74: Love, Marriage, and Rock Stardom

Ever since the relationship between Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen (68: Punk, Hotel Rooms, and Heroin – Beat Marches On), the tabloids tend to speculate as to who is going to be the next disaster couple. Pete Doherty and Kate Moss, Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil, and even Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. In the… Continue reading 74: Love, Marriage, and Rock Stardom

61: Big Breaks, DNA, and Murder

A warning before you start reading this article, it does feature some gruesome stuff and may not be suitable for those who are faint of heart. In the Seattle grunge scene of the 1990s, there were a lot of deaths. Most of these deaths were done by their own hand, Kurt Cobain’s suicide, Andrew Wood… Continue reading 61: Big Breaks, DNA, and Murder

35: Rivalries, Award Shows, and The Tabloids

There have always been rivalries in music. The Beatles vs. the Rolling Stones, East Coast Rappers vs. West Coast rappers, and The Backstreet Boys vs. *NSYNC the list goes on throughout the ages since music notes started to play. Although rivalries aren’t anything new in music it’s rare to see them spill out at awards… Continue reading 35: Rivalries, Award Shows, and The Tabloids

4:Homesickness, Nirvana, and Serendipity

Sometimes fate intervenes in music which is beyond anybody’s control. Paul McCartney met John Lennon at a church fete. Mick Jagger met Keith Richards at a train station. There are hundreds of stories like this where a chance meeting or event happens. Just think about it if McCartney decided not to go to the fete… Continue reading 4:Homesickness, Nirvana, and Serendipity