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Adam Yauch Dead: Beastie Boys’ MCA Dies After Battling Cancer

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Adam Yauch Dead: Beastie Boys’ MCA Dies After Battling Cancer:

Adam Yauch, who performed under the stage name MCA, is dead, according toreports from Global Grind and TMZ.

The cause of death is currently unknown. In July 2009, the 47-year-old member of the Beastie Boys announced that he would be receiving treatment for a cancerous tumor in his salivary gland, and that, as a result, the group would cancel some future shows and push back the release of a new album.

Punk rockers defy the world’s most repressive regimes

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Punk rockers defy the world’s most repressive regimes | The Raw Story: “First, then, to Iraq, and news that will surely warm the heart of anyone who still believes the US and Britain attacked that country to introduce it to the wonders of democracy and tolerance. Last weekend, Reuters reported that at least 14 young people had recently been stoned to death in Baghdad, thanks to “a campaign by Shi-ite militants against youths wearing Western-style ‘emo’ clothes and haircuts”.”

Ronnie Montrose Dead: Rock Guitar Legend Passes Away At 64

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Ronnie Montrose Dead: Rock Guitar Legend Passes Away At 64: “SAN FRANCISCO — Rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose, who formed the band that bore his name and performed with some of rock’s heavy hitters, has died.

His booking agent, Jim Douglas, says Montrose died Saturday at his home in Millbrae, Calif. He was 64.

Douglas says Montrose had been in declining health for some time, battling prostate cancer and what Douglas termed “personal demons.”

In addition to forming his own band in 1973, Montrose performed with a number of rockers, including Sammy Hagar, Herbie Hancock, Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs and the Edgar Winter Group. Douglas says Montrose was working on releasing a DVD and starting a tour that would have taken him across the U.S.

Montrose is survived by his wife, Leighsa, as well as a son, a daughter and five grandchildren.”

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