Lou Reed Gone

from Rolling Stone Lou Reed, Velvet Underground Leader and Rock Pioneer, Dead at 71 New York legend, who helped shape nearly fifty years of rock music, underwent a liver transplant in May By JON DOLAN Lou Reed, a massively influential songwriter and guitarist who...

Hal Needham Gone

from The LA Times Hal Needham, veteran Hollywood stuntman and director, dies at 82 By Steve Chawkins Hal Needham, a highly regarded Hollywood stuntman and director of frothy, adrenaline-pumped films like “Smokey and the Bandit” and “Cannonball...

Stormtroopers Comin’

from Paste Famous Artists Reinvent Stormtrooper Helmets for London Underground Exhibit BY CARLA SCHWARTZ Today, London’s Regent’s Park Underground Station is set to unveil a creative ode to the Star Warsstormtrooper. The traveling exhibit Art Wars features...

Ronald Shannon Jackson Gone

from The New York Times Ronald Shannon Jackson, Composer and Avant-Garde Drummer, Dies at 73 By STEVE SMITH Alan Nahigian Ronald Shannon Jackson, an avant-garde drummer and composer who led an influential electric band and performed with many of the greatest names in...