medical emergency
Wu-Tang affiliated rapper Christ Bearer cut off his own penis (and then jumped off a building) (or so they say)
A rapper affiliated with Wu-Tang Clan was rushed to the hospital early Wednesday after he cut off his penis and then jumped off a second story balcony in what police believe was a suicide attempt …
AC/DC not finished, Malcolm Young taking a break though
Yesterday rumors about the end of AC/DC swept around the world and across the internet. Today AC/DC cleared the air:After forty years of life dedicated to AC/DC, guitarist and founding member Malcolm Young is taking a break from the band due to ill health…
'Miami mayor calls for Ultra Music Festival to end after security guard trampled'
“As electronic music fans are recovering from another year of the Ultra Music Festival, Miami’s mayor is calling for the three-day music fest to be scrapped after a security guard was trampled at the event on Friday night…
Monster Magnet played Chicago, cancel rest of tour due to flu
Monster Magnet at MHoW (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
Bad news, Monster Magnet folk: according to the band’s publicist, frontman Dave Wyndorf has the flu, which means that the remaining shows of their tour with with Royal Thunder and Zodiac have been cancelled, including their 12/14 date at the Bowery Ballroom here in NYC…
Guy whose throat was cut with box cutter at show is doing well
Broken Hope reports that:At a recent BROKEN HOPE show with Deicide, a fan was horrifically attacked by a maniacal concert-goer with a box cutter…
Are these the 30 best guitarists under 30?
(more has put together a list of the 30 best guitarists under 30. In the two–part rundown, the list covers some territory, lumping Pallbearer’s Brett Campbell, Liturgy’s Hunter Hunt Hendrix, Mac Demarco, Danielle Haim, Ben Greenberg of The Men, Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz, Marissa Paternoster of Screaming Females and Fun guitarist and Lena Dunham-dater Jack Antonoff onto the list…
Sharon Jones had her surgery
As we hated announcing, Sharon Jones was recently diagnosed with stage-one bile duct cancer which caused her to cancel a bunch of shows and delay a new album release…
Sharon Jones has cancer, postpones album and tour
Sharon, we’re wishing you a speedy and full recovery. Get well soon!SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS CANCEL ALBUM RELEASE AND TOURING FOR 2013
HEALTH CONCERNS NECESSITATE POSTPONEMENT
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings regret to announce that plans to tour and release their upcoming album in 2013 have been postponed…
Morrissey cancels more dates, has Barrett's Esophagus
Morrissey (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
We mentioned most of this, but now there are sadly even more dates cancelled:”Due to doctor’s orders, the upcoming engagements with MORRISSEY in Las Vegas on Sat Feb 9 and in Phoenix on Sun Feb 10 will need to be rescheduled…
Morrissey actually has a bleeding ulcer
Morrissey at The Capitol Theatre (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)
They suspected a bladder infection, but:Following hospital treatment, Morrissey has been diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer and the upcoming engagements in Asheville, NC, Nashville, TN, Atlanta, GA, Lawrence, KS, Clear Lake, IA and Lincoln, NE will need to be rescheduled…
