Johnny Ace died at 25, allegedly during a game of Russian Roulette. The legend of his death not only obscures his talent but is built upon a misreading of what ...
Tom Wolfe forged a place in our collective consciousness for car enthusiasts, hippies, pilots, surfers, strippers and the monied elite, and helped make tho...
The late Fall singer Mark E. Smith held nothing back in his autobiography, Renegade
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Gut Terk - the legendary outlaw biker, Merry Prankster, Blue Cheer manager, poster and album cover artist and Acid Test graduate now rides in paradise
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The French yé-yé singer died on January 7, 2018, after an illustrious career that included collaborations with Serge Gainsbourg, Michel Berger and Elton John
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At 24, the former teen idol wanted to grow, but then the White City tragedy happened. At a show of 30,000+ fans, panic and pandemonium resulted in over 800 peop...
Dave Alexander was one of the founding members of the Stooges. He was full of contradictions: shy and mysterious, with a fast car and an unquenchable thirst for...
Harold Pendleton, the founder of the legendary Marquee Club and the Reading Festival, has passed away at the age of 93 after a short illness.
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Laurie Lindeen shares her remembrances of Grant Hart, Hüsker Dü's drummer and co-songwriter, who passed away on September 13, 2017
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Remembering Jeanne Moreau - the award-winning French femme fatale actress, singer, screenwriter and director, who recently passed away at the age of 89.
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Twelve of Jerry Lewis' most memorable moments - Please Kill Me remembers the legendary comedian and philanthropist.
“It was impossible to feel neutral about th...
Dick Gregory, the groundbreaking comedian, crusader for social justice, health food advocate, presidential candidate, and conspiracy theorist died Saturday, August 19, in Washington, DC. He was 84 years old....
Sam Shepard, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play, Buried Child, died last week at his home in Kentucky. His death, from complications...
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