According to the Des Moines Register, Urbandale, Iowa police are investigating the death of SLIPKNOT’s bass guitarist at a local hotel. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140601 Terribly tragic news. I’m a fan of their music, and now I don’t know what will become of the band.
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“The music industry is in a major state of crisis and some up and coming acts are reluctant to dirty their hands with social networking” http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10460660-261.html?tag=TOCmoreStories.0 So let me get this straight, if the band isn’t doing the job of the record label you want nothing to do with them? The use of “social media” [...]
Just a few days into the band’s European tour with AMON AMARTH, bassist Mike Alexander of British thrashers EVILE was suddenly taken ill and rushed to hospital, but tragically passed away in Luleå, Sweden [on Monday, October 5]. He was 32 years old. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=128242 Terrible news. They are a great band.
It only took a day or so for all the vultures to come out over Michael Jackson. I usually sit on the morose’s bench, but for this there seems to be no room.
I’m running on wordpress, and on new host. I’ve also got the Digg/tweet/facebook/myspace share features turned on.
