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Details finally begin to emerge about the death of Taylor Hawkins. What really happened? [With updates on the fallout from this article]

May 18, 2022May 20, 2022 Alan Cross 44 Comments Autopsy, Cardiac Collapse, Cause of Death, Enlarged Heart, Foo Fighters, Funeral, Heart Attack, Overdose, Taylor Hawkins, Toxicology

It’s been two months since a call went out from Casa Medina, a Four Seasons property, in an area of

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Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters drummer, has died at age 50 [UPDATED: A cache of drugs found. And it could have been a heart problem.]

March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bogata, Casa Medina, Cause of Death, Dave Grohl, Drug Overdose, Drugs, Estereo, Foo Fighters, Hotel Room, OD, Overdose, RIP, Taylor Hawkins

Of all the rock stars I’ve ever met, no one smiled as much or as broadly as Taylor Hawkins. A

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Music Industry 

It was a deadly and weird weekend in music

September 17, 2018September 16, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Defqon.1, Mariachi, Mexico City, Overdose

There are two weekend items regarding death and destruction in the world of music. Item 1: Five people shot in

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Music News 

Fentanyl: The new age of rock’n’roll drugs

February 8, 2018February 7, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Fentanyl, Overdose, Prince, Tom Petty

Fentanyl has already killed Prince and Tom Petty. There are whispers that it may have been a factor in the

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Music News 

Tom Petty’s autopsy reveals he died of a massive drug overdose. And it was Fentanyl.

January 19, 2018January 22, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Fentanyl, Fentanyl patches, Overdose, Prince, Tom Petty

When Tom Petty died on October 2, the story was that he was found in full cardiac arrest. A heart

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Music News 

Prince Got his Opioids Under a Friend’s Name (And Other Stories About His Death)

April 18, 2017April 18, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Death, Fentanyl, Overdose, Oxycondone, Prince

Friday will mark the one-year anniversary of Prince’s death. After lying dead and alone in an elevator at his Paisley

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Music News 

An Eyewitness Account of Prince’s Near-Fatal Plane Ride

June 22, 2016June 22, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Judith Hill, Overdose, Prince

Six days before he died of an opiate overdose, Prince’s private plane had to make an emergency landing in Moline,

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Music News 

It’s Now Official: Prince Died of a Drug Overdose

June 3, 2016June 3, 2016 Alan Cross 2 Comments Opiates, Overdose, Prince

The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office has determined that Prince died as the result of an accidental overdose of self-administered fentanyl–“fentanyl

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Music News 

Prince: Percocet Addict

April 30, 2016April 30, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Addiction, Death, Overdose, Percocet, Prince

Although we’re still awaiting the toxicology report on Prince, it’s looking more and more like prescription drugs were involved. The

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Music News 

Scott Weiland Laid to Rest in Hollywood Forever Cemetery

December 13, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Funeral, Hollywood Forever, Overdose, Scott Weiland

Scott Weiland was laid to rest on Thursday at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery after a very low-key funeral attended by

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