The death of any musician is guaranteed to be fodder for gossip columnists and bloggers trying to gain clicks. People tend to jump to conclusions, especially when famous people died at an age earlier than 80. Wayne Static was 48 when he passed away this last week, and in the days since his passing there […]
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Wayne Static’s Widow Issues Statement, Claims Wayne Did Not OD
November 5th, 2014 
James Shotwell 
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Man Dies At Electric Forest Festival In Michigan
July 1st, 2014 James Shotwell Another week, another tale of a young person losing their life while enjoying EDM. Police in Michigan are investigating the death of a young man at last weekend’s Electric Forest Festival. According to reports, Brian Brockette was a 20-year-old volunteer from nearby Caledonia, Michigan. He passed away on Sunday, the last night of the weekend-long […]
36 People Were Sent To The Hospital During Opening Night Of Avicii’s US Tour
June 26th, 2014 James Shotwell Another week, another story about young people not knowing how to handle their high at a large scale EDM event. The Boston Globe is reporting that 36 people were sent to the hospital last night during a performance from top 40 artist Avicii at TD Garden. The event was the opening night of Avicii’s US […]
Lamb Of God Frontman Randy Blythe Comments On Dave Brockie’s Drug Overdose
June 4th, 2014 James Shotwell Yesterday afternoon news broke that a Virginia coroner had determined GWAR frontman Dave Brockie passed away from an overdose of heroin. It was the kind of headline everyone feared would come to light, and in the hours since the news initially broke many in the music community have shared their thoughts on the matter. We […]
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Drug Overdoses Reported At BOA Pavilion Just A Day After Two Die At NYC Fest
September 2nd, 2013 Kriston McConnell New York City’s Electric Zoo festival is an annual dance festival that draws thousands of spectators from across the country. In the first couple days of the festival, there were two deaths and four people hospitalized for what police believe were all drug related. Specifically, MDMA (Molly) or ecstasy. While many fans were disappointed by […]
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1 Dead, 2 In Serious Condition Following Drug Overdoses At Zedd Concert In Boston
August 28th, 2013 James Shotwell UPDATE: Zedd has cancelled his second performance in Boston, which was scheduled to take place tonight (8/28). He wrote on Facebook “Out of respect to the families and friends involved in last night’s tragic loss, the show in Boston tonight is canceled. Love and respect to those in pain right now. Our hearts go out […]
STREAM: Little Daylight – “Overdose” (The Chainsmokers Remix)
March 14th, 2013 Brian Leak Cutesy indie pop outfit Little Daylight are no strangers to reworking tracks, but recently their own ultra fun single, “Overdose,” has gotten quite the dosage of remix treatment itself. One particular standout version of the hit song comes from “wise beyond their years and aggressively handsome” New York City duo, The Chainsmokers, who’ve taken the […]
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Jon Bon Jovi’s Daughter Allegedly Overdosed on Heroin
November 14th, 2012 Anthony Galasso TMZ has reported that Jon Bon Jovi’s 19-year-old daughter, Stephanie Rose Bongiovi of Red Bank, N.J., allegedly overdosed in her Hamilton College dorm room in Kirkland, N.Y. this morning. In addition to drug paraphernalia and marijuana, Kirkland, N.Y. Police say a drug task force also found a “small amount” of heroin next to the superstar’s unresponsive daughter. According […]
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Nine Concertgoers Stabbed At Swedish House Mafia Show; One Dead From Overdose
July 9th, 2012 Grant Trimboli This week has started out with some seriously concerning news regarding Swedish House Mafia’s Dublin concert date this Saturday (July 7). The group are currently on their farewell tour, with Tinie Tempah and Calvin Harris, when a crazed fan stabbed as many as four people while other victims sustained injuries during fights with knives and […]
Posted in News Tags: calvin harris, Concertgoers, Nine, one dead, overdose, SHM, show, Stabbed, Swedish House Mafia, tinie tempah Comments Off on Nine Concertgoers Stabbed At Swedish House Mafia Show; One Dead From OverdoseCasey Royer charged with Child Endangerment
March 17th, 2011 Katy Casey Royer, former drummer for Social Distortion, was charged with child endangerment after allegedly overdosing on heroin in front of his 12 year old son last week in Orange County, California. Drug paraphernalia littered the scene when police arrived. Royer was hospitalized, revived by doctors and later arrested. On Monday he was charged with child endangerment and being under the […]
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November 20th, 2010 Grant Trimboli It was just stated from SG that the 28 year old St. Paul rapper Mikey (Eyedea) Larsen had died on died October 16th of an accidental drug overdose. This was according to the Ramsey County medical examiner’s office.