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JOHN MANN OF SPIRIT OF THE WEST HAS PASSED AWAY AT AGE 57 With deep sadness we announce that John Fraser Mann (OBC) has passed away peacefully in Vancouver, the inevitable result of Early Onset…

WALK OFF THE EARTH RELEASE TRIBUTE TO LATE BAND MEMBER LISTEN TO “MIKE’S SONG” TODAY Walk Off the Earth have released the new original single, “Mike’s Song,” via RED MUSIC, in honor of their late…

WALK OFF THE EARTH ANNOUNCE MEMORIAL & TRIBUTE CONCERT FOR MIKE “BEARD GUY” TAYLOR CONCERT TO FEATURE ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCES BY MEMBERS OF BARENAKED LADIES, SCOTT HELMAN, MONSTER TRUCK, USS AND MORE Walk Off The Earth…

MIKE “BEARD GUY” TAYLOR OF WALK OFF THE EARTH HAS PASSED AWAY Walk Off The Earth has confirmed that band member Mike “Beard Guy” Taylor passed away from natural causes on Sunday, December 30th. “Mike…

PETE SHELLEY CO-FOUNDER OF BUZZCOCKS PASSES AT AGE 63 Buzzcocks co-founder Pete Shelley has passed away from a suspected heart attack which he suffered at his Estonia home on Thursday. The band, who also features…

ARETHA FRANKLIN PASSES AT 76 This week the music world lost a treasure. Known as the “Queen Of Soul”, Aretha Franklin passed away following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Franklin was 76 and passed…

MARK E SMITH OF THE FALL PASSES AT AGE 60 Lead singer of The Fall, Mark E Smith has passed away at the age of 60. The band had cancelled their 2017 US tour when…

AC/DC GUITARIST AND CO-FOUNDER MALCOLM YOUNG PASSED AWAY AT 64 (JAN 6, 1953 – NOV 18, 2017) AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young who has suffered a long battle with dementia has passed away at the age of…

REMEMBERING CHUCK MOSLEY – A SPILL MAGAZINE TRIBUTE  (December 26, 1959 – November 9, 2017) In a statement from his family, it was announced that alternative rock pioneer Chuck Mosley had passed away on November 9th…

GORD DOWNIE HAS PASSED AWAY AT AGE 53 Canadian music legend Gord Downie has passed away at the age of 53. He was diagnosed in 2015 with a form of aggressive brain cancer named glioblastoma. The…