After being rushed to the hospital last night, following a collapse at his home, Michael Jackson has passed away. The official cause was cardiac arrest. The LA Times confirmed this last late night.
The King of Pop was set to play his first shows in years in London later this summer, and there were (again) rumors [...]
St. Paul area songsmith and Kill Rock Stars recording artist Jeff Hanson was found dead in his St. Paul apartment on Friday evening. The Star Tribune is reporting that Hanson “likely died from a fall or other accident at the concrete-floored apartment, which he had just moved into days earlier.”
Hanson released three albums through Kill [...]
The Chicago Sun Times reported on Sunday morning that Jay Bennett passed away early Sunday morning. Cause of death was not reported. Bennett was 45 years old.
The former Wilco song-writer and multi-instrumental solo artist was a part of Wilco from 1994-2001. He was a part of such legendary recordings as Summer Teeth and Yankee Hotel [...]
Official statement from Girlie Action, The Cramps Media Reps:
Lux Interior, lead singer of The Cramps, passed away this morning due to an existing heart condition at Glendale Memorial Hospital in Glendale, California at 4:30 AM PST today. Lux has been an inspiration and influence to millions of artists and fans around the world. He and [...]
While the F10 troupe was on pseudo-hiatus over the holidays we missed this, and I thought it was time that we, at least momentarily, rectify the situation. Legendary jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard passed away last week, after suffering a major heart attack about a month prior.
Hubbard was one of the great giants of jazz, playing [...]
The legendary drummer Mitch Mitchell passed away early this morning at the age of 61 (though a few sources are claiming he was 62). He was found early Wednesday morning in a hotel room in Portland.
On top of being a part of one of the most influential rock trios ever he was also a member [...]
Frank Navetta, the founding guitarist of the legendary punk band The Descendents, passed away on Friday after a sudden bought of illness. Little has officially been released, but punk rock lost a legend on Friday. The statement from The Descendents official site reads:
We’re very sorry to announce that founding member of The DESCENDENTS, and close [...]
Little is known about what happened still, but Shakir Stewart, the man who succeeded Jay-Z at Island Def Jam, committed suicide on Saturday.
Though few details have emerged, the label did release a statement which says:
L.A. Reid and all of us at Island Def Jam Music Group are deeply saddened by the passing of our dear [...]
William J. Claxton is the kind of name you don’t recognize and then realize you should because you would immediately recognize his work. Claxton took some of the most iconic photographs of the legendary jazz musicians of his era and beyond that you can find. Opposed to other iconic photographers who utilized splashes of light [...]
Hall of Fame drummer Earl Palmer passed away on Friday in his Los Angeles home after a long battle with illness, his spokesman said yesterday. Palmer was a pioneering session drummer through the 60s and 70s. He was the behind the kit on tracks like Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti” and The Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost [...]
