The Wicked Garden Is A Big Empty Space; Scott Weiland Has Died...
Waking up to the music of the Stone Temple Pilots when your alarm is set to the local news station is never a good thing and sadly this mornings 1010 WINS broadcast was doing this to inform the masses...
View ArticleAmps Off: Lemmy Kilmister Has Passed Away (12/24/1945-12/28/2015)
It’s with great sadness that I must share the news that the great Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead has passed away. The musician, who was born Ian Fraser Kilmister, was plagued by health issues over the...
View ArticleA Starman Says Goodnight; The Iconic David Bowie Has Died (1/8/1947-1/10/2015)
“I had to be dreaming this” I said to myself very early this morning when I first heard the 1010 WINS news broadcast as it played excerpts from the song “Modern Love”. As these melodies played the...
View ArticlePaying Respects At David Bowie’s NYC Residence
The news about the passing of the great David Bowie was still stinging my musical mind pretty hard after first hearing about it this past Monday and while I had already reflected on this sad news in...
View ArticleThere’s A “Heartache Tonight”; The Eagles Glenn Frey Passes Away...
I’m really getting tired of these announcements already as January has taken another great musician off to the skies as legendary co-founder of The Eagles, Glenn Frey has died at age 67. Frey met his...
View ArticleBassist Jimmy Bain (Dio, Rainbow Rising, Phil Lynott, Last In Line) Passes at...
I’m getting tired of my day starting with the news that another rocker had gone to join that big band in the sky but alas its true once more as former Dio, Rainbow Rising, Phil Lynott bassist Jimmy...
View ArticleJefferson Starship/Airplane’s Six String Pilot Paul Kantner Has Died...
January has added another musician to its list of music legends that it has claimed in 2016 as the news that Jefferson Airplane’s co-founder and guitarist Paul Kantner has passed away began circulating...
View ArticleProgressive Rock Legend Keith Emerson Passes Away (1944-2016)
I’m really getting tired of these sort of announcements but alas there has been need to do it again for it was just making the rounds on the web that Emerson, Lake and Palmer’s legendary...
View ArticleAnother Iconic Music Loss; Prince Has Died (1958-2016)
As I write this brief memorial note I am ready to rename 2016 into “The Year That Hated Music” for as I map out thoughts, the news is circulating faster and more furious about the passing of Prince...
View Article“Hellblazer”/”Preacher” Artist Steve Dillon Has Died (1962-2016)
We were saddened to learn of the passing of artist Steve Dillon earlier in the day on Saturday. His brother announced it via social media and no cause of death was disclosed even though some others...
View ArticleTV’s “Green Hornet”; Van Williams Has Died (1934-2016)
The PiercingMetal Command HQ was saddened to learn of the passing of actor Van Williams earlier today. Mr. Williams is most famously known across geekdom as being the one and only Green Hornet from the...
View ArticleEmerson, Lake & Palmer’s Legendary Bassist Greg Lake Has Died (1947-2016)
I awoke to the news this morning that legendary Emerson, Lake and Palmer bassist/vocalist Greg Lake had passed away sometime during the evening before and what a terrible loss for music lovers...
View ArticleFamed Star Wars Princess Carrie Fisher Has Died (1956-2016)
When the news about Carrie Fisher suffering a heart attack while on a flight back from a signing event on December 23rd were first reported, my hopes were high that she would come out of this okay and...
View ArticleProgressive Rock Legend John Wetton Has Died (1949-2017)
Earlier today the music world learned of the passing of the great John Wetton who is most famously known for his musical contributions with Progressive Rock legends King Crimson and the chart-topping...
View ArticleKittie Bassist Trish Doan Has Died (1985-2017)
I’m deeply saddened to share the news that Kittie bassist Trish Doan has passed away. The news hit me when I was reading my Facebook feed and suddenly saw a photo of Trish along with a notice from her...
View Article“Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll” Legendary Rock Pioneer Chuck Berry Has Passed...
I was out spending a nice afternoon with a colleague when a quick check of the latest world happenings on Facebook found me learning of the passing of one of the true founders of Rock ‘n Roll music in...
View ArticleArt Legend Bernie Wrightson Has Passed (1948-2017)
While the world was still reeling from the news about the passing of the legendary musician Chuck Berry, the art community was coming to terms with the news that the great Bernie Wrightson had also...
View ArticleOriginal Boston Drummer Sib Hashian Has Died (1949-2017)
We’ve just learned that drummer John Thomas “Sib” Hashian has passed away. Most famously known for his drumming on the Boston self-titled debut album and its follow up According to TMZ reports, Sib...
View ArticleTrans-Siberian Orchestra Mastermind Paul O’Neill Has Passed Away (1956-2017)
The news broke late last night and I must admit that I could barely believe what I was reading. It seemed that the super creative Rock Producer Paul O’Neill, mastermind behind the Trans-Siberian...
View ArticleLegendary Guitar Innovator Allan Holdsworth Has Died (1946-2017)
As much as I hate to keep churning out these sorts of posts, it seems as though the only constant in our world is death and taxes and with that I must announce that the legendary guitarist Allan...
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