The Oasis reunion tour has hit its first real snag. Guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs will miss gigs in Australia and Asia because he needs treatment for prostate cancer. That includes Seoul, Tokyo, Melbourne
Read MoreIf you grew up in Winnipeg as I did, it was almost a rule that you were issued Supertramp’s Crime of the Century album on your tenth birthday. Just as with Slurpees from
Read MoreA few weeks ago, 3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold started to feel unwell. After a bit, he decided he’d better check things out. It turns out he had renal carcinoma (kidney cancer).
Read MoreIt’s been about five years since Rush’s Neil Peart died of glioblastoma, the same virulent brain cancer that took Gord Downie. And to add even more tragedy, Neil’s brother Danny has died from
Read MorePhoto credit: Photosynthesis Studio About twenty years ago, I had two separate occasions where a member of the New York Dolls unexpectedly showed up in my office. The first happened when I was
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Read MoreLast month, Queens of the Stone Age announced that they were canceling a big chunk of European dates because Josh Homme was having some kind of unidentified health problem. Now we’re learning that
Read MoreTragically Hip fans will again gather for GEDfest, an annual event remembering the legacy of Gordon Edgar Downie to raise money for cancer research. Since 2018, the event has raised over $270,000 for
Read MoreJustin Bieber rarely comes up as a topic on this website, but you need to stay with me on this. And this is NOT a joke. Dermatologists at Johns Hopkins University noticed that
Read MoreIt’s been a rough couple of years for Queens of the Stone Age man Josh Homme. There was a bitter divorce and child custody case, which is still ongoing. Nine friends (including Taylor
Read MoreAll the original Ramones are no longer with us. While Dee Dee died of a heroin overdose, his three bandmates suffered from different forms of cancer. Joey died of lymphoma. Johnny? Prostate cancer.
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