Singer Commits Suicide at Belgian Music Festival
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For the second time in less than a week, a tragic suicide has overshadowed a musical event.
On Thursday night, a concertgoer fell onto the stage during a Swell Season concert in California. One day later, it was a band’s lead singer who jumped to his death.
Charles Haddon, the frontman for Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, was pronounced dead Friday night after a performance with his British group in Hasselt, Belgium. The 22-year-old, who had climbed a telecommunications mast, jumped and fell onto the backstage parking lot at the Pukkelpop festival.
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Man Commits Suicide During Swell Season Concert
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Concerts / Tours, Videos, Alternative,
UPDATE: The group has offered to pay for group counseling sessions to help those who witnessed the suicide.
Fans attending a Swell Season concert Thursday night in Saratoga, CA left stunned by what they saw.
A man who had climbed onto a roof behind the stage jumped to his death before the crowd. The victim, later identified as 32-year-old from San Jose, fell approximately three stories onto a speaker. He reportedly landed within feet of singer Glen Hansard. (The video above was shot after the event.)
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Mix Tape: Dee Snider Rocks A&E, Rush Rocks Hollywood
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Artist News, Awards, Gossip, Reunions, Rock,
-A&E is going to give you a chance to rock with Dee Snider. The Twisted Sister frontman and his family will be the focus of a new A&E reality series called Growing Up Twisted. The series begins July 27.
-Former Kinks bassist Pete Quaife passed away last Thursday at the age of 66. The group’s co-founded had been undergoing kidney dialysis for over 10 years.
-A rock band from Canada recently made its place in Hollywood. Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson were in California on Friday to claim the 2,412th star on the Walk of Fame.
-Despite all their problems, Steven Tyler claims Aerosmith is back on track. “The band has never been better, I’m singing better,” the group’s lead singer claimed. “It’s been beautiful and I realized when I was taking care of my problems that the band is all I really care about.”
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Mix Tape: Chris Brown Denied Visa, Ace Frehley Writes Memoir
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Artist News, Concerts / Tours, Gossip, R&B / Soul, Rock,
-Chris Brown was denied access into Britain as a result of his Rihanna assault case. His tour will be indefinitely postponed until he can clear his name
get a visa.
-Nassar Adhoot has been denied access to guitarist Joe Walsh. The Eagles musician was granted a restraining order after his neighbor threatened to kill him.
-Ace Frehley is putting down the guitar and picking up a pen. The former KISS player is authoring No Regrets, a memoir about a “life of sex, drugs and rock-and-roll.”
-Ex-Stereophonics drummer Stuart Cable was found dead in his home yesterday morning. It’s believed the 40-year-old may have possibly died after a drinking binge.
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Slipknot’s Paul Gray Dead
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Artist News, Rock,
Paul Gray, best-known as the bass player in hardcore band Slipknot, was found dead in his Urbandale, Iowa hotel room on Monday.
Gray, also known as #2 and The Pig, will be autopsied on Tuesday. Investigators related to the case say no foul play is suspected.
Paul was one of the three original members of the band, which has earned a total of 7 Grammy Award nominations. “Before I Forget” won in 2006 for Best Metal Performance.
Gray was busted for cocaine possession in 2003, resulting in a rare photograph of the performer’s face. The bassist habitually wore a mask while playing on stage.
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Ronnie James Dio Loses Battle with Cancer
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News,
Heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio has died.
The 67-year-old musician - who replaced Ozzy Osbourne as the frontman of Black Sabbath in 1979 - passed away Sunday in a Houston hospital after losing his battle with stomach cancer.
“Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7.45am 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private goodbyes before he peacefully passed away. Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all,” Wendy, his wife and manager, wrote on his official website.
“We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us. Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss. Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever,” she added.
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Mix Tape: American Idol Stars to Bare All, Kenny Rogers Taping Special
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Artist News, Concerts / Tours, Gossip, Release Dates, Upcoming Releases, Country, Pop, Rock,
-Hole’s new album, Nobody’s Daughter, will finally come out on April 27 after five years in production. Maybe this will keep Courtney Love out of Frances Bean’s trust fund?
-American Idol‘s Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo are both expected to go nude during their stint in Hair. Their Broadway run begins March 9.
-Doug Fieger, lead singer of The Knack, died over the weekend after a long battle with cancer. The group’s most famous tune, “My Sharona,” was one of George W. Bush’s iPod songs.
-Kenny Rogers will celebrate half a century in the music business with a televised special. Kenny Rogers - The First 50 Years will be taped April 10 at the MGM Grand At Foxwoods in Connecticut. A broadcast date has not yet been announced.
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Mix Tape: Record Deal for Glee Actor, Dixie Chicks Minus One
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Artist News, Gossip, Upcoming Releases, Country, Rock,
-Glee‘s Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester) will be taking a break from teaching to do a little singing of his own. The 31-year-old has just scored a deal with Mercury Records.
-Garage-punk rocker Jay Reatard passed away at the age of 29. Reatard, who was found in his Memphis home, “died in his sleep” according to his label. No cause of death is known yet.
-Dixie Chicks’ Martie Maguire and Emily Robison have been working on a side project without Natalie Maines. The Columbia Records release will reportedly come out sometime this year.
-Superficial, Heidi Montag’s debut album, has finally dropped. I doubt it will blow up as big as her new breasts.
-Valleys of Neptune, new album of never-before-heard Jimi Hendrix songs, will be released on March 9. The legendary guitarist died in September 1970.
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Singer Teddy Pendergrass Dies at Age 59
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Videos, R&B / Soul,
Teddy Pendergrass, the voice behind the hit “If You Don’t know Me By Now,” passed away yesterday in Philadelphia. He was 59.
The singer, who had been paralyzed from the waist since a 1982 car accident, had been battling colon cancer.
“To all his fans who loved his music, thank you. He will live on through his music,” his son, Teddy Pendergrass II, said.
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Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Crash Kills One
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Artist News, Concerts / Tours, Pop,
A tour bus carrying lighting crew members of Miley Cyrus’ tour overturned this morning, killing the driver.
The bus - one of four traveling near Richmond, Virginia - for some reason went off the side of I-85 before hitting an embankment and falling on its side. The victim, who was pronounced dead on the scene, has not yet been identified. Of the 14 passengers on-board (including the driver), 9 others reportedly sustained relatively minor injuries.
The circumstances of the 8:15 a.m. accident are still being investigated. It’s not known whether rain may have played a role.
The 16-year-old singer, who is set for a Sunday concert in Greenboro, N.C., was not traveling with any part of that caravan. At this time, she is still scheduled to perform this weekend.
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