Remembering The “Grate” Jerry Garcia
Photo Flicker.com C/C via Leahtwosaints He was the King of The Bay and the icon of the San Francisco Sound in the 1960’s. [lastfm]Jerry Garcia[/lastfm] passes on this day in 1995. [lastfm]The...
View ArticleKeith Richards Autobiography Coming Soon
Stephen Lovekin/ Getty Images Keith Richards’ autobiography, “Life”, hits stores on October 26th . . . and not surprisingly, it’ll address some of his past drug use. We’ll he use some of the pages to...
View ArticleDrugs Are Bad, M’Kay?
Photo by Getty Images (Seattle) Rainier Beach High School drug counselor busted for selling drugs. Wrong kind of counseling I guess. In case you forgot…
View ArticleOzzy Osbourne Haunted By Past Drug Abuse
Angela Weiss/Getty Images [lastfm link_type=”artist_info”]Ozzy Osbourne[/lastfm] has remained drug-free for decades now, but sometimes still feels the terrible long-term effects drug abuse can...
View ArticleEric Clapton’s Guitar Collection Auctioned Off For $2.15 Million
Getty Images/Gareth Cattermole [lastfm link_type=”artist_info”]Eric Clapton[/lastfm]’s collection of over 75 guitars and 55 amps was auctioned off at a Bonhams New York on Wednesday and brought in 2.15...
View ArticleFlesh Eating Cocaine?
Cocaine cut with the veterinary drug levamisole could be the culprit in a flurry of flesh eating disease in New York and Los Angeles. The drug, used to deworm cattle, pigs and sheep, can rot the skin...
View ArticleElton John Regrets Taking Drugs
Sir Elton John may be wildly successful, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have regrets about his past. In a recent interview to discuss his new memoir, Love is the Cure: On Life, Loss and the End of...
View ArticleTop 10 Rock Star Drug Overdoses
On the surface, rock ‘n roll superstardom looks like a teenage fantasy come true: a non-stop party of sold-out shows, private jets, and an endless supply of adoring groupies and mind-altering party...
View ArticleTop 10 Rock Stars Who Cheated Death
On February 3, 1959, the lives of rock stars Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and “The Big Bopper” (born Jiles Richardson) were tragically cut short when a chartered airplane carrying them from Iowa to a...
View ArticleElvis Meets Nixon, Elton Gets Married, Zappa’s Birthday:This Day In Classic...
The Beatles threw a party tonight in 1967 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel to screen their third movie Magical Mystery Tour for all the hipsters in Swingin’ London. As The Beatles were picking up the tab,...
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