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Don Cornelius RIP
  • RIP
  • February 2, 2012, 08:58

Don Cornelius, the founder and host of the legendary Soul Train TV show, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 75. The show, which first aired in Chicago in 1970, introduced television audiences to a host of r’n’b, …

Heavy D RIP
  • RIP
  • November 9, 2011, 08:37

Sad news from Los Angeles with the sudden death of New York rapper and old-school great Heavy D. Aside from a lengthy series of quality releases back in the day with Heavy D & the Boyz, he was also a …

Steve Jobs: the man who changed the music business

The thousands of obituaries which will be written over the next few days about Steve Jobs, who died yesterday aged 56, will remember him for many things. He was a technology visionary, a man who transformed a niche company called …

RIP Bert Jansch, Marv Tarplin
  • RIP
  • October 5, 2011, 12:28

Sad news from the music obituaries department. The great folk guitarist and founding member of Pentangle Bert Jansch has died at the age of 67 in London. His last Irish show was the @ the Park event with Joanna Newsom …

Sylvia Robinson RIP
  • RIP
  • September 30, 2011, 11:20

Producer and Sugarhill record label boss Sylvia Robinson, the woman who put the Sugarhill Gang and “Rappers Delight” together, died yesterday. One more tune…

The end of REM as we know them

The surprise statement from REM that they are calling it a day naturally enough dominates the music agenda as OTR goes back to work. It’s big news when a band as successful and influential as REM head for the hills. …

Too much, too young

It may have been inevitable, but that still doesn’t make it any easier to believe: Amy Winehouse died on Saturday afternoon at the age of 27. Talented and tormented, Winehouse leaves behind a fantastic album (“Frank”), a magnificent album (“Back …

Amy Winehouse RIP

Very sad news about the death of Amy Winehouse at her London home this afternoon. She was just 27. Whatever about those drink and drug demons which dominated coverage after the success of “Back to Black”, Winehouse was a hugely …