Guardian Music — (Cherry Red)Seminal is a dangerous term for band because, fundamentally, it ends up meaning your whole shtick is so regulated and predictable you might as well be dead. So it is with the Fall, whose 317th studio album, or whatever it is, has absolute... more info

Guardian Music — I love this idea of the darkest, calmest hour, far from the fury of the wild night, as the devils lie down and the morning light has yet to arriveMaybe it's been the changing light, the cold, quiet shift to dark mornings and long, drab evenings that... more info

Detroit Free Press — Sometimes coming back home really is a comeback. For Dick Wagner, the well-pedigreed guitarist best known for his work with Alice Cooper and Lou Reed, Friday's show at the Magic Bag is more than just another Michigan gig. It's a triumphant ... more info

411 Mania — News and thoughts on Kanye West taking a hotel staff to a concert, Radiohead announcing their US tour, Kurt Loder sounding off on Michael Jackson, Drake talking about album leaks, Darren Aronofsky directing a music video for Lou Reed and Metallica, J... more info

Metal Injection — This is Lou Reed/Metallica two-in-one post. First off, the band performed on Later… with Jools Holland yesterday, and if you are really into torturing yourself, or staring at train wrecks that you can't look away from, then this clip is for yo... more info

Stereogum — On the latest episode of Jools Holland, the legendary bad-idea tandem of Lou Reed and Metallica came through, and the styles clash at the heart of their ill-advised collaboration only deepens when you actually see all these guys onstage together. For... more info

NME - The Video Blog — So between all the "I am the table" jokes and the death threats Lou Reed's been receiving for contaminating Metallica, it's pretty clear that most of you aren't all that keen on 'Lulu', that bizarre collab between Lou Reed and Metallica. In case yo... more info

Gigwise — New collaborators perform 'White Light/White Heat' and track from new album 'Lulu'... more info

Guardian Music — To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Rock's Backpages – the world's leading collection of vintage music journalism – we bring you a classic interview-cum-confrontation between the late Lester Bangs and his hero Lou Reed. Originally titled Lou Ree... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Transformer is the second studio album by American rock musician Lou Reed, released in November 1972. Read more » more info