Oh sure, you've read about the cranky metal Lou Reed/Metallica collaboration Lulu—maybe you've even seen the Muppets covering Loutallica. But have you actually tried listening to the album? It seems some Metallica fans haven't, but they're still not too happy about it: "[Metallica's fans] are threatening to shoot me, and that's only because I showed up. They haven't even heard the record yet, and they're recommending various forms of torture and death," Reed told USA Today in an interview about the team-up. more ›

It's the strange musical collaboration of your nightmares: the new Lou Reed/Metallica (Loutallica) cranky metal album Lulu is now streaming online, just sitting there waiting for unsuspecting ears to pulverize. Pitchfork editor Brandon Stosuy's friend Seldon Hunt summed it up perfectly: "'Wow. Sounds like Woody Allen trying to tell a joke in your ear at a Limp Bizkit concert.'" You can stream the whole Frankenstinian concoction here, enjoy the Stereogum comment party here, or just skip straight to watching the Muppets "perform" a cover of "Pumping Blood" below (via Scott at Stereogum). Beaker is Lou! more ›

We're still convinced that Lou Reed and Metallica's (henceforth known as Loutallica) cranky metal collaboration "Lulu" will turn out to be some sort of purposeful "Metal Machine Music"-esque fan-alienating stunt (or maybe it's just an excuse for Lou to wear some really cool leather jackets and gold chains?). But for now, a desperately-in-need-of-a-nap Reed is pressing forward with the illusion that the project has "pushed me to the best I’ve ever been." Below, watch a promo for the album in which Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich still talks like he's on a late '90s Vh1 show: more ›