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]

Kurt Cobain was found dead in his home 14 years ago today.

Mikey Dread, The Clash producer and reggae star, has passed away from a brain tumor at the age of 54.

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ABBA drummer Ola Brukert has passed away.

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The Indian guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who is best known as The Beatles' guri, has passed away.

Legendary folk singer/songwriter John Stewart died on January 21st.

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Heath Ledger has been found dead in his apartment.

Evel Knievel has passed away at the age of 69.

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Billboard is reporting that Casey Calvert (Hawthorne Heights) may have passed away due to acute asthma. The rest of the band's tour dates have been canceled.

Kevin DuBrow, singer of Quiet Riot, passed away this morning at the age of 52.

Hawthorne Heights have posted a message on their website.

Message from the Band

Today is probably the worst day ever. Its with our deepest regrets that we have to write this. Casey Calvert passed away in his sleep last night. We found out this afternoon before sound-check. We've spent the entire day trying to come to grips with this and figure out as much as possible. At this time we're not sure what exactly...[read more]

Today is the two-year anniversary from when John Beatz (Bayside) passed away. Keep him, and the band, in your thoughts.

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