Stereogum — Farewell tours appear to be the big ticket this summer. Just this week, Elton John and Slayer (not together, sadly) both announced that they would hit the road this summer for goodbye tours. And now the Washington Post reports that iconic Southern ro... more info

USA Today Music — In 1977, residents near a small town in Mississippi rushed to the scene of a plane crash.They would learn later that one of the most influential Southern rock bands in history had just fallen from the sky.             more info

USA Today Music — Friday will mark the 40th anniversary of the plane crash of Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd.             more info

USA Today Music — A judge concluded the film created with help from a former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer violates a "blood oath."             more info

USA Today Music — U.S. district judge Robert Sweet has blocked the distribution of a film about Southern-rock pioneers Lynyrd Skynyrd. This came after a disagreement between the surviving members of the group and independent record label Cleopatra Records.   ... more info

Stereogum — It's not often that a judge halts a movie before it comes out, but an extraordinary injunction has come on a film titled Street Survivor: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash. In an opinion out on Monday, U.S. District Court judge Rob... more info

Stereogum — Last year, former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle announced his plans to make a biopic based on his recollections of the 1977 plane crash that killed the band's lead singer Ronnie Van Zant. Some of the surviving members of the band made their dis... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Canadian punk vets DAYGLO ABORTIONS havd been around since the late seventies, egad. Kindred spirit crossover act CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER was but a blink along the way. It's been 12 years since the sardonic political mashers dropped their last album, "Hol... more info

NME — ‘Free Bird’ will tell story of the band’s demise following fatal plane crash more info

Rolling Stone — Former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle will co-write and produce a biopic about his life with the Southern rock band. The film, tentatively titled Free Bird, also focuses on one of the music's most tragic moments: The 1977 plane crash that cla... more info