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The Roots Bassist Leonard ‘Hub' Hubbard Dies at 62
“Rest in Melody Hub,” the band said in a statement mourning the loss of its former bassist.
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Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Is ‘Cancer Free' 3 Months After Sharing Diagnosis
Following a six-month battle, the Blink-182 bassist, Mark Hoppus has shared that he is officially cancer-free.
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Jumping the Shark? Kiss Will Play for Them in the Ocean
Having played nearly every corner of the Earth in a nearly 50-year career, the rock band Kiss is taking its show to a new place — under the sea, where they will perform for great white sharks and eight fans separated from them by a small submarine. As part of a promotion by Airbnb, the fans and Kiss will travel...
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Metallica's James Hetfield Enters Rehab; Tour Dates Canceled
Metallica says its frontman James Hetfield has entered rehab, and the band is canceling its upcoming tour in Australia and New Zealand. Three of the heavy metal band’s members posted a statement on Twitter Friday announcing the decision and apologizing to fans. The statement by drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Rob Trujillo says anyone who purchased tickets...
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Band That Fled Garlic Festival Shooting Returns to Stage For Victims' Fund
Healing continued Thursday in the wake of the Gilroy Garlic Festival mass shooting as the band that was on stage when gunfire broke out took to the stage again for the first time.
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Sally Field, ‘Sesame Street' to Receive Kennedy Center Award
Actress Sally Field and the long-running children’s TV show “Sesame Street” are in the latest class of Kennedy Center Honors recipients. Others chosen to receive the award for lifetime achievement in the arts include singer Linda Ronstadt, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and the musical group Earth, Wind and Fire.
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Dick Dale, King of Surf Guitar, Is Dead at 81
Dick Dale, whose pounding, blaringly loud power-chord instrumentals on songs like “Miserlou” and “Let’s Go Trippin'” earned him the title King of the Surf Guitar, has died at age 83.
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In ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,' Rami Malek Captures Freddie Mercury's Spirit and Brings Him Back to Life
Rami Malek has somehow captured what he called “spontaneous beauty” that is Queen’s frontman Freddie Mercury, and he brought the iconic rock star’s spirit to life again Friday night in San Francisco at a special screening of “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
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Bon Jovi Reunites to Enter Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Bon Jovi reunited onstage with former members for a powerful performance celebrating its admission into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and the late icon Nina Simone was welcomed to the prestigious music club with show-stopping performances from Lauryn Hill and Andra Day.
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Pat DiNizio, Lead Singer of Smithereens, Dead at 62
Lead singer and songwriter of the New Jersey rock band Smithereens, Pat DiNizio, has died at age 62.
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Down-to-Earth Rock Legend Tom Petty Dies at 66
Tom Petty, an old-fashioned rock superstar and everyman who drew upon the Byrds, the Beatles and other bands he worshipped as a boy and produced new classics such as “Free Fallin,’ “Refugee” and “American Girl,” has died. He was 66. Petty died Monday night at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles a day after he suffered cardiac arrest at his...
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Husker Du Drummer, Singer Grant Hart Dies of Cancer
Grant Hart, the drummer and vocalist for pioneering indie rock band Husker Du, which was seen as a major influence for Nirvana, the Pixies and other bands, has died at age 56. Hart died Wednesday of cancer at his home in St. Paul, Minnesota, according to Ken Shipley, who runs the band’s record label Numero Group. Hart formed Husker Du...
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AP Explains: The Origins of 4/20, Marijuana's High Holiday
Thursday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather – at 4:20 p.m. – in clouds of smoke on campus quads and when pot shops in legal weed states thank their customers with discounts. Here’s a look at the holiday’s history.
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Prince's 1980s Band The Revolution to Go on Memorial Tour
For members of Prince’s 1980s backing band The Revolution, reuniting and hitting the road for a spring U.S. tour is how they are coping with the “Purple Rain” pop superstar’s unexpected death a year ago. “We’re taking it to the people who are grieving like we are, and letting them have a little bit of relief,” guitarist Wendy Melvoin, sitting...
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Jeff Cook of Alabama Announces Parkinson's Diagnosis
Jeff Cook, guitarist and fiddle player with the country band Alabama, announced he has Parkinson’s disease and will no longer be regularly touring with the band.
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Police: Allman Brothers Drummer Trucks Killed Himself
Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks killed himself in front of his wife, police reports released Wednesday show.
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‘He's Not Manson': Producer Who Filmed Music Video With Derick Ion at Oakland Warehouse Defends Him
He’s been called a lot of things: Narcissist, predator, cult guru. And now, someone who worked closely with Derick Ion on what might be the only documented music video filmed inside the “Ghost Ship” warehouse that burned down on Dec. 2 is defending the man who led the artists collective inside that building
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Smells Like a Nirvana Anniversary
The band’s “Nevermind” marks its silver anniversary as the gold standard of grunge.
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Woman Assaults Officers, Dozens of Other Arrests at Guns N' Roses' New Jersey Concerts: Police
Police said nearly four dozen people were arrested at two Guns N’ Roses concerts in New Jersey over the weekend on a variety of charges including assaulting police and selling items without a permit.
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At Least 30 Arrests at Guns N' Roses Concert: Police
At least 30 people were arrested at a Guns N’ Roses concert at MetLife Stadium, police said Sunday.