Metalsucks — Guess this is the benefit of having so many ex-members of your band. The post Former Anthrax Guitarist Paul Crook Says He Nearly Joined Tour to Replace Sick or Injured Band Members appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

USA Today Music — Thousands of Elvis fans visited Graceland to participate in the annual candlelight vigil, marking the 45th anniversary of Presley's death.           more info

Stereogum — In his Let The Roundup Begin column yesterday, my colleague Tom Breihan celebrated LA’s seemingly miraculous Sound And Fury fest. Today, the Tampa hardcore fest FYA has unveiled another impressive lineup. Topping the bill are Life Of Agony, Cold World, Fiddlehead, and Drain. Also on deck: Mindforce, Anxious, Age Of Apocalypse, the Chisel, End It, 200 Stab Wounds, and many more. It’s going down Jan. 7-9 at Glazer JCC in Tampa — pretty sure this is the first 2023(!) festival lineup we’ve posted — and tickets go on sale this Friday, Aug. 19. Check out the full slate of bands below. more info

Dlisted — If Ben Affleck was annoyed over the number of paps on his and Jennifer Lopez’s Paris honeymoon last month, hopefully, he’s exercised more control over the logistics of their 3-day wedding ordeal set to happen at his Riceboro, Georgia estate this weekend. Ben and Jen already got quickie married last month due to Ben’s allegedly […] more info

Stereogum — Willie Nelson, Miranda Lambert, Margo Price, and more have contributed to an upcoming tribute album dedicated to outlaw country musician Billy Joe Shaver, who passed away in 2020. Live Forever: A Tribute To Billy Joe Shaver will be released on November 11 — it was executive produced by Charlie Sexton and Freddy Fletcher. Other contributors include George Strait, Nathaniel Rateliff, Rodney Crowell, Amanda Shires, Allison Russell, Ryan Bingham and Nikki Lane, Edie Brickell, and Steve Earle. more info

Dlisted — If you didn’t know or forgot that Liam Hemsworth was not on the market, I’m here to remind you that he wasn’t single for three years, but he is now. Because 32-year-old Liam Hemsworth and 26-year-old model Gabrielle Brooks are done.  And somewhere Liam’s ex-wife Miley Cyrus is preparing to slide into Gabriella’s DM’s asking […] more info

Chorus.fm — Garrett reflects on the final mewithoutYou shows. more info

USA Today Music — According to the divorce complaint, Michelle Branch citied irreconcilable differences. She is seeking primary custody of the couple's children.           more info