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Jason MacNeil

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Raised in Cape Breton, Jason has written for NME, Billboard, Toronto Sun, All Music Guide and Popmatters.com among others. This fanatical Flyers fan and proud Luddite also believes the Manic Street Preachers, The National and Tom Petty can do no wrong.

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Mitch Ryder Car Accident: 'Devil With a Blue Dress On' Singer Hit by Drunk Driver
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Mitch Ryder Car Accident: 'Devil With a Blue Dress On' Singer Hit by Drunk Driver

Jason Engstrom Detroit rock legend Mitch Ryder had a close call over the weekend when he and his wife Megan survived a head-on collision with a suspected drunk driver. The Detroit News reports Ryder, 67, was returning to his South Lyon home from a concert he played at Callahan's Music Hall in Auburn Hills when the accident took place ...

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Morrissey Not Dead: Announces He's Alive, Resuming Tour in Las Vegas After Illness

Ian Gavan, Getty After cancelling some recent U.S. dates due to illness, Morrissey says he'll resume touring next Saturday (Feb. 9). "The reports of my death have been greatly understated," Morrissey said in a statement posted on True to You yesterday. "Once admitted to the William Beaumont Hospital at Royal Oak in Michigan, I received ...

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Former Cure Drummer Lol Tolhurst Slams Peter Hook's 'Sold Out' Accusations

MySpace | Getty Lol Tolhurst, former drummer/keyboardist of the Cure and one of the band's founding members, has slammed embattled ex-New Order/Joy Division member Peter Hook's claims in his memoir regarding the Cure "wishing" they were Joy Division and that they "sold out." Earlier this week Spin released excerpts from Hook's book Unknown ...

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Festival in the Desert Postponed Because of Ongoing Mali Conflict

Valery Hache, AFP Organizers of the Festival in the Desert have announced they're postponing portions of the festival due to the war taking place in regions of Mali and on request of the government. "The Festival in the Desert has for 12 years been an international event where cultures have come together," organizers said yesterday in a ...

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Henry McCullough Brain Damage: Ex-Wings Guitarist in Bad Condition After Heart Attack

Ronnie Norton A bandmate and friend of former Wings guitarist Henry McCullough says he suffered brain damage following his heart attack last November. According to an interview with Something Else, Denny Seiwell, a former Wings drummer who played with McCullough in the Paul McCartney-led group, says it's doubtful McCullough will make a ...

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Kasey Anderson, Fraud: Faked Benefit Album with Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Willie Nelson, Others

Jason Kempin, Getty Musician Kasey Anderson has been arrested and charged with wire fraud after concocting phony music projects he said he had been working on, including one that supposedly was to include Jack White, Willie Nelson and Bruce Springsteen. According to The Columbian, Anderson surrendered to federal officials on Tuesday (Jan. ...

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The Doors' John Densmore Writing Tell-All Book About Feud with Other Band Members

Central Press, Hulton Archive The Doors' John Densmore is penning a book dealing with the legal battles he has faced with fellow bandmates Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger entitled "The Doors: Unhinged -- Jim Morrison's Legacy Goes on Trial." The book will be available on April 17 through Amazon's CreateSpace publishing platform. ...

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