Guardian Music — The American poet and musician had a voice like no other, but he also made you think, recalls Jamie ByngI first met Gil Scott-Heron by sneaking backstage after a gig he played in Edinburgh in 1992. I was clutching a bootlegged Reggae Sunsplash festiv... more info

Stereogum — Given that the ill-fated Lou Reed collab Lulu was, by some order of magnitude, 2011′s most hated album, this is a pretty good moment for Metallica to remind the world that they are motherfucking Metallica. “Hate Train,” an outtake from the 2008... more info

Stereogum — When Loutallica met with director Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, The Wrestler) in the Bay Area last month, they were supposed to shoot a video for “Iced Honey.” Instead they made a video for single “The View.” Not that it matters if you watch ... more info

Impose Magazine — Some people love November. Maybe you're one of them and you could enlighten us without using the word tryptophan. Is it that you really like bad hip hop? Maybe you have very thin wrists and Los Campesinos and Decemberists putting out music in the... more info

Guardian Music — Canadian singer and metal titans to cover each others' songs on split 7in single. What next? Lou Reed and Metallica? Oh …Feist will collaborate with Mastodon on a limited-edition 7in single due next year. The Canadian singer was introduced to the m... more info

Guardian Music — Soul singer Bobby Womack reveals how a phone call from Gorillaz helped him rekindle his career, and TV presenter Jonathan Ross hails the unlikely cartoon groupThe roll-call of Gorillaz collaborators over the last decade includes Danger Mouse, Ibrahim... more info

Guardian Music — Pair are among first signatories of Occupy Musicians, a campaign supporting movement against income inequalityLou Reed and Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello are among the first signatories of Occupy Musicians, a campaign supporting Occupy Wall S... more info

ContactMusic — Lou Reed Tom Morello and punk icons Ian Mckaye and Jello Biafra have signed up to support the Occupy movement online as part of a new website which alerts protesters and activists to rallies and events The OccupyMusicians resource went live online on... more info

ContactMusic — Veteran singer Lou Reed has become the latest celebrity to launch his own collection of serious headphones for die-hard fans The Perfect Day star has teamed up with Klipsch engineers to create a special autographed version of the firms X10i line cost... more info

411 Mania — Who composed and sang all those songs for ABC's TGIF lineup? What ever happened to the Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Lou Reed friendship? What's the current top American holiday album? All this and more in this week's edition of Ask 411 Music! more info