David Cassidy passes away at 67. Earlier this week he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition — his organs were shutting down, and as one source put it, “It’s looking grim.” We’re told David was rushed to a Florida hospital days ago … and his condition has been worsened since his admission. We’re […]
Gord Downie, the poetic lead singer of the Tragically Hip whose determined fight with brain cancer inspired a nation, has died, according to a statement on the band’s website. He was 53. Last night Gord quietly passed away with his beloved children and family close by. Gord knew this day was coming – his response […]
Trailer Park Boys” actor John F. Dunsworth — who played Jim Lahey on the show — has died. Dunsworth’s daughter told a Canadian outlet her father died after a brief and unexpected illness. John was a part of the show’s original cast, and played a former cop-turned-security supervisor at Sunnyvale Trailer Park. He broke into show biz as a casting […]
Lars Ulrich interviewed PRIMUS frontman Les Claypool on for the October 1 episode of “It’s Electric!”, the METALLICA drummer’s online radio show on Apple Music‘s Beats 1. During the chat, Les talked about auditioning for the then-vacant bassist slot in METALLICA following the September 1986 death of the group’s previous bassist, Cliff Burton. “I got invited down,” Les said (see video below). “It was a very honorable thing to be able to […]
A series of vile messages were posted on the Twitter account of Chester Bennington‘s widow after it was hacked Friday morning — just hours after the singer’s shocking suicide. In the tweets, which have since been deleted, someone posting as Talinda Bennington “confessed” that she was cheating on her husband with band member Mike Shinoda. “I guess this is the time […]
An autopsy conducted by the Allen County Coroner’s Office has confirmed the identity of a body found in the Maumee River Wednesday as that of James W. Hardy, 31, of Fort Wayne. The coroner’s office was not able to determine Hardy’s cause and manner of death. Police and fire rescue crews were called to the […]
Stan Lee and his wife got a visit from cops earlier this week after one of Stan’s ex-business partners went to cops and said Stan’s wife was the victim of elder abuse at the hands of their daughter … but cops now say the allegation is B.S. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … cops got […]
Known for his role of Steven “Dusty” Farlow on the series Dallas, died at the age of 75, his son, Christian Martin, confirmed on Twitter late Thursday night. Christian told The Hollywood Reporterhis father passed away from pancreatic cancer at his home in Philadelphia on Wednesday. A Manhattan-born actor, Martin attended Columbia University where he […]
The actor, who died Sunday at the age of 68, had an intensity onscreen that made you want to back up a few steps. His matinee idol good looks were subsumed by this force of will, which often led the actor to be cast as heavies, villains, madmen – and politicians. “The heavies are more […]
The hard rock and heavy metal music community is reacting to Donald Trump’s presidential victory, one that has been highly surprising to those who viewed Hillary Clinton as a clear favorite. Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor called the United States “fucking stupid” and “hateful”: Nikki Sixx wants to know if he can build a wall around […]
Few people were more crushed than Metallica when iconic Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister passed away last December at 70 years old. The band was so touched by his loss that that they decided to write a song in his honor, something they revealed earlier today during a Town Hall event at Sirius XM studios in […]
