Metalsucks — Metallica and Lou Reed have announced a November 1 release date for their collaborative album, which we now know to be titled Lulu. The album was apparently inspired by Marjorie Henderson Buell’s 1930s comic strip, Little Lulu, as well as the anim... more info

NME — Project will be based around a play written about the life of an abused dancer more info

Gigwise — Album set for release October 31... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - It's called Lulu and will be out October 31... more info

Altsounds — So the release date has been set and it's all in stone, the two monsters of the music industry - legendary lead singer of Velvet Undergound Lou Reed and Metallica have joined forces and are pushing out a collaborative album. Metallica announced this ... more info

NME — Acts also launch an official website in the build up to their LP launch more info

Metal Injection — I have a reserved level of optimism about the upcoming Lou Reed/Metallica collaboration. Other than the initial story we posted a few weeks ago, there has been no progress, until a site recently launched at loureedmetallica.com featuring the photo yo... more info

The Quietus — Nothing to see here, please pass along more info

Metalsucks — The official website for the upcoming Metallica/Lou Reed collaboration has launched, although right now there is absolutely nothing of interest there save for this picture of the old bass player for Suicidal Tendencies and four terminal cancer patien... more info

Guardian Music — Guardian and Observer writers are picking their favourite albums ever – with a view that you might do the same. Here, Dave Simpson explains why Joy Division's Closer is one for all eternityWhen I was still at school, I finished my Saturday job a co... more info