Jim Marshall, a key figure in modern rock music and namesake to Marshall Amps, has passed away. An online memorial and additional information can be found here.
Jim Marshall, a key figure in modern rock music and namesake to Marshall Amps, has passed away. An online memorial and additional information can be found here.
Ravi Shankar Sharma, 86, passed away last week following prolonged illness. The composer of over 70 Hindi and 14 Malayalm films was a popular music director of films beginning in the 1960s. Source Read more
The cause of death for Cory Smooth, also known as Flattus Maximus, guitarist for alien rockers GWAR has been announced. Smoot passed away as a result of a pre-existing coronary heart disease. Smoot died last month following a show in Minneapolis, MN. The band is currently touring as a four-piece … Read more
GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot, also known as Flattus Maximus, was found dead on their tour bus following their performance at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN with no cause of death at this time. The band was on their way to Canada when they tried to wake up Smoot and discovered … Read more
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Mikey Welsh, former bassist for Weezer, has passed away unexpectedly. Most notable for his work on The Green Album, Welsh soon went on to retire from music and pursue art full time. Read more
Eric Stevenson of Only Living Witness, 42, passed away last week following a lengthy battle with melanoma. Stevenson was the drummer and a co-founder of the Massachusetts metal/hardcore band. Read more
Danny Bobis, drummer for Long Beach, NY's Cipher was found by fishermen off the coast of Indonesia. Bobis had been reported as missing on July 25 when he disappeared while surfing with his wife while on vacation. In addition to drumming, Bobis, 32, was a math teacher in Long Island. Read more
It's being reported that Michael "Wurzel" Burston, ex-guitarist for Motorhead, passed away July 9th due to heart disease. Our well wishes go out to his family and friends. Read more
The Dream Is Dead guitarist Jared Southwick, 34, passed away earlier this month from a liver and kidney condition, for which he had recently been hospitalized. Southwick, who also played in Indiana death metal band Harakiri, was laid to rest in Muncie, IN. The band has announced their final show, … Read more
Clarence Clemons, aka "Big Man," has passed away due to a stroke. Known famously for his work as a saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. He was 69 years old. Read more
It's been reported that Anal Cunt frontman, Seth Putnam, died at the age of 43 on June 11th from a heart attack. Read more
Early news reports are indicating X-Ray Spex frontwoman Poly Styrene has lost her long-running battle with cancer. More news as we hear it on this sad story. Read more
It's been reported that Gerard Smith, bassist for TV on the Radio, has died from lung cancer. The following shows have been cancelled: April 20 St. Andrew Halls, Detroit MI April 22 Metro, Chicago IL April 23 First Ave, Minneapolis MN April 24 First Ave, Minneapolis MN April 26 Ogden, … Read more
There has been a recently confirmed report that Phil Vane is dead. The vocalist of long running crust/grind band Extreme Noise Terror has passed away recently. Phil was 46 at the time of his passing. No details have been released regarding his cause of death. In the meantime the band … Read more
Don Van Vliet, better known to the world as avant-garde musician and painter Captain Beefheart, passed away late last week. This ends his long bout with Multiple Sclerosis. He was 69. Vilet was the creative mind behind the Magic Band and such acclaimed genre-bending albums as 1969's Trout Mask Replica … Read more
A medical report has been released cocerning the death of Mikey “Eyedea” Larsen, 28. The rapper, half of Rhymesayers duo Eyedea and Abilities, died from an accidental opiate overdose. Minneapolis venue First Avenue, along with his mother and Rhymesayers, recently hosted a tribute to Larsen on what would have been … Read more
Rhymesayers rapper Mikey Larsen, better known as Eyedea, was found dead in his apartment on Saturday October 16 at the age of 28. Causes are unknown as police away the results of a toxiclogy test. Larsen was not known to abuse substances or have any medical conditions. Larsen released records … Read more
Former Unearth bassist Chris Rybicki passed away yesterday, September 20th, as a result of injuries sustained in a vehicular accident involving a drunk driver. Speaking via Twitter, Unearth guitarist Buz McGrath posted the following on his passing: “Today the world lost a great party animal. R.I.P. Chris (rover) Rybicki.” Rybicki, … Read more
Early Graves singer Makh Daniels was reportedly killed in a van accident early this morning in Oregon. According to news reports, the van driver fell asleep while traveling on Interstate 5 in Central Point, Oregon around 5:30 am. The van veered off the highway shoulder and subsequently rolled, ejecting one … Read more
Josh Broadhead, vocalist for defunct Kansas City, MO metalcore band Saved By Grace has reportedly passed away. Though details remain unclear, Broadhead apparently hanged himself on Monday. He was twenty-nine years old. The group had been active from roughly 1999 through 2002, before calling it quits in late-2003. Members of … Read more
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