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Watch Lou Reed Cover Sam Cooke's "A Change is Gonna Come"

Considering his recent collaboration, it was sort of surprising to see Lou Reed do a straightforward, melodic rendition of Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come.” The performance took place Sept. 15, 2011 at the Highline Ballroom in New York.  read more

Lou Reed Announces Summer European Tour

Lou Reed is set to embark on a summer European tour called “From VU to Lulu,” which we’re guessing means he’ll cover the span of his career leading up to last year’s rough Lulu. The tour will kick off in Luxembourg on June 6 and end in Trencin, Slovakia on July 5.   read more

Watch Darren Aronofsky’s Video for Metallica and Lou Reed’s “The View”

Darren Aronofsky, director of _The Wrestler_ and _Black Swan_, has released his video for the Lou Reed and Metallica song “The View.”  read more

Paste's Holiday Gift Guide for Music Lovers

As the holidays rapidly approach and you realize you need to think of something better than Justin Bieber's new Christmas album to give your music-obsessed friends (assuming they already have subscriptions to Paste), we're here to help.  read more

8 Subpar Albums by Bands with Otherwise Solid Discographies

Some music can affect an individual so powerfully that it can seem as though the people making it are somehow supernatural. But even the greatest artists have moments when they lose the plot and prove they're indeed human.  read more

Darren Aronofsky to Direct Lou Reed and Metallica Video

It turns out that Lou Reed and Metallica are dragging another respectable name into the mess that is Lulu. Darren Aronofsky, the Oscar-nominated director of films like Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream and The Wrestler, will direct a video for “Iced Honey,” one of the album’s least-offensive tracks.   read more

Lou Reed and Metallica: Lulu

On Sept. 18, a 90-second preview of “The View” appeared on YouTube. Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Whoopi Goldberg were, fortunately, not involved, but the reaction was just as negative. This was the first taste of the curious collaboration between legendary New York boho Lou Reed and Bay Area thrash pioneers Metallica, but it was not a triumphant unveiling. Instead, the announcement turned into a disaster that seemingly confirmed every objection to this partnership—that Reed and Metallica were mismatched, that they were innovators who hadn’t innovated in ages, that they might be having a laugh at their fans’ expense. Comments ranged from...  read more

Watch Lou Reed and Metallica Talk About Lulu

Think you've heard enough about the Lou Reed-Metallica collaboration? Not until you've heard the guys talk about their upcoming album Lulu for 13 minutes. While these guys are already talking about their collaboration like its been enthroned in the Rock Hall of Fame, it is pretty interesting about how "natural" the collaboration felt. Check out the entire video below:  read more

Ten First-Listen Reactions to Lou Reed and Metallica’s Lulu

Lulu is awkwardly graphic, oversexed and heavy in all the wrong places, and we listened to it in case you were too afraid to.  read more

Lou Reed/Metallica Unveil Second Lulu Trailer with Promise of Sex, Violence, More

Lou Reed & Metallica, easily the most unlikely fusion of talents to emerge so far this year, continue to move forward with their upcoming collaboration Lulu.  read more