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FormerSmiths guitarist Johnny Marr slammed his former bandmates,bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce, for participating in the since-canceled concert series called“Classically Smiths.” The shows would have paired the Smiths catalog with an orchestra(via Morrissey-Solo), but about six months ago, the project was called off. “What a farce,” Marr said …

Pantera bassist Rex Brown remembered his longtime friend and bandmate, Vinnie Paul Abbott, as a game-changing drummerin a heartfelt tribute toRolling Stone. “He changed the game,” said Brown. “He was the original for his generation, a generation that’s still going. Everybody wanted to play like him. People always thought those …