Tagged: obituaries

Trevor Bolder, bassist with the Spiders From Mars and Uriah Heep, has died . Bolder came from a musical family - his father a trumpeter; one aunt an opera singer another a music teacher. From the age of seven, he was in brass bands and, but for the intervention of the Beatles and the 1960s, would have carried his instrument into the Royal Marines Band. Although it was The Beatles that inspired his brother and him to form a band, it was The Stones who really shaped his sound and style, acting as a gateway [...]

Trevor Bolder - RIP Trevor Bolder, left, with David Bowie & the Spiders From Mars

Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, passed away yesterday afternoon from bile duct cancer. He was 74 . The quasi-Baroque introduction Mr. Manzarek brought to the Doors’ 1967 single “Light My Fire“ — a song primarily written by Mr. Krieger — helped make it a million-seller. Along with classical music, Mr. Manzarek also drew on jazz, R&B, cabaret and ragtime. His main instrument was the Vox Continental electric organ, which he claimed to have chosen, Mr. Vitorino said, because it was “easy to carry.” The Doors’ four-man lineup did [...]

Ray Manzarek - RIP

Legendary Doors keyboardist and founder passes away at age 74. The post R.I.P. Ray Manzarek appeared first on Treble: Music news, reviews, interviews and more .

The Doors official Twitter feed has just announced the death of Ray Manzarek: Ray Manzarek, Founding Member of The Doors, Passes Away at 74 Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member (cont) tl.gd/n_1rkd4a7 — doorsofficial (@TheDoors) May 20, 2013 There's more detail in that Twitlonger post: Ray Manzarek, Founding Member of The Doors, Passes Away at 74 Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, passed away today at 12:31PM PT at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany after a lengthy battle with bile [...]

El fin de semana se llevará a cabo el Hell & Heaven Metal Fest. Por: @Mountains Los festivales en México hace unos años no eran predominantes en el mapa musical de la gente y mucho menos en el de los visitantes foráneos. Con el paso del tiempo nos hemos dado cuenta que algunos promotores han hecho su esfuerzo por que ciertos nombres o marcas permanezcan en la mente de la gente y así asistan año con año a caravanas musicales en nuestro país. En cuanto a festivales de metal [...]

This week felt like living in a soap opera.

Photo of Infinite Self by G. Infinite Self by Stuart Wilde Death is a part of life and yet, I am having a hard time believing that spiritual guru Stuart Wilde has departed from this earth.  Several websites have confirmed the news, so I know it to be true.  On May 1, 2013, Stuart Wilde suffered a fatal heart attack in Ireland.  While I never met Stuart Wilde, I have been a fan and admirer of his teachings for a very long time and [...]

Taylor Mead - RIP. This morning Bowery Boogie is reporting that underground artist, actor, and Warhol superstar, Taylor Mead has passed away at the age of 88. He was a sweet guy, and I think I can speak for a a fairly sizable group of friends when I say I'm truly sad about it. RIP indeed, Simple Country Girl.

In such a weird week, Metal People require Metal Therapy

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Oggi è il giorno dei geni del male e del metal. Dopo la notizia dell' arresto del cantante degli As I Lay Dying (finito in manette perchè cercava di assoldare qualcuno che uccidesse la ex-moglie), ci giunge notizia di un altro arresto: quello di Allen West, ex-chitarrista e membro fondatore degli Obituary . Allen è in prigione già da un mese, ma la notizia si è diffusa solo oggi; il motivo della detenzione è legato alla produzione di metanfetamine. Il modo in cui il suo laboratorio domestico è stato scoperto è semplicemente grottesco. Stando al Tri-County [...]

What the hell is going on in heavy metal this week?! Former Obituary/Six Feet Under guitarist Allen West was busted recently for having a meth lab...and that's not even the best part of the story!   Mike "Gunface" McKenzie alerted me of the story, which actually happened on March 27th but fell under the radar. The best ... The post Former SIX FEET UNDER Guitarist Busted For Meth Lab appeared first on Metal Injection .

Is it a full moon out or something?!?!

The family of Ray Harryhausen has announced that he has died at the age of 92. Ray Harryhausen is well regarded as a pioneer in the stop-motion animation world, known for creating a technique called Dynamation. Here’s the statement from his family: Raymond Frederick Harryhausen Born: Los Angeles 29th June 1920 Died: London 7th May 2013. The Harryhausen family regret to announce the death of Ray Harryhausen, Visual Effects pioneer and stop-motion model animator. [...]

Ray Harryhausen , a legendary visual effects pioneer and stop-motion model animator, passed away at the age of 92 . Harryhausen’s fascination with animated models began when he first saw Willis O’Brien’s creations in KING KONG with his boyhood friend, the author Ray Bradbury in 1933, and he made his first foray into filmmaking in 1935 with home-movies that featured his youthful attempts at model animation. Over the period of the next 46 years, he made some of the genres best known movies – MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1949), IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA [...]

Here’s an obituary for Margaret Groening , mother of Matt, whom you may remember is the creator of a little shows known as 'The Simpsons'. You’ll recognize a lot of these names. Many of the streets names in Portland, Ore. - Lovejoy, Terwilliger, Flanders, Quimby, et al. - are also better known as characters on the show, but I never realized how directly many of the characters were taken from Groening's family. A true testament for family and home if there ever was one. [via bleedingcool ]

Cedric Brooks - RIP

Jeff Hanneman, one of the founders of Slayer, has died. CBC has gathered a collection of fellow rockers reactions . Interestingly, most were indistinguishable from the sort of tribute you'd see if Jeff from the Sandwich Shop died: Just heard the sad news about Jeff Hanneman of Slayer.My condolences to his family,the band and all his friends and fans..RIP — Nikki Sixx (@NikkiSixx) May 3, 2013 Our condolence to the entire @ slayer family #RIPJeff RT @ [...]

Steve Miller Band backstage at Fillmore East, 10/31/1969. From left: Tim Davis (drums); Steve Miller (guitar, vocals); Lonnie Turner (bass, guitar, vocals). Source . Lonnie Turner (Steve Miller Band) - RIP