Remembering John Entwistle
On This Date, June 27th, In 2002: Who bassist John Entwistle was found dead in his hotel room at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas one day before The Who were to kick off their 2002 tour. It...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Joe Strummer
Strummer in London, 1978 Joe Strummer (born John Graham Mellor), singer and guitarist for The Clash was born on this day, August 21st in 1952. Strummer died of heart failure on December 22,...
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Joe Strummer Memorial Mural, 7th Street at Avenue A, NYC On This Date, December 22nd, in 2002: Joe Strummer, singer and guitarist for The Clash died of an undiagnosed congenital heart defect after...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Dee Dee Ramone!
Image By Dorian Cope Dee Dee Ramone (born Douglas Colvin), Bassist and primary Songwriter for The Ramones was born on this day, September 18th, in 1951. Dee Dee died of a drug overdose June 5th, 2002....
View ArticleGail’s Classic Interview with John Paul Jones Appears in New Book About Led...
Some of you who have been fans for a while may know that, back in the day before I wrote about Rad Art and Delicious Food, I used to interview famous Rock Stars at a pretty steady clip and then...
View ArticleSuper Mario Clouds By Cory Arcangel
Photo By Gail For this installation, entitled Super Mario Clouds (2002), Cory Arcangel hacked into and modified a cartridge of a Super Mario Bros, the blockbuster Nintendo videogame released in the...
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