2024 News Archives

November 2024


October 2024

  • Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead, passes away (New York Times, October 25)

September 2024

  • Lady Gaga surprises with new disc out Friday (Standard Time, September 24)
  • Franz Ferdinand announces tour (Standard Time, September 23)
  • Jane's Addiction cancels tour after onstage fight (Pollstar, September 16)
  • Sean Combs arrested following grand jury indictment (New York Times, September 16)
  • Patti Scialfa, Springsteen's wife and E Street Band member, reveals cancer diagnosis (New York Times, September 9)
  • RIP famed Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes (New York Times, September 6)

August 2024

  • Greg Kihn, of "Jeopardy" fame, passes away (New York Times, August 15)
  • Swift cancels Vienna shows due to terrorist threat (New York Times, August 7)

July 2024

  • RIP British blues rocker John Mayall (New York Times, July 23)
  • Jack Black cancels Tenacious D tour after band member jokes about Trump shooting (New York Times, July 16)
  • Heart cancels tour as Ann Wilson battles cancer (Standard Time, July 2)

June 2024


May 2024

  • Sean Combs apologizes for assault of ex-girlfriend (New York Times, May 19)
  • Producer, musician Steve Albini, Nirvana, PJ. Harvey producer, dies at 61 (Pitchfork, May 8)
  • RIP guitar great Duane Eddy (New York Times, May 1)

April 2024


March 2024


February 2024

  • Two convicted in murder of Run DMC's Jam Master Jay (New York Times, February 27)
  • Peter Morgan of Grammy-winning Morgan Heritage, passes away at 49 (New York Times, February 25)
  • J Lo hits the road (Billboard, February 15)
  • Pearl Jam announces new music, tour (Standard Time, February 13)
  • Beyonce announces "Act II" (Billboard, February 11)
  • And the GRAMMY winners are... (Billboard, February 4)
  • RIP MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer (New York Times, February 4)

January 2024

  • Billy Joel set to release first new pop song in three decades (Billboard, January 22)
  • Shangri-Las lead singer Mary Weiss passes away at 75 (Boston Globe, January 21)

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