Tag: Dead
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Actor Richard Attenborough of Jurassic Park has died at the age of 90
The BBC is reporting that actor Richard Attenborouugh, whom you might remember from his roll as Dr. John Hammond in Jurassic Park, has died at the age of 90. Lord Attenborough has spend the last 6 years in a wheelchair since falling down the stairs 6 years ago. According to his son, he died around lunchtime…
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Frankie Knuckles dead at 59
A legendary house music DJ and producer Frankie Knuckles died in Chicago on Monday from complications related to Diabetes. Born in the Bronx in 1955, Knuckles first began DJing in New York alongside Larry Levan. He then moved to Chicago in the 1970’s to become the premiere DJ at The Warehouse, the nightclub that would…
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Technics to stop production on 1200 turntable (UNCONFIRMED)
The story broke yesterday on the inthemix blog Panasonic the company behind Technics was to discontinue the production of the iconic Technics 1200 turntable. A staple in the DJing world for 35 years. “It is a sad day today but due to low sales globally in analogue turntables a decision to stop production has been…
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Adam "DJ A.M." Goldstein found dead
TMZ.com is reporting that Adam “DJ A.M.” Goldstein was found dead in his New York City appartment around 5:20pm. He has not been heard from in a few days and when his friends went to check on him he did not get a response at the door. The friend then called the police but it…