https://www.spin.com Music News, Album Reviews, Concert Photos, MP3s, Videos and More Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:23:49 +0000 en-US https://assets.spin.com/wp-content/themes/spin/assets/images/spin-logo_feed.png https://www.spin.com 125 40 Music News, Album Reviews, Concert Photos, MP3s, Videos and More hourly 1 https://www.spin.com/2018/05/alice-glass-ethan-kath-lawsuit-thrown-out-attorneys-fees/ https://www.spin.com/2018/05/alice-glass-ethan-kath-lawsuit-thrown-out-attorneys-fees/#respond Thu, 17 May 2018 21:33:29 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=290196 Ethan Kath to reopen his defamation lawsuit against ex-Crystal Castles bandmate Alice Glass, Pitchfork reports. The judge, Samantha Jessner of the Los Angeles Superior Court, also ruled that Glass is owed $20,882.69 in attorney's fees for the dispute. Kath's lawsuit addressed claims Glass made in a October blog… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2018/05/alice-glass-ethan-kath-lawsuit-thrown-out-attorneys-fees/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2018/02/crystal-castles-alice-glass-ethan-kath-defamation-lawsuit-dismissed/ https://www.spin.com/2018/02/crystal-castles-alice-glass-ethan-kath-defamation-lawsuit-dismissed/#respond Fri, 23 Feb 2018 19:37:10 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=279815 Alice Glass has won a court victory against ex-bandmate Ethan Kath of Crystal Castles, she announced in a tweet. "I won in court today!! the defamation lawsuit against me was dismissed!" Glass wrote. Kath (born Claudio Palmieri) filed suit against Glass (born Margaret Osborn) for defamation in November, after Glass detailed years of alleged abuse by Kath, beginning when she was 15 years old and… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2018/02/crystal-castles-alice-glass-ethan-kath-defamation-lawsuit-dismissed/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2018/02/crystal-castles-ethan-kath-new-sexual-misconduct-allegations/ https://www.spin.com/2018/02/crystal-castles-ethan-kath-new-sexual-misconduct-allegations/#respond Sat, 17 Feb 2018 17:31:18 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=278994 Crystal Castles member Ethan Kath has been accused of multiple accounts of nonconsensual sexual acts and abuse. Last year, former bandmate Alice Glass published a statement alleging "almost a decade of abuse, manipulation, and psychological control" from the musician. Kath (real name Claudio Palmieri) denied the allegations and responded with a defamation lawsuit. … ]]> https://www.spin.com/2018/02/crystal-castles-ethan-kath-new-sexual-misconduct-allegations/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2017/12/alice-glass-ethan-kath-crystal-castles-lawsuit-response/ https://www.spin.com/2017/12/alice-glass-ethan-kath-crystal-castles-lawsuit-response/#respond Wed, 27 Dec 2017 21:59:38 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=271969 Alice Glass has fired back against former Crystal Castles bandmate Ethan Kath, filing legal documents indicating she's prepared to testify that Kath raped and abused her during her years in the band, TMZ reports. The filings come in response to a defamation suit by Kath (real name Claudio Palmieri), who has called Glass's accusations "pure fiction." Glass was served a court… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2017/12/alice-glass-ethan-kath-crystal-castles-lawsuit-response/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2017/12/ethan-kath-crystal-castles-police-investigation-sex-crimes/ https://www.spin.com/2017/12/ethan-kath-crystal-castles-police-investigation-sex-crimes/#respond Thu, 21 Dec 2017 21:07:00 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=271624 The Daily Beast reports. A source with knowledge of the investigation told the Beast that police are looking into complaints "from several women." Kath, born Claudio Palmieri, was accused of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse by former bandmate… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2017/12/ethan-kath-crystal-castles-police-investigation-sex-crimes/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2017/11/alice-glass-served-court-summons-from-ethan-kath-by-someone-pretending-to-be-a-fan/ https://www.spin.com/2017/11/alice-glass-served-court-summons-from-ethan-kath-by-someone-pretending-to-be-a-fan/#respond Sun, 19 Nov 2017 19:24:21 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=266814 Alice Glass spoke out about years of physical and sexual abuse by her former Crystal Castles bandmate Ethan Kath. In response to the allegations, Kath (real name Claudio Palmieri) filed a defamation lawsuit against Glass, calling her accusations "pure fiction."  On Friday, someone pretending to be a fan approached Glass after her solo… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2017/11/alice-glass-served-court-summons-from-ethan-kath-by-someone-pretending-to-be-a-fan/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2017/11/report-crystal-castles-ethan-kath-alice-glass-defamation-lawsuit/ https://www.spin.com/2017/11/report-crystal-castles-ethan-kath-alice-glass-defamation-lawsuit/#respond Fri, 03 Nov 2017 22:18:28 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=265235 Crystal Castles singer Alice Glass alleged that former bandmate Ethan Kath subjected her to years of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse beginning when she was 15 years old. Kath fired back with a statement calling Glass's accusations "pure fiction" and said he was "consulting my lawyers." On Friday afternoon, TMZ reported that… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2017/11/report-crystal-castles-ethan-kath-alice-glass-defamation-lawsuit/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2017/10/crystal-castles-abuse-allegations-concert-cancellations/ https://www.spin.com/2017/10/crystal-castles-abuse-allegations-concert-cancellations/#respond Wed, 25 Oct 2017 13:17:28 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=263888 Crystal Castles’ upcoming tour dates have been cancelled following the allegations of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse levied against Ethan Kath by his former bandmate Alice Glass. Several venues — including the The Observatory in Santa Ana, where Crystal Castles were supposed to perform tonight — have either removed the show from their calendar or… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2017/10/crystal-castles-abuse-allegations-concert-cancellations/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2017/10/ethan-kath-statement-alice-glass-abuse/ https://www.spin.com/2017/10/ethan-kath-statement-alice-glass-abuse/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2017 22:32:21 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=263874 Alice Glass, ex-frontwoman of Crystal Castles, released a statement explaining that she left the band after experiencing years of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse at the hands of her bandmate Ethan Kath. Kath has responded to Glass' allegations to Pitchfork, saying he is "consulting my lawyers as to my legal options." His full statement reads: … ]]> https://www.spin.com/2017/10/ethan-kath-statement-alice-glass-abuse/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2017/10/crystal-castle-alice-glass-ethan-kath-abuse-allegations/ https://www.spin.com/2017/10/crystal-castle-alice-glass-ethan-kath-abuse-allegations/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2017 18:04:20 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=263835 Alice Glass, co-founder and former singer of Crystal Castles, has published a long statement to her website alleging "almost a decade of abuse, manipulation and psychological control" by her former bandmate Ethan Kath. In her statement, Glass alleges that "the first time [Kath] took advantage of me was when I was around 15," and he was… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2017/10/crystal-castle-alice-glass-ethan-kath-abuse-allegations/feed/ 0