Brooklyn Vegan — Tonight's show options in NYC include Quilt's record release party; Slayer heading a lineup of classic metal; Lee Ranaldo paired with Dither for the Ecstatic Music Festival; Holy Ghost! playing the annual Amory Party; Talib Kweli, Molly Rin... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Dave Lombardo & ST's Mike Muir (photo by Pep Williams) Former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo's band Philm is no more and he's been prepping his new punk band Dead Cross with Justin Pearson of The Locust, Retox, Head Wound CIty... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by James Richards IV Slayer / Testament / Carcass The three-legged beast that is Slayer, Testament and Carcass kicked off their tour together on Friday (2/19) at Chicago's Riviera Theatre. Slayer are supporting last year's Repentless (their fi... more info

Pop Crunch — Buffy The Vampire Slayer’s Sarah Michelle Gellar is starting a new chapter in her life — food curator. The actress turned homemaker guru has decided to move away from acting (at least for now), so she can be a present partner and parent. That sa... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the Banquet's last-ever show, happening at Saint Vitus with Timeshares, The Holy Mess, Save Ends, and Brian Rothenback go on sale today at noon. Tickets for Matthew Logan Vazquez's album release show at Baby's All Right go... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Slayer at The Paramount in June (more by Mathieu Bredeau) Tickets for the killer triple bill of Slayer, Testament and Carcass at the Capitol Theatre go on BrooklynVegan presale at 10 AM. PASSWORD = BVEGAN. If you miss out... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Rob Sperry-Fromm photo: Slayer at The Theater at MSG in 2013 (more by Caroline Harrison) There's another huge metal tour to feast on in early 2016: Slayer are hitting the road with fellow legends Testament and Carcass. Even without... more info

Perez Hilton — It looks like Nicholas Brendon is now ready to confront his demons. A few months ago, the Buffy The Vampire Slayer alum stormed off the set of The Dr. Phil Show in the middle of an interview, unwilling to find a solution with the talk show doctor. Vi... more info

Perez Hilton — This could be a good first step in a long road to recovery. Things haven't been going so well for Nicholas Brendon, who has dealt with personal demons and run-ins with law enforcement recently. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Criminal Minds star not... more info

Stereogum — Natalie Prass is a ridiculously talented songwriter who also happens to be ridiculously good at covering great songs of yesteryear. When I saw Prass perform at Outside Lands, she covered Janet Jackson’s “Any Time, Any Place” and a little while ... more info