Obituary

Charismatic frontman and Canadian national treasure, Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip passed away Tuesday night at the age of 53. Downie was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, in December 2015. It was…

Tom Petty lived a life that was one of persistence and a never say die attitude. The same could be said of his death. On Monday, reports began circulating that Petty had been found unresponsive in his Malibu home due to cardiac arrest. He…

Grant Hart, drummer and one third of the highly influential St. Paul, MN band Hüsker Dü has succumbed to cancer at the age of 56, according to Variety. The announcement was made through an uncaptioned photo of Hart on Hüsker Dü's Facebook…

Walter Becker, bassist and guitarist for the highly successful rock duo Steely Dan died Sunday at the age of 67. His death was announced on his website with a simple diptych of Becker as a child and an adult with the caption, "walter becker…

Glen Campbell, a country artist who successfully bridged the pop and country worlds in the late '60s and early '70s died from complications of Alzheimer's disease Tuesday at the age of 81. Campbell's Facebook page confirmed the death…

Founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, Gregg Allman has passed at the age of 69, according to his official website. A statement on the site said the following: It is with deep sadness that we announce that Gregg Allman, a founding…

Within an hour of completing a performance at Detroit's Fox Theatre, Soundgarden lead vocalist Chris Cornell was found unresponsive in his room at the MGM Grand Hotel after a concerned call to a friend from his wife, Vicky. Cornell was…

Col. Bruce Hampton (born Gustav Valentine Berglund III) collapsed onstage at a celebration of his 70th birthday at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta May 1. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported his death hours after Hampton was rushed to the…

J. Geils, founding member of the popular blues-rock band that bore his name, was found dead in his Groton, MA home Tuesday after Groton police responded to a welfare check. The guitarist was 71 years old. Initial police reports indicate…

Metal Couch Cast, the metal talk show on YouTube based in Syracuse returns after a brief hiatus, now featuring two of NYS Music's writers Jay Saint G and Black Metal Steve, along with voice actor Matthew "Moshpit" Fardo,…