Last night, Driver Friendly became the latest victims of theft from touring bands. The band members’ laptops and cameras were stolen during the El Paso stop of the Texas Takeover Tour, which Driver Friendly are currently on with Wild Party. Based on a short video posted to the band’s Facebook page, it appears that the […]
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Driver Friendly Have Cameras And Laptops Stolen
January 28th, 2014 
Troy Sennett 
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American Authors Robbed in San Francisco
September 25th, 2013 Jacob Tender American Authors was robbed yesterday in San Francisco, California. None of their instruments or equipment was stolen, but their laptops and clothing items were. The band has not set up any sort of crowd-funding campaign at this time, but if you would like to help the band out, you can purchase their EP here. If […]
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Laura Jane Grace Has Five Guitars Stolen
September 15th, 2013 Nina Corcoran It never stops happening, and it never gets any less sad. Once again, we’re hearing about a musician having to deal with major theft, and unfortunately Against Me! frontwoman Laura Jane Grace is on the receiving end this time around. As she tweeted several days ago, five of her favorite guitars were stolen. Against Me! […]
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Code Orange Kids Robbed, Ask For Help
December 6th, 2012 Dan Bogosian I was robbed once in college; I was a music major who had his primary instrument stolen. It was emotionally devastating even after I got my stuff back (yes, sometimes, the police do catch the criminal). Pittsburgh rockers Code Orange Kids recently got robbed on tour, and I can only wish them the best. When […]
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Emmure Robbed In Germany; Planning DVD Release
November 24th, 2012 James Shotwell Emmure have been touring the world relentlessly in 2012, and they currently find themselves in Germany where they were recent victims of a somewhat large-scale thievery. You can read a full message from the band below, but those seeking a “tl;dr” version should know the band has apparently been working on a DVD chronicling the […]
WATCH: Gunplay Pulls A Gun On His Accountant
October 13th, 2012 James Shotwell It’s hard to not open with a joke based around this guy’s name, so this is my best attempt at not doing that. Anyways, a new video has surfaced online showing MMG rapper Gunplay pulling a gun on his accountant in April 2012. From what we can see in the video, it appears Gunplay had […]
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Muse Accused of $3.5 Million Song Theft, to Premiere New Songs on Jools Holland
September 12th, 2012 Dan Bogosian Muse and record label Warner Music are being sued to the tune of $3.5 million, as an unheard of songwriter accuses them of stealing his song idea for the concluding to their last album, the Exogenesis suite. Charles Bolfrass says he contacted three bands including Muse in 2005 about his idea for a space rock […]
Oceano Release Free Jimi Hendrix Cover, Claim Earache Records Stole Money From Them
August 24th, 2012 Justin Proper Classic rock gets a brutal redo this morning as the one and only Oceano have released their cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Machine Gun.” Now this story may get a little messy, so I’m going to do my absolute best to keep facts straight. Apparently, Oceano were approached by the makers of Homefront: Songs For The […]
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November 1st, 2010 James Shotwell For the second (and third) time this year, the Black Eyed Peas have been sued by musician’s claiming the group stole their work. This time, the songs in question are “I Gotta Feeling” and “Boom Boom Pow.” Find out more, here.
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October 24th, 2010 James Shotwell According to a Twitter update from tour mates You, Me, And Everyone We Know, Man Overboard’s van was broken into in Atlanta.
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