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Them Crooked Vultures have booked their second live gig: a show at Amsterdam’s Melkweg this Wednesday, August 19th, Blabbermouth reports. Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and John Paul Jones’ supergroup made their debut at a Lollapalooza aftershow in Chicago.

Memphis musician and producer Jim Dickinson died Saturday at age 67; he had undergone triple-bypass surgery in June, and on August 8th a crew of Memphis stars took the stage to help raise money for his recovery. Dickinson sat in with the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan and helmed albums for the Replacements and Big Star.Weezer’s first single from...