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Prince has a bush. An actual tree-like thing.

April 8, 2018April 8, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bush, Prince, Tribute

I like topiary as much as the next person, but sometimes there should be limits. Case in point: this bush

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Dolores O’Riordan happy, enthusiastic in message left before her death

April 6, 2018April 5, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Album, Bad Wolves, Cranberries, Dan Waite, Death, Dolores O'Riordan, Suicide, Tribute

If an autopsy ultimately determines that Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan committed suicide, a newly discovered voicemail left hours before her

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Tragically Hip fans are throwing another benefit in memory of Gord

January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Courage for Gord, FamilyBand, Gord Downie, Strictly Hip, Tragically Hip, Tribute

Come February 2, Tragically Hip tribute band Strictly Hip will teaming up with Rob Ferreira (formerly of Courage for Gord

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Which Tom Petty Tribute Tweets Got the Most Traction?

October 18, 2017October 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Tom Petty, Tribute, Tweets

Cameron Gordon of Completely Ignored did some analysis of all the tribute tweets that flooded the InterTubes in the wake of

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Bennington’s Family, Linkin Park Reach Out

September 19, 2017September 18, 2017 Amber Healy 0 Comments Chester Bennington, Linkin Park, Mike Shinoda, National Suicide Prevention Week, Tribute

It’s been nearly two months since Chester Bennington took his life. In commemoration of National Suicide Prevention Week, his family

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Linkin Park Has Created a Chester Bennington Tribute Website

July 24, 2017July 23, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Chester Bennington, Linkin Park, RIP, Tribute

Linkin Park has set up a new website where fans can upload messages, photos and videos in memory of Chester

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A Nice Tribute Piece to Chris Cornell: “It’s Not What You Think”

May 24, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chris Cornell, Tribute

Many people have been moved to offer tributes to Chris Cornell since his death last week. Stephen would like us

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Stone Sour Offers Chris Cornell Tribute at Rock on the Range Festival

May 21, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chris Cornell, Corey Taylor, Rock on the Range, Stone Sour, Tribute

The tributes keep coming for Chris Cornell. On the first night of the Rock on the Range festival in Ohio

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The Summer of Gord Is Upon Us

May 24, 2016May 24, 2016 Amber Healy 1 Comment Cancer, Gord Downie, The Tragically Hip, Tour, Tribute

It shouldn’t come as any surprise that The Tragically Hip will be setting out on the road this summer. Hearing

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German Post Office Honours Lemmy with Stamps

May 16, 2016May 15, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Lemmy, Motorhead, Stamps, Tribute

Between May 17 and June 17, Germany’s official post office Deutsche Post is honouring the late Motörhead legend Lemmy through

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Highlights from the First of Two David Bowie Tribute Concerts in NYC

April 1, 2016April 1, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Carnegie Hall, David Bowie, Flaming Lips, Michael Stipe, Tribute

There was a gathering of David Bowie fans at Carnegie Hall in New York last night to pay tribute to

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