Starpulse — They stars of reality-TV's top-rates show, Duck Dynasty, haven't always looked like a cross between ZZ Top and the starting lineup for the Boston Red Sox. In fact, before Willie Robertson and his ... more info

Consequence of Sound — They discuss QOTSA, ZZ Top, and near-death experiences. more info

Topix — Last month the Ferguson Center for the Arts announced an impressive season of concerts, shows featuring artists ranging from Lyle Lovett to Joan Jett. more info

USA Today Music — Houston band's work from 1970-1990 is available to download and on CD. more info

Here Comes The Flood — Johnny Dowd will be on tour in Europe in September, promoting his new album Do the Gargon. The record will be released on August 5 on his own label, Mother Jinx Records. Cadiz will distribute in Europe. The recurring theme of my new record is an i... more info

E! Online — Kid Rock is one rockin' recessionista. (That's a sentence we never thought we'd write, but there it is.) When the musician sets out for his tour this summer with ZZ Top, Uncle... more info

Chorus.fm — *Axl Rose (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/axl rose/)*'s learns that (http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/03/axl-rose-to-be-sued-after-breaking-fans-teeth/) mics are for singing -- not throwing. On the first night of Guns N' Roses' Aussie tour with Z... more info

Monsters and Critics — Bonnaroo 2013 is shaping up to be THE music event of the year with Macklemore, Paul McCartney, Tom Petty and more info

Popdose — In more than four decades in the music business, Jimi Jamison has worn quite a few different hats. While perhaps best known for his work with Chicago-based AOR rockers Survivor, his trademark vocals also helped to power albums by ZZ Top (take a fresh... more info

Guardian Music — Tempted to view the Stones bringing Florence Welch onstage as cheap credibility chasing? Their history suggests otherwiseYou might have sighed a little, surveying the latest reports of the Rolling Stones' 50th anniversary shows. So Florence Welch cam... more info