Lou Reed

Lou Reed underwent liver transplant surgery last month in Cleveland, his wife, Laurie Anderson, has revealed. It was apparently a life-saving operation, and it might explain why the legendary Velvet Underground frontman cancelled his planned appearance at Coachella earlier this year.

While it may not be a full-fledged partnership like Metallica and Lou Reed‘s ‘Lulu’ record, the Killers will borrow an element from the former Velvet Underground singer. The Las Vegas dance rockers will sample the bass line from Reed’s psychedelic hit ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ on their upcoming album.

The Metallica and Lou Reed collaborative album ‘Lulu’ didn’t exactly set the metal world (or beyond) on fire. In fact, it came and went, with most Metallica fans steering clear of it, thanks to Reed’s droney vocals and out-there lyrics. It wasn’t a ‘Tallica record, that’s for sure. However, it did find a small audience in some way, shape and form. Despite the fact that album was a critical and com

Last night (Dec. 7), during their second of four shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco, Calif., Metallica performed yet another unreleased track from the ‘Death Magnetic’ sessions titled ‘Just a Bullet Away.’

Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujilio appeared with Lou Reed on the French show, ‘Taratata,’ which aired on Nov. 25. The episode was taped on Nov. 9, and in addition to the trio sitting down to field questions about and discuss their collaborative ‘Lulu’ album, the band and Reed performed two songs from the record.

Multi-award winning director Darren Aronofsky has signed on to direct the video for ‘Iced Honey,’ the second single from Metallica and Lou Reed‘s ‘Lulu’ collaboration. Aronofsky had directed some of cinema’s most celebrated films such as ‘Black Swan,’ ‘The Fountain’ and ‘Requiem for a Dream.’

How best to describe ‘Lulu,’ the new album by art rock icon Lou Reed and heavy metal gods Metallica? This video of the infamous “No No No” cat reacting to the unholy collaboration says it all, really.

The new Metallica/Lou Reed collaboration "Lulu" has not been sitting well with the Thrash God's more die hard fans...and even the musicians have their doubts. “It was more like, are you ready to end your career?,” says Reed dryly, in an interview with Arte, a Franco-German TV network...

"Lulu", the long awaited Metallica/Lou Reed collaboration, is set to be released on October 31st. The first single, "The View" won't be available for airplay until September 27th, but the world's most famous thrash band and the original transformer give you a sneak peek of the tune below...