This has been a weird year for music deaths. It seems like there's a new death every couple weeks. And it's not minor players or older musicians. Each of them has been a pivotal member of their musical legacy. Alex Chilton was Big Star. Mark Linkous was Sparklehorse. Jay Reatard was his own sound. Malcom Maclaren helped invent hip-hop. Dio had a solo career and was the other face of
The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — This has been a weird year for music deaths. It seems like there's a new death every couple weeks. And it's not minor players or older musicians. Each of them has... more info