Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton, RIP.
Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton was found dead today in his Michigan home from an apparent heart attack. Asheton, who was still gigging with Iggy at the time of his death, went on to play with New Order and Destroy All Monsters in the late 70’s through the mid-80’s. Asheton also performed [...]

I’m gonna stay in this very spot with all your records until you get back together again…
I don’t know the current vital signs of your favorite local band but you might want to check. My inbox has been full of sad-breaking-up-the-band news lately.

The Cops go kaput…
The Cops, still be riding high on the success of [...]

Mitch Mitchell, live drum solo from 1969. Fucking incredible. For Surly and LP.
Mitch Mitchell, the revered drummer of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, was found dead in his Portland hotel room today. Mitchell had just wrapped up the 18 stop Experience Hendrix Tour. The tour, that stopped in Seattle only days ago on November 6th, [...]

Natacha Stellmach, Gone. Kurt goes up in smoke?
Australian artist, Natacha Stellmach is claiming she will smoke some of the late Kurt Cobain’s ashes in her upcoming exhibition, Set Me Free. Stellmach’s installation at the Wagner + Partner Gallery in Berlin focuses  on suicide and desecration. Stellmach has said the smoking of Cobain’s ashes [...]

Cindy’s totally gettin’ nekkid at Sturgis! Yeeee-Hawww! Top that Obama!
John McCain attended the 68th Annual Sturgis Bike Rally in South Dakota on Monday. At his speech, he offered up his wife Cindy as a participant in the Miss Buffalo Chip Contest. While many of McCain’s peeps attend Sturgis, I still got to wonder if the [...]

Gonzo, The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson…
Check out the trailer (above) for the new biopic on Hunter S. Thompson. It’s helps balance out the craziness of this week. I think anyway. Well, the trailer does and so does this timely quote from the man who didn’t just by the ticket and take [...]

Bo Diddley, The Black Gladiator, 1970.
Bo Diddley passed away today at the age of 79 after being seriously ill for months. So, I did what any music fan does at times of great sadness. I riffled through my music collection so I could pay my respects and reflect properly. With vinyl and the speaker [...]