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Special preview of The Comedy Club at Zouk KL recently, featuring Terry Johnson, Jonathan Atherton and Andrew Netto Those who say that laughter is the best medicine obviously have not met Rizal Kamal, the managing director of The Comedy Club KL.

This story was previously titled "Once "Enfent Terrible"Lou Reed Shows A Gentle Side" Once "Enfant Terrible"Lou Reed Shows A Gentle Side >> Posted By Mikunited 4 hours, 43 minutes ago in Arts & Entertainment Lou Reed may be a rock legend, the founding member of the Velvet Underground, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a man so cool that ...

As frontman with the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed epitomised the rock'n'roll lifestyle.

I headed along to the launch this week of the 2010 Sydney Festival, the first of three festivals from new director Lindy Hume, and already I'm wondering how to find the time, space and funds to see everything, the program is so diverse.

It's rock'n'roll Reviewed by Zoe Anderson Step back in time: Michael Clark draws on the glam rock era enlarge Rock music is good for Michael Clark.

American soul legend Al Green will help inject a whole lotta love into the Sydney Festival in 2010, headlining the event alongside The Velvet Underground's John Cale and Slumdog Millionaire composer A.R. Rahman.

The guitarist's 1963 single, Ace of Spades, was insistent, sinister and hypnotic a ' and it opened a new world of sonic distortion "Electricity comes from other planets," quipped Lou Reed on the Velvet Underground's Temptation Inside Your Heart .

Live: Even Lou Reed Gets Sentimental At Rock Hall MSG Blowout #2 Monday, Nov. 2 2009 @ 12:00PM Ooooh plus "Iron Man" Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Celebration Madison Square Garden Friday, October 30 "When we were down, rock 'n' roll lifted us up," says Tom Hanks in his introductory remarks for the final night of the Rock and Roll ...

Phish covered a classic album during Saturday night's Halloween "costume" set at the Empire Polo Club in Indio.

'Warning: this performance contains loud music' say the signs in the foyer. Pumping Warm Leatherette into the Theatre in anticipation of curtain up on the return of Michael Clark Company to the Barbican last night kicked an already excitable vibe up a level and confirmed that yes, the music really is brilliantly loud.

Last week was all about the much-maligned institution of the super solo. Now we want you to suggest your favourite lunar tunes Blue moon ... What are your favourite tunes featuring Earth's natural satellite? Photograph: Michael O'Connell/Royal Observatory Greenwich I think this week might have been the One Where I Bit Off More Than I Could Chew.

Old-fashioned pipe organs playing minor-key melodies have their place, but let's just admit that spending All Hallow's Eve listening to "The Monster Mash" is no way to party.

PUNK legends Sham 69 will headline the at The Box in Crewe on Saturday November 7. They will be supported by Crewe's Fake Heroes, Stoke band Senseless and ska band Butterfingers from Nantwich.

Who's in and who's not?
We have five artists whose presence in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame may surprise you, and five who may leave you scratching your head, wondering how they got through the door.<p/>Not in the hall Carly Simon<p/>Tina Turner (inducted with Ike Turner, but not as a solo act)<p/>Lou Reed (inducted with the Velvet Underground, not solo)<p/>Cheap Trick<p/>David Byrne (with the Talking Heads, not as a solo act)<p/>In the hall Woody Guthrie<p/>Dion<p/>The Grateful Dead<p/>The Lovin' Spoonful<p/>Righteous Brothers<p/>

Arguably the coolest guy to ever live, Lou Reed is coming to Miller Theatre on February 5th.

The Velvet Underground were one of the first art bands.A They were an integral part of Andy Warhol's Factory, and he designed the cover to their first album, which featured a peelable banana.A They inspired generations on punk and alt groups with their simple, aggressive and freeform approach to music and truly paved the way for street culture to ...

What took so long? 2. Empire State Building gets tie-dyed tonight. On October 19, the building will be "lit up with special tie-dye colors" in honor of the Grateful Dead .

John Cale, one of the founders of The Velvet Underground whose creations have always been considered relevant in the art and music worlds, is speaking tonight at the MoMA about the relationship between art and music as part of the great, ongoing Looking at Music: Side 2 series at the museum.

There's a handful of bands out there whose influence has been felt far and wide decades after they made their mark, yet they never enjoyed significant commercial success.

Wiretree has gotten comparisons to George Harrison, The La's, and even the Velvet Underground.