Drummer from You Say Party We Say Die
http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/04/18/r-i-p-devon-clifford-of-you-say-party-we-say-die/
http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/04/18/r-i-p-devon-clifford-of-you-say-party-we-say-die/
Dropping Like Flies
GURU of Gang Starr
oso wrote:
GURU of Gang Starr
dang. love me some jazzmatazz.
"Guru had written a letter to his fans that was to be released upon his death" - http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637388/20100420/gang_starr.jhtml
lala.com - 5/31/10
US Music Compilation Album Guru Bob Mercer Dies
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 12:56 p.m. ET
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Music industry executive Bob Mercer, who signed the Sex Pistols while at EMI Music in the 1970s and most recently successfully marketed hit-single compilation albums, has died. He was 65.
Mercer died of lung cancer May 5 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his wife of 31 years Margie said.
While at EMI, Mercer signed Queen, the Sex Pistols, Olivia Newton-John, Kate Bush and Marc Bolan. In 1980, he moved to EMI Films before becoming manager for artists such as Roger Waters.
He moved to Nashville in the early 1990s to help launch and run Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Records.
He later became chief executive of the Now That's What I Call Music! album compilation venture that sold 77 million albums in the United States since its 1998 debut. The compilation series originated in Britain 15 years earlier.
Now That's What I Call Music! was launched in the United States as a joint venture between EMI and Polygram. It is now a joint venture between EMI Music, Sony Music and Universal Music Group.
Mercer was working on a ''Now'' TV show that is being developed with ''American Idol'' creator Simon Fuller.
Besides his wife, Mercer is survived by son Jackson and a brother, Mick.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 12:56 p.m. ET
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Music industry executive Bob Mercer, who signed the Sex Pistols while at EMI Music in the 1970s and most recently successfully marketed hit-single compilation albums, has died. He was 65.
Mercer died of lung cancer May 5 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his wife of 31 years Margie said.
While at EMI, Mercer signed Queen, the Sex Pistols, Olivia Newton-John, Kate Bush and Marc Bolan. In 1980, he moved to EMI Films before becoming manager for artists such as Roger Waters.
He moved to Nashville in the early 1990s to help launch and run Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Records.
He later became chief executive of the Now That's What I Call Music! album compilation venture that sold 77 million albums in the United States since its 1998 debut. The compilation series originated in Britain 15 years earlier.
Now That's What I Call Music! was launched in the United States as a joint venture between EMI and Polygram. It is now a joint venture between EMI Music, Sony Music and Universal Music Group.
Mercer was working on a ''Now'' TV show that is being developed with ''American Idol'' creator Simon Fuller.
Besides his wife, Mercer is survived by son Jackson and a brother, Mick.
RIP Dio (I guess this is true, there seemed to be conflicting reports on the net today)
http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2010/05/ronnie_james_dio_-1942-2010.html
http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2010/05/ronnie_james_dio_-1942-2010.html
Metal Underground reports that it's false…but a tweet from the Iron Sheik says he has passed. Who are you going to believe?
Got wrote:
RIP Dio (I guess this is true, there seemed to be conflicting reports on the net today)
http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2010/05/ronnie_james_dio_-1942-2010.html
Unfortunately its confirmed by his wife that he passed on this morning…
Who would have thought.. Saw him about two years ago with Heaven and Hell.
Who would have thought.. Saw him about two years ago with Heaven and Hell.
hutch wrote:
Unfortunately its confirmed by his wife that he passed on this morning…
http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/
Wow…30 years ago we lost Ian Curtis.
I think Henry Miller's 30 year is coming up too.
i can't believe no one has mentioned that the bassist from Slipknot died this week. maybe you're all still in mourning, and aren't ready to talk about it yet?
http://www.spinner.com/2010/05/28/slipknot-paul-gray-needle-drugs-claims/
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100528/ENT/100528002/Death-of-Slipknot-s-Paul-Gray-felt-across-globe
http://www.spinner.com/2010/05/28/slipknot-paul-gray-needle-drugs-claims/
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100528/ENT/100528002/Death-of-Slipknot-s-Paul-Gray-felt-across-globe
that's so weird. i plugged "gary coleman" in to news.google.com no more than 10 minutes ago to get an update on his situation. chaz is pushing fresh shit, man.
One of my all-time favorite actors….
Dennis Hopper.
:( :( :(
Dennis Hopper.
:( :( :(
I was thinking you were going to say Art Linkletter.
Jaguar wrote:
One of my all-time favorite actors….
Dennis Hopper.
:( :( :(
^ Rhett, stop confusing me with yourself!
Maybe a little Aricept is needed. Make a note and pin it to your going to the doctor's shirt for your next visit. I'm sure s/he'll be willing to give you a script.
FYI: Richard Linkletter is more my speed, though he's a filmmaker and not an actor.
Maybe a little Aricept is needed. Make a note and pin it to your going to the doctor's shirt for your next visit. I'm sure s/he'll be willing to give you a script.
FYI: Richard Linkletter is more my speed, though he's a filmmaker and not an actor.