Rest in peace, Taylor Hawkins. On Friday, March 25th Foo Fighters released a statement announcing the shocking passing of the bands’ drummer, and one of Dave Grohl’s closest friends. He died in his hotel room in Bogota, Colombia after complaining of chest pains. Taylor, whose full name was Oliver Taylor Hawkins, was the long-time drummer …
Rest in peace, Mark Lanegan. On Tuesday February 22nd, 2022 Lanegan’s family announced his passing. He was 57. Mark was the frontman and singer for the 90’s grunge band Screaming Trees. Their song “Nearly Lost You” was included in the Singles Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, which is considered one of the best grunge soundtracks of …
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Kurt Cobain (lead singer of Nirvana ICYDK), has been one of the most celebrated songwriters of his generation. It’s the opinion of this blog author (that’s me!) that Kurt Cobain is potentially THE greatest lyrical writer EVA! I know that sentiment gets thrown around too much nowadays, but I personally feel that way even though …
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Rest in peace Meat Loaf. The musician and Broadway singer best known for his 90’s rock ballad “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)” has passed away at the age of 74. The cause of death was not disclosed, but family and friends were by his side when he died. Born Michael …
Hey Eddie, how does the word “Grunge” make you feel? The word can sometimes be disdainful to the bands and artists that defined it. Can you blame them for hating the word for pigeon-holing them, but it also elevated their careers to dizzying heights. Check out this video of Eddie Vedder and Matt Cameron of …
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Remember the song “Butterfly” from back in the day? No? Yeah you do! Let this lyric jar your memory: “Come my lady, Come-come my lady… You’re my butterfly, Sugar, Baby!” See, I knew you’ve heard that song! And how could you not. That song was a monster hit, gaining international fame and instant recognition for …
ames Hetfield, the lead singer and guitar player for the obscure (lol!) hard rock and metal band Metallica has detailed his favorite singers. This 20 to 1 countdown was done way back in 2008 during a Rolling Stone survey to determine the greatest singer of all time (lame, Rolling Stone!). We are assuming most of …
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Glam rock lost one of their own yesterday, July 14th. Jeff LaBar, who was the guitarist for the 80’s band Cinderella since 1985 has died. He was 58. It wasn’t specified what the cause of death was, but he was found in his apartment in Nashville, Tennessee. His son announced the sad news on Instagram. …
Friday we lost the Clown Prince of Hip Hop, Biz Markie. Marcel Theo Hall, Markie’s God given name, died on Friday, July 16th, 2021 at the age of 57. He died due to complications of Type 2 diabetes, eventually succumbing to a diabetic coma and stroke. Biz Markie is best known for the hit song …
Chris Cornell, the voice no one could ever forget, passed away four years today from an apparent suicide on Wednesday, May 18th, 2017. We still miss him. We still miss his presence in the rock and music worlds. Let’s face it- no one sings like him anymore. But instead of focusing on his death, we …
