Ongoing History Daily: Babysitting Kurt Cobain
By the time Nirvana took off with the Nevermind album, Kurt Cobain was deep into a heroin addiction and people
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Ongoing History Daily: Scott Weiland’s heroin
While he was alive and a member of Stone Temple Pilots, Scott Weiland had a serious relationship with heroin. In
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Ongoing History Daily: The Smashing Pumpkins’ OD Problem
Back in the 90s when they were at their peak, the Smashing Pumpkins had a serious drug problem, especially with
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Read Flea’s op-ed about addiction and the opioid crisis
The Red Hot Chili Peppers know a thing or two about addiction to opioids and other hard drugs. One of
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Forty Years Ago, Keef Was Busted for Smack in Toronto and the Rolling Stones Almost Died
On February 27, 1977, the RCMP paid a visit to Keith Richards’ room at the Harbour Castle Hilton (now the
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The Book on That Time Keith Richards Was Busted by the RCMP in Toronto
It was February 27, 1977. Working on some kind of tip, cops busted into Keith Richards room at the Harbour
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808 State Member Going to Jail for Selling Crack and Heroin
Darren Partington, a DJ with Manchester’s 808 State since 1989, has been jailed for trying to raise money to settle
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A Weird Canadian Musical Connection to the Death of Phillip Seymour Hoffman
SPH was one of my all-time favourite actors. Although he had roles with higher profile roles, his part as a
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