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Deaths Around Festival Being Investigated by Police

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Deaths Around Festival Being Investigated by Police

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police are reporting two deaths that happened amid EDC Las Vegas 2025, the dance music mega-festival that happened at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway this past weekend, May 16-18. A statement provided to Billboard by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) says that “after discussions with the coroner’s office, LVMPD will be reviewing the separate deaths of two individuals who were in Las Vegas this weekend to […]

todayMay 21, 2025

Gene Hackman and Wife’s Deaths Called ‘Suspicious’ by Police

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Gene Hackman and Wife’s Deaths Called ‘Suspicious’ by Police

When news first broke of the death of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman at the age of 95, early reports on his passing claimed there was “no immediate indication of foul play.” But Hackman’s body was found on Wednesday by several maintenance workers (according to TMZ) who also found the body of Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, along with the body of one of the couple’s dogs. And now, according to a search warrant […]

todayFebruary 27, 2025 2

In Memoriam: 2025 Deaths

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In Memoriam: 2025 Deaths

2025 has seen the loss of a number of key figures in both rock 'n' roll, and the greater tapestry of entertainment history.On the musical side of things, guitarist John Sykes, a former member of both Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, died at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer. "I'm shocked about his passing," drummer Carmine Appice, who played with Sykes in the '90s group Blue Murder, said following his passing. "We played such […]

todayJanuary 23, 2025

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The Most Shocking Horror Movie Deaths Ever

These are the most shocking horror movie deaths ever.To say that horror movies feature a lot of death in them is like saying grass is green and water is wet: Obviously the best way to scare an audience is to show them the one thing pretty much everyone is afraid of.Maybe a death leads to a doomed revenge plot, or the victim comes back as a ghost, or characters are […]

todayMarch 24, 2024 6

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In Memoriam: 2024 Deaths

A number of highly influential and history-making people passed on in 2024.Wayne Kramer, the legendary guitarist and co-founder of Detroit's MC5 died at the age of 75 from pancreatic cancer. Mary Weiss, lead singer for the Shangri-Las also passed at 75. And Woodstock star Melanie, best known for the hit she penned about performing at the iconic festival, "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)," died at 76.Several notable session players […]

todayFebruary 5, 2024 4

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In Memoriam: 2023 Deaths

The rock world said goodbye to several notable figures in 2023, including David Crosby, Jeff Beck and Gary Rossington.Music fans were stunned by the January death of guitar virtuoso Beck, who had completed a tour with Johnny Depp less than two months earlier.The death of David Crosby during the same month also came as a shock to fans. The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash co-founder had been working on new solo music and preparing to tour again and […]

todayDecember 31, 2023 10

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Strangest Deaths in Rock

It's no big surprise when rock stars die by certain means. Drugs and alcohol, for instance, have certainly taken their fair share of musicians from us, and so have plane crashes (for god's sake, people – stay out of twin engine planes!). Meanwhile, choking on one's own vomit is such a fashionable way to go that it provided one of the most classic scenes in This Is Spinal Tap, when […]

todayDecember 28, 2023 11

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Massacre map pinpoints victims’ deaths, abductions

An interactive map visualizing the massacre carried out by Hamas terrorists in Israel’s south has gone online, enabling viewers to see exactly where people were killed and abducted and to better understand the scope of events. “The October 7th Geo-visualization Project strives to provide a comprehensive representation of the atrocities committed by Hamas on that day,” the website notes. “This interactive map serves as a reflection and an educational tool, […]

todayNovember 6, 2023 11

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Sydney music festival deaths renew push for pill testing ahead of ‘very dangerous’ summer

Pressure is mounting on the NSW government to start pill testing after two men died on the opening weekend of the summer music festival season.The two men in their twenties died after leaving the Knockout Outdoor festival at Sydney Showground on Saturday and police are waiting for autopsy reports, with speculation the men died after taking illicit drugs.Premier Chris Minns has previously resisted calls for pill testing at music festivals, […]

todayOctober 2, 2023 17

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