December 3
Grunge lost one of its most troubled voices today in 2015 when Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland died of a drug-induced cardiac arrest on his tour bus at 49, ending the career of the charismatic singer whose decades-long battle with addiction had overshadowed his considerable talent… Rock tragedy reached horrifying proportions on this day in 1979 when 11 fans were trampled to death in a stampede before a Who concert in Cincinnati, the festival seating disaster that would change concert safety regulations nationwide while haunting Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey forever… British rock lost one of its greatest supporting players on this day in 2014 when Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan died from stroke complications at 69, ending the life of the musician whose boogie-woogie piano had supported Rod Stewart and the Rolling Stones while earning him universal respect… Heavy metal's prince of darkness Ozzy Osbourne was born today in 1948. The for...
