"Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas," ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons said in a statement.
"Last night I got an email from someone who said 'I'm 46, is it okay to start producing music?' I said 'yes, start now!'": How a 67-year-old pensioner went viral performing industrial techno at home
What started as a post-retirement hobby has led The Last DJ to runaway success and his first gig in 40 years. Now he's on a mission to inspire others to do the same
Former AEW wrestler Andy ‘Butcher’ Williams dead at 48 after in-ring collapse
TMZ reported the news Sunday morning, after he’d been rushed to the hospital from an indie show.
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Joe Pratt, NEH Cullen Chair of Business and History By Debbie Z. Harwell, Editor It is with great sadness we share the news that our founder and friend Joe Pratt passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2025. Beloved by family, friends, colleagues, and students, Joe brought joy to all who knew him. He always said […]
Sunday Times and Sun columnist Rod Liddle dies aged 66
Tributes paid across industry to provocative journalist who died after short illness
Glen Hansard, Irish musician who won Oscar for ‘Once,’ dies in motorcycle crash
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash. His management says the accident happened in Dublin on Wednesday. He was 56.
How Sun Records Saved a Lost Collection of Legendary Music - Musicbed Blog
Rock ’n roll was born at Sun Records. The list of earth-shattering artists who got their start there is hard to believe: Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and so many others. As Collin Brace, VP of Sun Records, told us, “These guys defined not only a genre, but a generation.” In many ways, Sun Records and its artists paved the way for indie musicians and studios today. They were future minded. Open minded. They welcomed anyone with a guitar and a song. This is how they found legendary, mold-breaking artists like Johnny Cash. And it’s also how they ended up with over 8,000 master recordings from artists who never made it big, if it at all.
Jennifer Finch, L7 Bassist and Los Angeles Punk Figure, Dies at 59
Jennifer Finch, the longtime L7 bassist, vocalist and songwriter, has died at 59 following an aggressive form of brain cancer.
Leonard Cohen Dead at 82
Leonard Cohen, the hugely influential singer and songwriter whose work spanned five decades, died at the age of 82.
Bez (dancer)
Mark Berry, better known as Bez, is an English dancer and DJ. He was a member of the rock bands Happy Mondays and Black Grape.
David Graeber Left Us a Parting Gift — His Thoughts on Kropotkin’s “Mutual Aid”
Graeber, the anarchist scholar who played a prominent initial organizing role in Occupy Wall Street, has died at 59.
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Who Are You? My name’s Ed, I’m the CEO of national Media Relations and Public Relations company EZPR, of which I am both the E (Ed) and the Z (Zitron). I host the Better Offline Podcast with iHeartRadio and Cool Zone Media, named one of the Best Podcasts
Zhu Rongji, who drove China's 1990s economic reforms, has died at 97
Zhu was renowned for reforms that sought to transition China from the post-Maoist years to a more global market-oriented financial system, without ceding party control over the economy.
Universal Music Group: Decades of Masters Lost
Last year, I wrote an article detailing how record companies have a checkered past when it comes to properly archiving their master recordings. Among some of the revelations noted (thanks to a bril…
T.I.'s Sons Are Budding Music Stars
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Rocksky user profile — recent scrobbles, top artists, albums, and tracks.
A Year After ICE Killed A Father Outside Chicago, FBI Won’t Release Any Info About Investigation
Silverio Villegas González was killed during a traffic stop in Franklin Park. His family is working with lawyers and the Mexican Consulate to file a wrongful death claim against the federal government — and get his kids out of foster care.
