The most recent Google Doodle honours a groundbreaking opera vocalist who recorded over 30 songs and produced dozens of musical tracks. On this day in 1911, Amanda Aldridge gave a piano recital at Queens Small Hall, the pre-war principal music venue in London and the original home of the BBC Symphony and London Philharmonic Orchestras. Sign up to our NationalWorld Today … [Read more...]
Melrose Place star Brad Johnson passes away from COVID at age 62
Melrose Place star Brad Johnson died of coronavirus in February aged 62, his heartbroken family has revealed as they paid tribute to a 'true Renaissance man'. The actor, who also featured in Steven Spileberg's hit drama Always, passed away due to pneumonia he contracted while fighting the deadly virus. He died on February 18 in Fort Worth in Texas following his battle with … [Read more...]
‘Melrose Place’ ‘Always’ actor Brad Johnson dies at 62 Report
FORT WORTH, Texas (KABC) -- Brad Johnson, the actor known for his roles in the Steven Spielberg film "Always" and on the hit TV series "Melrose Place," has died at age 62, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Johnson, a former rodeo cowboy and "Marlboro Man," died Feb. 18 in Fort Worth, Texas, of complications from COVID-19, his representative Linda McAlister told the trade … [Read more...]
When We Were Young music fest boasts extremely stacked emo lineup
Some of the most popular musical artists from the early 2000s will take to the stage in Las Vegas for a single-day festival. The newly announced When We Were Young music festival has a lineup that’s a who’s who of emo-pop with Paramore and a reunited My Chemical Romance headlining. Some of the other acts include The All American Rejects, AFI, Bring Me the Horizon, The Used, … [Read more...]
My Chemical Romance & Paramore to Headline When We Were Young Festival
Time for some serious nostalgia. The aptly titled When We Were Young festival released its official lineup on Tuesday (Jan. 18), bringing every 2000s emo-pop band to Las Vegas, Nevada on October 22, 2022. Paramore will be returning as a group to headline the festival alongside My Chemical Romance. The When We Were Young Festival marks the first new Paramore show since the band … [Read more...]
Eddie Mekka Dies ‘Laverne & Shirley’ Actor Was 69
Eddie Mekka, the actor who played Carmine Ragusa, the high school sweetheart of Cindy Williams’ Shirley Feeney on the hit ’70s sitcom Laverne & Shirley, has died at his home in Newhall, CA. He was 69. His November 27 death was announced on Facebook by longtime friend Pat Benti, who did not disclose a cause of death but noted that Mekka “passed away peacefully. ”Michael McKean, … [Read more...]