Altsounds — James Murphy, former guitarist of both Death and Testament, As well as founding member of the death metal band Disincarnate, has had a relapse of the brain tumor that sidelined him back in 2001. Murphy stated that the tumor had returned but that it ... more info

Starpulse — Star Trek director J.J. Abrams has been left shocked after discovering a casting assistant on his Super 8 movie has a record as a sex offender. Police records show Jason James Murphy was convicte... more info

ContactMusic — Star Trek director J J Abrams has been left stunned after discovering a casting assistant on his Super 8 movie has a record as a sex offender Police records show Jason James Murphy was convicted of kidnapping and molesting an eight-year-old boy in Wa... more info

Metalsucks — Rarely do we just cut and paste press releases here at MetalSucks, but this is obviously a special circumstance, and you should know all the details without any of our usual editorializing. And so: James Murphy, former guitarist of both Death and Tes... more info

Metal Injection — In a bit of tragic news, we learned that guitarist and producer James Murphy, known for his work with Death, Testament and countless other acts, has suffered a relapsed brain tumor after having surgery to remove in in 2001. This is no fun whatsoever,... more info

Stereogum — The Germany-based English artist Planningtorock (née Janine Rostron) has been on a steady course of profile bumps over the past year, from co-composing the Knife’s 2010 opera Tomorrow, In A Year to catching James Murphy’s fancy and dropping in o... more info

Guardian Music — Skepta, On tourAn MC of long standing on the UK scene, Skepta is an artist who's been good for mainstream crossover pretty much from the get-go. From north London, and with collaborators ranging from the bright and breezy (Chipmunk; Tinchy Stryder) t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — James Murphy @ Virgin FreeFest - 9/11/11 (photo by sanchita) Holy Ghost! play a Fashion Week party at the Tribeca Grand hotel tonight (9/13). Additional sounds will be made by DJs Pat Mahoney (LCD Soundsystem), Harley Viera Newton, Steven Rojas,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — After realizing that I couldn't find any info today confirming that James Murphy was DJing a VPL block party on Mercer Street tonight (9/8), I looked into it a little more and found out that the block party is cancelled,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Best Coast @ Lollapalooza 2011 (more by Grant MacAllister) Like James Murphy, Best Coast will be in NYC on Thursday (9/8) to perform at a 'Fashion's Night Out' event. Running from 6pm to 11pm at Helmut Lang's 93 Mercer Street... more info