All About Jazz — A real-time, chamber-music performance of an inhumanly generated composition: that was Lou Reeds Metal Machine Music as played by the Fireworks Ensemble at Miller Theater on Friday night. Mr. Reed recorded his 1975 album Metal Machine Music (RCA) by ... more info

Guardian Music — Let us know what you make of the first Peter Gabriel record in eight years, which covers Talking Heads, Radiohead and BowieFor his first studio album in eight years, Peter Gabriel came up with an audacious plan. He decided to cover the work of his fa... more info

Live Daily — Clap Your Hands Say Yeah leader Alec Ounsworth [ tickets ] plans to record an album with his current band rather than begin another CYHSY project after his solo tour ends later this month. For the trek supporting his first solo album, "Mo Beauty,"... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Take cover! The new Peter Gabriel album Scratch My Back is a mixed bag of golden oldies and modern day artist songs. Mainly orchestral and sometimes radically reworked Gabriel tackles the songs with a mixture of glee and respect. The more subdued s... more info

NME — See what Velvet Underground man would look like as a cartoon, plus Murdoc threatens new NME Radio hijack more info

Altsounds — World-class recording artist Gary Lucas - hailed by Rolling Stone critic David Fricke as "one of the best and most original guitarists in America" - played guitar in Captain Beefheart's Magic Band for five years. He has also worked with Lou Reed, Nic... more info

Live Daily — Lou Reed [ tickets ]'s Metal Machine Trio will launch a UK and European tour April 17 at the Cambridge Junction, which is about 50 miles north of London. The group--comprising Reed, Ulrich Krieger and Sarth Calhoun--will perform what they are describ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Amy-Beth McNeely Photo gallery of Lou Reed's Metal Machine Trio (Lou Reed, Ulrich Krieger and Sarth Calhoun) performing at the Blender Theater at The Gramercy, New York, NY - 2009/04/23. » European tour dates more info

Guardian Music — The literary legend, who died this week, inspired the modern idea of the rock'n'roll rebel with his character Holden Caulfield, the outsider antihero from The Catcher in the RyeThe death of JD Salinger has naturally got everyone reminiscing about his... more info

MTV.com News — Annual pre-Grammy gala rumored to have performances by Ke$ha, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Kelly Marino Clive Davis Photo: MTV News The Grammy Awards are about to go down on Sunday, but the night bef... more info