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Metallica exploring release strategies

Music Gossip

2 Mar 2012

Metallica are thinking of "wacky" ways to release new music. The 'Enter Sandman' hitmakers' record deal with Warner expired following the release of 2008's 'Death Magnetic', but they have been recording new songs and are currently exploring different…

Metallica reduced to tears by Lou Reed

Music Gossip

26 Aug 2011

Metallica were reduced to tears by Lou Reed during the recording of 'Lulu'. The legendary New York musician teamed with the Californian heavy metal group for the collaborative album, and guitarist Kirk Hammett admitted he started crying during the…

Metallica announce 'Lulu' release

Music Gossip

22 Aug 2011

Metallica and Lou Reed's 'Lulu' album will be released on October 31. The 'Enter Sandman' group collaborated with the former Velvet Underground singer earlier this year -which Lou described as "a marriage made in heaven" - and a new post on their…

Lou Reed pays tribute to Woodie Guthrie

Music Gossip

13 Jul 2011

Lou Reed and Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello appear on a new album paying tribute to Woody Guthrie. Late folk Legend Woody's daughter, Nora, and bass player Rob Wasserman have assembled a cast of musicians to record the tracks on 'Note of…

Metallica record album with Lou Reed

Music Gossip

16 Jun 2011

Metallica have recorded an album with Lou Reed. The unlikely pairing of the metal band and the avant-garde former Velvet Underground frontman has resulted in a ten track disc which Lou describes as "a marriage made in heaven." The album was…

Five new music books

7 Jul 2010

Rob Jovanovic - The Velvet Underground Unpeeled Some bands just refuse to go away and the Reed/Cale combo is one such example. This is the first full biog for two decades and is based on exclusive chats with the surviving members. Aurum. Rob Young…

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2 Oct 2008

The Clash - Live Revolution Rock (SongBMG) Apparently Joe Strummer found the long-lost tapes of this 1982 concert while moving house. The punk rockers shake up New York’s Shea Stadium with hits including ‘London Calling’ and ‘Rock the Casbah’. Kris…

Lou Reed's Berlin

17 Jul 2008

CONCERT MOVIE (12A) 85min In 1973, Lou Reed was primed for a stellar pop career, following up the success of Transformer’s glam pop thrills with Berlin, an ambitious rock opera showcasing Reed’s versatile capabilities. But Berlin tanked, both…

Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson marry

24 Apr 2008

Lou Reed and his long-term partner, the avant-garde composer Laurie Anderson, married earlier this month in Colorado. The couple, who have been together since 1995, were married on 12 April in Colorado, and threw a celebration in their home city of…

Lou Reed's Berlin to get cinema release

18 Apr 2008

The new live performance of Lou Reed's classic album 'Berlin' is to be released as a film on 25 July. Lou Reed's Berlin, which was directed by Julian Schnabel (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly), will enjoy a limited release around the UK, including…

Lou Reed to perform Berlin in Edinburgh

6 Mar 2008

Lou Reed has announced he is to embark on a substantial European tour to play his 1973 classic album Berlin in its entirety. He will play Edinburgh Playhouse on 25 June and will be accompanied by a 30-piece ensemble that will include his band…