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RIP Paul Ryder of The Happy Mondays

July 16, 2022July 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Paul Ryder, RIP

If I’m honest, no one had Paul Ryder being the first member of the Mondays to go. The smart(?) money

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Music News 

Andy Fletcher, founding member of Depeche Mode, dead at 60

May 27, 2022May 29, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Andy Fletcher, Depeche Mode, RIP

Andy Fletcher, a member of Depeche Mode since the very beginning has died. He was 60. We have no idea

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Music News 

We lose another one: Yes drummer Alan White dies at age 72

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan White, RIP, Yes

Something seemed off about White. He was preparing for Yes’ upcoming UK tour, something that would mark his 50th anniversary

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Music History Music News 

Vangelis, the electronic composer who help take things mainstream with the Chariots of Fire theme, has died

May 19, 2022May 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chariots of Fire, Friends of Mr. Cairo, RIP, Vangelis

His full name was Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou but the world knew him as Vangelis, the composer of electronic music. Born

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Music History 

What can a band do when a key member dies? Let’s explore the Foo Fighters situation

April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Foo Fighters, Predictions, RIP, Taylor Hawkins

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] One of the knocks against the Foo Fighters has been that

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Music News 

Taylor Hawkins honoured in his hometown of Laguna Beach with a drum circle

April 2, 2022April 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Foo Fighters, Laguna Beach, Memorial, RIP, Taylor Hawkins

It’s been a week since we heard the horrible news about Taylor Hawkins. On Thursday (March 31), he was honoured

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 948: Remembering Taylor Hawkins

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, RIP, Roger Taylor, Taylor Hawkins

Back in 2014, I was invited to the Foo Fighters headquarters, 606 Studios, the band’s hangout and nerve centre in

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Music News 

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 News 

RIP Mark Lanegan, dead at 57. Damn, what a voice.

February 22, 2022February 23, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Mark Lanegan, RIP, Screaming Trees

Mark Lanegan, the whisky-voiced singer known for his work with Screaming Trees and various groups from the Seattle area, has

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Gadgets 

The man who really introduced headphones to the world has died

February 5, 2022February 5, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Headphones, John Koss, Koss, RIP

If you walk around wearing headphones or earbuds, then you need to offer a moment of silence to John C.

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Music News Radio 

With the death of Howard Hesseman, here’s the biography/obituary of Dr. Johnny Fever

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 Alan Cross 6 Comments Howard Hesseman, RIP, WKRP

When I was still a little nubbin figuring out what I wanted to do when I grew up, I became

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