Heavy D has passed away at the age of 44.

Mikey Welsh (ex-Weezer) has passed away unexpectedly.

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Valencia's former drummer, Maxim Soria, died in a motorcycle accident yesterday.

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Rap pioneer Sylvia Robinson has passed away at age 75.

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At least 5 people have died and more than 40 are reportedly injured after a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair last night. Our thoughts are with all of those who were there and their families.

Rob Viti of The Track Record recently passed away. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.

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Watch John Lydon (Sex Pistols) pay tribute to his step-daughter and lead singer of The Slits, Ari Up, who passed away a few months ago here.

Mathieu Paquette of Beheading of A King has passed away. Most sources are saying it was a suicide. He was 20 years old.

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Leslie Nielsen, actor in movies such as Airplane! and Naked Gun, has passed away at the age of 84.

Last Wednesday, Throbbing Gristle member Peter Christopherson died in his sleep at the age of 55.

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You Say Party! We Say Die! drummer Devon Clifford died today at age 30 after collapsing on stage Friday night.

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Mark Linkous, best known for his moniker Sparklehorse, committed suicide today.

Catcher In The Rye author J.D. Salinger died today from natural causes at the age of 91.

Athens singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt has officially passed away after being in a coma.

Statement

in 1991 i moved to athens georgia in search of god, but what I discovered instead was vic chesnutt. hearing his music completely transformed the way i thought about writing songs, and i will forever be in his debt."
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Athens, GA singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt has died, apparently of suicide.

edit: Recent update states that he is in a coma.

Jerry Fuchs, drummer for Maserati, The Juan Maclean and former drummer for !!!, died last night after falling down an elevator shaft in Brooklyn.

Associated Press

A 34-year-old man who tried to exit a stuck elevator died after falling five...[read more]

Mary Travers (of Peter, Paul and Mary) has died.

Sen. Ted Kennedy has passed away.

Cash Colligan (The Cab) recently lost his older brother.

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Touch & Go Records (Butthole Surfers, Jesus Lizard, TV On The Radio, Ted Leo) is going through some major changes.

Official Statement

It is with great sadness that we are reporting some major changes here at Touch and Go Records. Many of you may not be aware, but for nearly 2 decades, Touch...[read more]

Nekromantix drummer Andy DeMize was killed in a car crash recently. He was 25.

Bryan LeMasters, former vocalist of Sacramento band Catherine, passed away from cancer. He was 23.

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Today is the one year anniversary of the death of Casey Calvert. Please keep him, as well as Hawthorne Heights, in your thoughts today.

The mother and brother of American Idol contestant, Jennifer Hudson, were found shot to death in their home yesterday.

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Paul Newman has died at the age of 83 from cancer.

Willy Graves, former bassist of The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower has passed away. The bulletin sent out by the band regarding Graves' passing is in the replies.

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Richard Wright, founding member of Pink Floyd, has passed away at 65.

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Sum 41 have written a tribute to Jerry Finn.

Message from the Band

Jerry Finn, a good friend of the band passed away last week on Aug. 21st, 2008. We met Jerry in 2001 when he produced our album "All Killer No Filler". He was a great producer/engineer and just an all around great guy. Anyone who knew Jerry knew how awesome he was. He will be greatly missed and our condolences go out to his family and...[read more]

Soul legend Isaac Hayes has passed away today at age 65.

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Lon Paul, who played percussion on Margot & the Nuclear So and Sos's The Dust of Retreat, recently passed away.

Message From Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos

Our dear friend Lon Paul, who played percussion on the dust of retreat (casey wasn't in the band yet) was found dead at our studio today. Everyone here is in shock, and grieving the loss of a very good friend. Lon...[read more]