Dutch radiomaker Arjen Grolleman passed away today very unexpected, his employer learns us on their frontpage. Arjen worked at Kink FM, one of the coolest alternative radio stations in The Netherlands. From early 2006 until today he managed this station, after being involved with Kink FM since the establishment of it in 1995. He was [...]
R.I.P. Arjen Grolleman (1972 – 2010)
January 20, 2010
R.I.P. Jimmy ‘The Rev’ Sullivan (Avenged Sevenfold) (1981 – 2009)
December 29, 2009
Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy Sullivan, better known by his stage name The Rev, past away yesterday, December 28th. That’s what the metalcore bands tells on their website. Sullivan was found dead in his Californian house. He was 28 years old. R.I.P. Jimmy ‘The Rev’ Sullivan February 10, 1981 – December 28, 2009
R.I.P. Brittany Murphy (1977 – 2009)
December 20, 2009
American actress Brittany Murphy passed away this Sunday, CNN learns us. The actress, known from movies like Sin City, Don’t Say A Word, Clueless, Just Married and Eminem’s 8 Mile died of a cardiac arrest. She was 32 years old. R.I.P. Brittany Anne Murphy November 10th, 1977 – December 20th, 2009 She also hit the [...]
R.I.P. Eric Woolfson (Alan Parsons Project) (1945 – 2009)
December 3, 2009
Eric Woolfson died of cancer yesterday, December 2nd, his official website learns us. Woolfson was the co-founder of The Alan Parsons Project back in 1975, and after he split with the band he persued musical theatre. Eric Wolfson was 64 years old. Eric Woolfson March 18, 1945 – December 2, 2009
R.I.P. Richard ‘Dickie’ Peterson (Blue Cheer) (1948 – 2009)
October 12, 2009
Bassist and singer Dickie Peterson of heavy riffmachine Blue Cheer past away this morning at 5am in Germany. Blue Cheer was one of the first powertrio’s in rock-‘n’-roll and laid a blueprint of heavy metal/stoner with Vincebus Eruptum and Outsideinside in 1968. They were of great influence for bands such as Monster Magnet, Fu Manchu [...]
R.I.P. Les Paul (1915 – 2009)
August 13, 2009
Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, many with wife Mary Ford, died today, according to Associated Press. He was 94. According to Gibson Guitar, Paul died of complications from pneumonia at White Plains Hospital. His family [...]
R.I.P. John Huges (1950 – 2009)
August 7, 2009
One of the best movies of all time is The Breakfast Club. And Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is pretty cool as well. That John Huges was also responsible for Beethoven and the Home Alone films… well… we just forget about that. R.I.P. John Huges February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009
R.I.P. Willy DeVille (1953 – 2009)
August 7, 2009
Willy DeVille died of pancreas cancer during the night of August 6th in a New York hospital. He was 56 years old. R.I.P. Willy DeVille August 25, 1953 – August 6, 2009
R.I.P. Michael Jackson 1958 – 2009
June 26, 2009
Last night, The King Of Pop Michael Jackson passed away. He was only 50 years old. To comfort you (and our Erik, who planned to attend one of the first shows in the O2 in London next month), even just a little bit, here is Silence is Sexy’s tribute to the mighty ‘Billy Jean’:
RIP Billy Powell (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
January 29, 2009
The famous plane crash that took three of his bandmates in 1977 wasn’t enough to kill Billy Powell but, sadly, the Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist passed away in his home in the suburbs of Jacksonville, FL, early Wednesday morning. He was 56 years old. (read more here)
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