Twenty-five years ago today, a judge ruled that heavy-metal trendsetters Judas Priest were not liable for the deaths of two young men who cited the band’s music as the reason they killed themselves. One day in December 1985, the men — Raymond Belknap, then 18, and James Vance, 20 — had spent… Source: Music News
See Jason Isbell Honor Guy Clark With 'Desperadoes'
The 41st season of Austin City Limits kicks off October 3rd, extending the longest-running music series in TV history by another year. First up is the annual Hall of Fame induction show, which honors the newest class of ACL inductees — Asleep at the Wheel, Townes Van Zandt, Loretta Lynn, Flaco Jiménez… Source: Music News
Hear Andrea Zonn's Sublime Duet With Vince Gill
In the brooding, intense title track from her inspired — and inspiring — second LP, Rise, fiddle player and vocalist Andrea Zonn sings, “Child, don’t you worry, it’s out of your hands/We all have trials we’re not meant to understand/Still we rise, rise, rise.” It’s a heartfelt, hopeful message made… Source: Music News
Jams Reign Supreme at Phish's Utopian Three-Day Magnaball Fest
Even two decades into America’s prolonged festival summer, there remains nothing like a Phish camp-out. Over the weekend, some 30,000 fans descended on the Watkins Glen International speedway in central New York to attend Phish’s Magnaball, a sold-out three-day festival in which the 31-year-old Vermont quartet was the only musical act,… Source: Music News
Kanye West Brings Out Rihanna, Travis Scott at FYF Fest
Although Kanye West was a last-minute replacement at Los Angeles’ FYF Fest, the rapper still had some surprises in store for the festival as he welcomed both Rihanna and Travis Scott to the stage during his Saturday set. Rihanna joined the rapper on “FourFiveSeconds” and “All of the Lights” while Scott came out for… Source: Music News
Watch Foo Fighters Rickroll Westboro Baptist Church
Foo Fighters performed Friday night at Kansas City’s Sprint Center, and is customary anytime Dave Grohl visits the Missouri city, the Westboro Baptist Church was situated outside the venue protesting the gig. In August 2011, the Foo Fighters hijacked the Westboro protests with an impromptu flatbed concert. This time around, the… Source: Music News
Morrissey's Debut Novel 'List of the Lost' Out This Fall
Nearly two years after Morrissey penned his revealing Autobiography, the singer’s words will hit bookshelves again this fall with List of the Lost, his debut novel. Morrissey fan site True to You reports that the British branch of Penguin Books will publish List of the Lost on paperback this September. No details… Source: Music News
AC/DC Razor-Sharp at First U.S. 'Rock or Bust' Show
Angus Young’s cap flew off six songs into AC/DC’s set on Saturday at Gillette Stadium, but the guitarist didn’t pay it any mind — he kept shredding his way through “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap,” the title track to his band’s second album. Over the course of his band’s spectacular… Source: Music News
Wiz Khalifa Handcuffed in Airport for Riding Hoverboard
Wiz Khalifa was handcuffed at Los Angeles’ LAX airport Saturday following an incident between the rapper and Customs and Border Patrol officers involving a hoverboard. Video posted by Khalifa shows his refusal to disembark from the device, resulting in his apprehension. “Haven’t been slammed and cuffed in a while. That was… Source: Music News
Slash, Axl Rose Talk to 'Dispel Some of That Negative Stuff'
Guitarists DJ Ashba and Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal recently announced that they had departed Guns N’ Roses, but there is some good news for GN’R fans: Axl Rose and Slash are reportedly on speaking terms again. In an interview with Sweden’s Aftonbladet, Slash revealed that he and the singer have opened up a dialogue… Source: Music News
