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Death

Music History 

Twenty years ago today, we lost Joe Strummer. Here was his cause of death.

December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 20th Anniversary, Clash, Death, Heart Attack, Joe Strummer

Twenty years ago today–December 22, 2002–former Clash frontman and all-round punk icon Joe Strummer took his dog for a walk

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Opinion 

How many band members must die off before it’s not the same group?

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Death, Fleetwood Mac, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Reunions, The Ink Spots

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca this week. – AC] When I was growing up in Winnipeg, there was an

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Music News 

RIP Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie, dead at 79

November 30, 2022December 1, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christine McVie, Death, Fleetwood Mac, John McVie, RIP

There isn’t a person alive with a copy of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours album that hasn’t sobbed to “Songbird” during a

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Music News Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 965: Michael Hutchence, 25 years later

November 18, 2022December 19, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Death, INXS, Michael Hutchence, Suicide

Being a music fan was much different in the era before the internet. News traveled slowly, passing through many, many

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Music News 

How TMZ accidentally killed off Jerry Lee Lewis (He’s fine, by the way.)

October 27, 2022October 28, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Death, Hoax, Jerry Lee Lewis, misinformation, TMZ

I was sitting on the porch with the bull terrier after supper last night (Oct 26) when my phone started

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WTF? 

Of COURSE there are Taylor Hawkins death conspiracies. Here’s a summary.

September 28, 2022December 18, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Conspiracies, Conspiracy Theories, Death, Taylor Hawkins

There are those who believe that nothing–and I mean nothing–is ever what it seems. Why believe the most simple, logical

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Radio 

Here’s what the BBC did to announce the passing of Queen Elizabeth II

September 9, 2022September 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments BBC, Death, Queen Elizabeth, Radio

With her death at 96, Queen Elizabeth, the longest-ruling monarch in the history of Britain, a certain age of history

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Opinion 

2022 has been another rough year when it comes to losing our musical heroes. And it’s still only June.

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments Death, Elton John, KISS, Paul McCartney, Rock Star Deaths, Rolling Stones

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] It started with David Bowie on Jan. 10, 2016, and before

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Music History 

20 years ago today, Layne Staley of Alice in Chains died

April 5, 2022April 7, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments 20th Annivesary, Alice in Chains, Death, Layne Staley

Layne Staley had been in big trouble long before he died. He got deep into heroin addiction, interrupted only briefly

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Music News 

Foo Fighters cancel all upcoming dates following Taylor Hawkins’ death.

March 29, 2022March 30, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Death, Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins, Tour

No real surprise here. What happens beyond this is anyone’s guess.

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Poll 

Weekly survey: Will Taylor Hawkins’ death mean the end of the Foo Fighters?

March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Death, Foo Fighters, Future, Taylor Hawkins

The tragic death of Foo Fighters’ drummer Taylor Hawkins has hit very, very hard. Next to Dave Grohl, he was

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