411 Mania — From Metallica and Lou Reed's "Lulu" to Lupe Fiasco's "Lasers" and more, 411's John Downey takes a look at the 5 worst album of 2011! Plus news and thoughts on Katy Perry breaking records, a concert-goer going lawsuit happy against Diddy and MTV, th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "Join artists, musicians, and local community members for an all-day performance event in support of Occupy Wall Street's re-occupation of space in downtown Manhattan." Lou Reed & Patti Smith scheduled to play on Saturday, December 17th - the THREE M... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Though it doesn't say it on their website, Mike Birbiglia promises that he's performing "Sleepwalk With Me" at Comic Strip Live tonight (12/12). I don't know what time it starts and ends, but if it's done early enough you... more info

Guardian Music — Dave Mustaine and Ron McGovney perform with metal monoliths for first time in three decadesMetallica have wrapped up an extraordinary week of anniversary shows by reuniting with former members. Saturday night saw the return of Dave Mustaine and Ron M... more info

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