According to a report in the Associated Press, the death toll from the
Roskilde Festival in Denmark, held June 29-July 2, has now reached nine. An Australian news agency reports that 24-year-old
Anthony James Hurley of Melbourne passed away July 5 as a result of chest injuries he sustained when fans surged toward the stage during
Pearl Jam's performance. Eight concertgoers died of suffocation at the show… A 21-year-old concertgoer fell 80 feet to his death during the Fourth of July performance of the
Summer Sanitarium Tour at the
PSINet Stadium in Baltimore, in between sets by
Kid Rock and
Korn. Police are still investigating the incident, which they are currently calling a "questionable death," and have yet to conclude whether
Martin Muscheet intentionally jumped from the fifth story of the stadium's concourse level or whether he accidentally fell over the four-foot tall guard rail…
DJ Quik homey
Mausberg was shot and killed this weekend in Los Angeles.
DJ Quik representatives said they were trying to gather information regarding the murder. Mausberg was a featured guest on Quik's two most recent albums, "Rhythm-al-ism" and "Balance & Options."… Los Angeles punk legend
Rik L Rik died from a rare form of brain cancer on Friday (6/30). Rik, who was working with a band called
The Celestials at the time of his death, was the first artist to record for the punk label
Posh Boy… "Smokin' In The Boys Room" songwriter
Michael "Cub" Koda died of complications from kidney failure on Saturday (7/1). Koda was the singer-guitarist for ‘70s rock group
Brownsville Station. The album containing the hit single was produced by current
UMG ruler
Doug Morris. Though the group disbanded in 1979, the 1985
Motley Crue re-make of the hit thrust the band back into the spotlight. In recent years, Koda released several blues and rockabilly-influenced solo albums, co-authored the 1998 book "Blues For Dummies" and wrote "The Vinyl Junkie" monthly column for various trade magazines. Koda was 51.