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Flutist, singer and composer Ray Thomas of The Moody Blues has died at the age of 76. His music label, Esoteric Recordings/Cherry Red Records, revealed that Thomas died suddenly at his home in Surrey, south of London, on Jan. 4. The label said in a statement over the weekend: “We … Read More
A new study of 2,000 adults reveals that HBO megahit “Game Of Thrones” is the most binge-able box set of all time. The fantasy series launched in 2011 and is based on the books by George R.R. Martin. The show centres on nine families fighting for the Iron Throne. Coming … Read More
The publishing group that owns the rights to music by Tom Petty, Neil Young, The Doors, The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen, Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo, David Cassidy, Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon, Stevie Nicks and more is suing Spotify for using tens of thousands of songs without a … Read More
Gord Downie was awarded the Order of Canada in a Rideau Hall ceremony in June; the rest of his iconic Canadian band received this honour last week. Downie, who had announced last year that he had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, became a strong advocate for Indigenous people. … Read More
Cult leader Charles Manson died of natural causes on Nov. 19, 2017, at a hospital in Bakersfield, Calif., one week after turning 83. He had been serving a life sentence for murder at California State Prison in Corcoran. Manson’s followers, known as the Manson Family, murdered nine people in a … Read More
