Attack Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Tough guy Florida man attacks one-armed drummer in an unprovoked assault

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Attack, Def Leppard, Florida Man, Rick Allen

Def Leppard’s Rick Allen, the drummer who lost his left arm in January 1985 after a horrific car accident the

Turns out the guy who attacked Dave Chappelle onstage is an aspiring rapper

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Attack, Dave Chappelle, Isaiah Lee, No Name Trapper

Dave Chappelle was doing his set at the Hollywood Bowl as part of the Netflix is a Joke Festival on

A 17-year-old will spend 11 years in jail for plotting an attack on a Justin Bieber concert

March 3, 2018March 3, 2018 Alan Cross 5 Comments Attack, Cardiff, Justin Bieber, Terrorism

Back on June 30, 2017, Welsh police arrested 17-year-old Lloyd Gunton on charges that he was going to perform an

Bono Rescued by Armed Police After Nice Truck Slaughter

July 17, 2016July 17, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Attack, Bono, France, Nice, U2

Both Bono and The Edge have homes in the south of France (Bono’s place is in the nearby town of

UPDATE: Radiohead Listening Session in Istanbul Attacked by Thugs. Fans Beaten.

June 19, 2016June 21, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Attack, Radiohead, Turkey

NOTE: Scroll down for the latest news. Today (Friday, June 17), Radiohead held a global streaming event at dozens and

EAGLES OF DEATH METAL CAUGHT IN PARIS TERRORIST ATTACK

November 13, 2015November 14, 2015 Alan Cross 4 Comments Al Gore, Al-Qaeda, Attack, Bataclan, Eagles of Death Metal, ISIL, Isis, Paris, Terrorist, U2

In what appears to be coordinated near-simultaneous attacks at no fewer than six targets across Paris Friday evening (“Kalishnakov and

Pussy Riot Members Attacked…in a Russian McDonalds

March 8, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Attack, McDonalds, Pussy Riot

Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha Alekhina, who may or may not be members of Pussy Riot (there’s some dispute), are still