourite Laura Mvula. Upon winning the award, the 22nd Mercury Prize, he delivered a short speech, and said: "Thank you to my parents for showing me the importance of being independent."
We’re all still reeling from the shocking news of Lou Reed’s death on Sunday. Reading through the tributes that have poured in over the last few days, the one that’s resonated most with me came from John Cale, who in his wise and moving testimonial to his old sparring partner, wrote: “we have the best of our fury laid out on vinyl, for the world to catch a glimpse”. We’ll be running out own full tribute to Lou in a future issue of Uncut.
