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17 of the Riskiest Moves in Music History: The Brave, Crazy and Inspirational
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17 of the Riskiest Moves in Music History: The Brave, Crazy and Inspirational

Kevin Winter, Getty Images Against Me! singer Tom Gabel recently made the stunning announcement that he would transition to living as a woman, a revelation that was met with both support and insults. That brave move got us thinking about other artists who've risked their careers -- or in some cases, lives -- to stand up for something or ...

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Heart's Nancy Wilson Gets Married for Second Time

Facebook.com Heart vocalist/guitarist Nancy Wilson has tied the knot for the second time. The 58-year-old married music executive Geoff Bywater at a small reception in Mill Valley, Calif. on Saturday (April 28). Wilson was previously married to famed director Cameron Crowe (Say Anything, Almost Famous) from 1986-2010. They have two ...

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Levon Helm Dead: Drummer for The Band Dies at 71 After Long Battle With Cancer

AP Photo, Richard Drew Levon Helm, the enigmatic drummer and baritone vocalist behind The Band has died at the age of 71 after a lengthy battle with cancer, the Times-Herald Record reports. Helm had been hospitalized at New York's Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Center. "We lost Levon at 1:30 today surrounded by friends and family and his ...

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Axl Rose Posts Second Rock Hall Letter, Apologizes to Cleveland

PA Photos Even though he infamously dissed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame just this past weekend, that isn't stopping Axl Rose from going on and on about it. Just a few days before Guns N' Roses were to be inducted into the Hall of Fame on April 14, Rose released a statement letting its organizers know that he wouldn't be attending the ...

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Eric Erlandson 'Letters to Kurt' Book Excerpt: Hole Guitarist on His Relationships With Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love

Akashic Books On April 8, former Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson will release Letters to Kurt, which, as its title suggests, is a collection of letters he wrote to his late friend Kurt Cobain. Touching on the rocker's career, sex, fame and suicide, the book also features an introduction in which Erlandson discusses his friendship with Cobain ...

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Rock 'n' Roll Urban Legends & Hoaxes: The 11 Best Lies in Music History

Keystone/Getty Images | Andreas Rentz/Getty Images | Hulton Archive/Getty Images April Fool's Day can bring out the best and worst in people. There are the harmless pranksters who put a whoopee cushion on your office chair, and there those evil jokers who'll tell you your favorite celebrity is dead. Rock 'n' roll, it seems, brings out ...

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Broken Social Scene's Brendan Canning Explains Picks for CMW/CMF 'Artist Select' Show (LISTEN)

Arts & Crafts Spinner is joining forces with the Red Bull Music Academy and Young Lions Music Club for the Artist Select Series at Toronto live music hotspot The Garrison. As the title portends, each of the three shows during CMW's Canadian Music Fest will be curated and hosted by a different artist. Canadian rapper Shad and Junior Boys ...

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