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A series of unfortunate incidents at last week's South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, has organizers considering a limit on free events in the future. Free afternoon shows have been a staple of the annual music gathering in Austin for years, drawing huge crowds that line up hours ahead of time for a chance to see a buzz band...

Although Steve Martin is known primarily as a comedic actor, lately, he’s tried his hand at the world of music, with some surprising success; his 2009 bluegrass album The Crow won a Grammy award for the best bluegrass album of the year. As such, he’ll be releasing another disc, and according to DimeWars, he welcomed a very special guest to...

Doors fans are getting the opportunity to hear a full concert from the rock legends on the new album The Doors – Live in Vancouver 1970. The show was recorded at the Pacific Coliseum in Canada on June 6, a little more than a year before frontman Jim Morrison’s death. Released today in the U.S., the concert recording has often...

In 2010, for the first time ever, the four giants of metal – Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax — shared one stage for seven European shows. The final stop on June 22 at the Sonisphere Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria, was beamed by satellite to more than a thousand cinemas worldwide. On Nov. 2, the historic June 22 concert will hit DVD...

Weezer plans to reissue their cult classic Pinkerton in a two-CD set packed with 25 bonus tracks, including alternative versions of songs, rare live performances, radio sessions recorded on the Pinkerton tour, and four unreleased tracks. The release is due November 2. Keeping busy Weezer will be kicking off their Blinkerton Tour, playing their first two albums, the self-titled “Blue...