Ron Bushy, the steadfast drummer for hard rock group Iron Butterfly who appeared on the group’s 1968, 17-minute rock opus “In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida,” died Sunday at the age of 79. A cause of death was not immediately disclosed.
“Ron Bushy, our beloved legendary drummer of Iron Butterfly, has passed away peacefully, with his wife Nancy by his side, at 12:05am on August 29th at UCLA Santa Monica Hospital,” the band said in a statement. “All three of his daughters were also with him. He was a real fighter … He will be deeply missed!
“Ron Bushy, our beloved legendary drummer of Iron Butterfly, has passed away peacefully, with his wife Nancy by his side, at 12:05am on August 29th at UCLA Santa Monica Hospital,” the band said in a statement. “All three of his daughters were also with him. He was a real fighter … He will be deeply missed!
- 8/29/2021
- by Jason Newman
- Rollingstone.com
Ryan Lambie Apr 7, 2017
We know all about Norman Bates and Patrick Bateman, but what about their homes? Let's take a look inside...
Nb: The following contains spoilers for Silence Of The Lambs, Psycho, Seven, American Psycho, Manhunter and A Place In The Sun series two. We may be lying about that last one.
As programmes like Through The Keyhole and Homes Under The Hammer prove, you can tell an awful lot about a person from the house they live in. But those programmes always focused on relatively well-adjusted types - peeople who had jobs in television or sport, or maybe a man named Ken from the home counties who's just bought a bungalow at auction and wants to do it up for a tidy profit. That kind of thing.
What might the homes of the more criminally minded tell us about them? What kind of soft furnishings do they like?...
We know all about Norman Bates and Patrick Bateman, but what about their homes? Let's take a look inside...
Nb: The following contains spoilers for Silence Of The Lambs, Psycho, Seven, American Psycho, Manhunter and A Place In The Sun series two. We may be lying about that last one.
As programmes like Through The Keyhole and Homes Under The Hammer prove, you can tell an awful lot about a person from the house they live in. But those programmes always focused on relatively well-adjusted types - peeople who had jobs in television or sport, or maybe a man named Ken from the home counties who's just bought a bungalow at auction and wants to do it up for a tidy profit. That kind of thing.
What might the homes of the more criminally minded tell us about them? What kind of soft furnishings do they like?...
- 4/3/2017
- Den of Geek
By Jonathan Weichsel
MoreHorror.com
Horror director Kansas Bowling (B.C. Butcher) is a huge music fan, and she recently sent me a tip about a cool new rock album that was literally fifty years in the making. In 1965 five boys, aged fifteen to seventeen, some students at Beverly Hills High, some dropouts, formed a garage rock band called The Sloths. After playing at venues around Hollywood such as The Stratford, Sea Witch, The Hullabaloo, Hollywood Palladium, The Whiskey, Bito Lidos, and The Galaxy, and sharing bills with The Doors, Love, Iron Butterfly, The Seeds, Pink Floyd and The Animals, The Sloths were approached by Impression Records and recorded two original songs; “Makin’ Love” and “You Mean Everything To Me.” The band made the rounds of the major radio stations, hoping to have their record played. But “Makin’ Love” was considered too controversial, and “You Mean Everything To Me’” was only played on air once.
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Horror director Kansas Bowling (B.C. Butcher) is a huge music fan, and she recently sent me a tip about a cool new rock album that was literally fifty years in the making. In 1965 five boys, aged fifteen to seventeen, some students at Beverly Hills High, some dropouts, formed a garage rock band called The Sloths. After playing at venues around Hollywood such as The Stratford, Sea Witch, The Hullabaloo, Hollywood Palladium, The Whiskey, Bito Lidos, and The Galaxy, and sharing bills with The Doors, Love, Iron Butterfly, The Seeds, Pink Floyd and The Animals, The Sloths were approached by Impression Records and recorded two original songs; “Makin’ Love” and “You Mean Everything To Me.” The band made the rounds of the major radio stations, hoping to have their record played. But “Makin’ Love” was considered too controversial, and “You Mean Everything To Me’” was only played on air once.
- 7/9/2016
- by admin
- MoreHorror
15 years ago today, Star Trek: Voyager concluded its run on UPN. The series had launched the network (which has since merged with The WB to become The CW) with a two-hour pilot episode in 1995, while Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was still airing new episodes in syndication. It was the first Star Trek series to feature a female commanding officer in the lead role, with Kate Mulgrew playing Captain Kathryn Janeway before she went on to get TV attention again for Orange Is the New Black. Mulgrew reprised her role as Janeway in the 2002 feature film Star Trek: Nemesis. Voyager never garnered the adoration that fans had for the original series and The Next Generation, but it lasted for seven seasons on Upn from 1995 to 2001. Other notable May 23 happenings in pop culture history: • 1950: The Asphalt Jungle, one of Marilyn Monroe’s earliest films, opened in theaters. • 1964: Ella Fitzgerald...
- 5/23/2016
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
These are the Eyes that Satirize! Everybody's seen their imagery but few know the story of these anonymous performance artists and their avant-garde music. Their highly creative songs and videos satirize the commercialization of art and music, and they've chosen a real 'you'll never get rich' way to stay clear of the commercial undertow. Theory of Obscurity: A Film About The Residents Blu-ray Film Movement 2015 / Color / 1:78 widescreen / 87 min. / Street Date April 19, 2016 / 34.95 Starring Jerry Casale, Les Claypool, Chris Combs, Jon Fishman, Matt Groening, Jerry Harrison, Penn Jillette, Jim Knipfel, Gary Panter, The Residents, Steve Seid. Cinematography Barton Bishoff, Don Hardy, Josh Keppel Produced by Barton Bishoff, Don Hardy, Josh Keppel Written and Directed by Don Hardy
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
We've all seen the image: four tuxedoed men in eyeball masks with top hats and canes. These masked men are the avant-garde band and multimedia performance artists known as The Residents.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
We've all seen the image: four tuxedoed men in eyeball masks with top hats and canes. These masked men are the avant-garde band and multimedia performance artists known as The Residents.
- 4/26/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Special Mention: The Last Wave
Directed by Peter Weir
Written by Tony Morphett and Peter Weir
Australia, 1977
Genre: Psychological Thriller
The tagline reads, “The Occult Forces. The Ritual Murder. The Sinister Storms. The Prophetic Dreams. The Last Wave.”
Peter Weir follows up on his critically acclaimed masterpiece Picnic at Hanging Rock with this visually striking and totally engrossing surrealist psychological thriller. Much like Picnic, The Last Wave is built around a mystery that may have a supernatural explanation. And like many Peter Weir movies, The Last Wave explores the conflict between two radically different cultures- in this case, that of Aboriginal Australians and the white Europeans.
It is about a white lawyer, David Burton (Richard Chamberlain), whose seemingly normal life is rattled after he takes on a pro bono legal aid case to defend a group of Aborigines from a murder charge in Sydney. The mystery within the mystery surrounding...
Directed by Peter Weir
Written by Tony Morphett and Peter Weir
Australia, 1977
Genre: Psychological Thriller
The tagline reads, “The Occult Forces. The Ritual Murder. The Sinister Storms. The Prophetic Dreams. The Last Wave.”
Peter Weir follows up on his critically acclaimed masterpiece Picnic at Hanging Rock with this visually striking and totally engrossing surrealist psychological thriller. Much like Picnic, The Last Wave is built around a mystery that may have a supernatural explanation. And like many Peter Weir movies, The Last Wave explores the conflict between two radically different cultures- in this case, that of Aboriginal Australians and the white Europeans.
It is about a white lawyer, David Burton (Richard Chamberlain), whose seemingly normal life is rattled after he takes on a pro bono legal aid case to defend a group of Aborigines from a murder charge in Sydney. The mystery within the mystery surrounding...
- 10/27/2015
- by Ricky Fernandes
- SoundOnSight
Dame Julie Andrews is 80 today. But the musical legend and national treasure is more than just a spoonful of sugar - she's built a career on being both no nonsense and as tough as old boots.
Here's the evidence:
1. Julie on privacy
2. Julie on her 'Iron Butterfly' nickname
3. Julie on her good-girl reputation
4. Julie on anger
5. Christopher Plummer on his Sound of Music co-star
6. Julie on fame
7. Karen Dotrice (the little girl from Mary Poppins) on Julie's vocabulary
8. Julie on good behaviour
9. Julie on gossip columnist Joyce Haber
10. Rex Harrison on playing opposite Julie on stage in My Fair Lady
11. Charmian 'Liesl von Trapp' Carr on cosying up with Julie
12. Julie on Mary
13. Julie on keeping on why you might want to keep her good side
Watch Julie Andrews's Princess Diaries co-star Anne Hathaway (and Robert De Niro!) wish her a happy birthday exclusively for Digital...
Here's the evidence:
1. Julie on privacy
2. Julie on her 'Iron Butterfly' nickname
3. Julie on her good-girl reputation
4. Julie on anger
5. Christopher Plummer on his Sound of Music co-star
6. Julie on fame
7. Karen Dotrice (the little girl from Mary Poppins) on Julie's vocabulary
8. Julie on good behaviour
9. Julie on gossip columnist Joyce Haber
10. Rex Harrison on playing opposite Julie on stage in My Fair Lady
11. Charmian 'Liesl von Trapp' Carr on cosying up with Julie
12. Julie on Mary
13. Julie on keeping on why you might want to keep her good side
Watch Julie Andrews's Princess Diaries co-star Anne Hathaway (and Robert De Niro!) wish her a happy birthday exclusively for Digital...
- 9/30/2015
- Digital Spy
Wikipedia
Without producers using samples, some of the greatest and most loved hip hop songs would never have been made. Some of the genres most recognisable tracks: the ones you’ve seen friends try to recite word for word over the years, wouldn’t be around if it wasn’t for a crazy creative genius who was willing to borrow from part of a seemingly unlinked song they love and turn it into a head-nodding banger.
Most of the time, samples are pretty easy for hip hop fans to digest. In the beginning, producers would take drum beats from dusty, old jazz vinyls they’d found in whatever record store they came across or, most recently, producers figured speeding up old soul vocals would make for something fans would want to listen to. Tried and tested techniques that everyone loves and no one complains about. But what about the brave...
Without producers using samples, some of the greatest and most loved hip hop songs would never have been made. Some of the genres most recognisable tracks: the ones you’ve seen friends try to recite word for word over the years, wouldn’t be around if it wasn’t for a crazy creative genius who was willing to borrow from part of a seemingly unlinked song they love and turn it into a head-nodding banger.
Most of the time, samples are pretty easy for hip hop fans to digest. In the beginning, producers would take drum beats from dusty, old jazz vinyls they’d found in whatever record store they came across or, most recently, producers figured speeding up old soul vocals would make for something fans would want to listen to. Tried and tested techniques that everyone loves and no one complains about. But what about the brave...
- 2/18/2015
- by Aundre Jacobs
- Obsessed with Film
Last month it was announced that Richard Armitage (The Hobbit's Thorin) is to play Frances Dolarhyde in season 3 of NBC's hit TV series Hannibal. Dolarhyde, a serial killer who leaves bite marks on his victims and is thus granted the nom de plume The Tooth Fairy, will reportedly feature in a six-episode arc touching upon the events of Red Dragon.
It was Red Dragon, both Thomas Harris's 1991 novel and Brett Ratner's 2002 movie, that many articles referenced when reporting the Armitage news, with scribes recalling Ralph Fiennes's haunting portrayal of the home-invasion killer who slays entire families. Less common, but more discerning, were the recollections of Tom Noonan's towering, heavyweight (6'7" and 217lb, to be exact) take on Dolarhyde in Michael Mann's atmosphere-drenched 1986 adaptation, Manhunter.
Mann's movie might have jettisoned Harris's title to avoid confusion with Year of the Dragon, which flopped the previous year, and...
It was Red Dragon, both Thomas Harris's 1991 novel and Brett Ratner's 2002 movie, that many articles referenced when reporting the Armitage news, with scribes recalling Ralph Fiennes's haunting portrayal of the home-invasion killer who slays entire families. Less common, but more discerning, were the recollections of Tom Noonan's towering, heavyweight (6'7" and 217lb, to be exact) take on Dolarhyde in Michael Mann's atmosphere-drenched 1986 adaptation, Manhunter.
Mann's movie might have jettisoned Harris's title to avoid confusion with Year of the Dragon, which flopped the previous year, and...
- 2/17/2015
- Digital Spy
Hungry for more "Hannibal"? Fans will have to sit tight until next summer for the third season of this dramatic horrorshow, according to NBC Chairman Bob Greenblatt.
We're dying to find out what the latest drama is between the good doctor (Mads Mikkelsen) and FBI profiler Will Graham (Hugh Dancy), but in the meantime, we'll just have to feast our eyes on old episodes. Fans can also gorge themselves on behind-the-scenes details and photos of the swanky meals Dr. Lecter cooks up. After all, he's not just any cannibal, you know. He's a foodie!
In other tasty "Hannibal" news, Richard Armitage will be joining the show in the role of Francis Dolarhyde. Fans of "Red Dragon" and "Manhunter" will recognize him as the serial killer called The Tooth Fairy. No word on whether or not there will be a reprise of the awesome scene from "Manhunter" where Dolarhyde rocks out to Iron Butterfly,...
We're dying to find out what the latest drama is between the good doctor (Mads Mikkelsen) and FBI profiler Will Graham (Hugh Dancy), but in the meantime, we'll just have to feast our eyes on old episodes. Fans can also gorge themselves on behind-the-scenes details and photos of the swanky meals Dr. Lecter cooks up. After all, he's not just any cannibal, you know. He's a foodie!
In other tasty "Hannibal" news, Richard Armitage will be joining the show in the role of Francis Dolarhyde. Fans of "Red Dragon" and "Manhunter" will recognize him as the serial killer called The Tooth Fairy. No word on whether or not there will be a reprise of the awesome scene from "Manhunter" where Dolarhyde rocks out to Iron Butterfly,...
- 1/16/2015
- by Jenni Miller
- Moviefone
Kurt Cobain created a mixtape in the late 80s that’s been rediscovered on the Internet with fans stating that it gives a deeper look into the Nirvana frontman’s psyche.
Kurt Cobain 'Montage Of Heck'
Cobain's "Montage of Heck" has found some new life online over the past few days. It contains snippets from his personal record collection and the radio, band demos that wound up on Nirvana albums as well as sounds Cobain recorded and/or created – including urinating into a toilet and the toilet's flush. It also includes bits of dialogue from vintage TV shows and movies, as well as from conversations with his friends.
There's an 8-minute mono version of the mixtape, as well as a 36-minute full-length version.
Kurt Cobain's "Montage Of Heck" from SpaceEcho on Vimeo.
Tracy Marander On The Mixtape
While most reports claim that Cobain created the mixtape in 1988 on a 4-track cassette recorder,...
Kurt Cobain 'Montage Of Heck'
Cobain's "Montage of Heck" has found some new life online over the past few days. It contains snippets from his personal record collection and the radio, band demos that wound up on Nirvana albums as well as sounds Cobain recorded and/or created – including urinating into a toilet and the toilet's flush. It also includes bits of dialogue from vintage TV shows and movies, as well as from conversations with his friends.
There's an 8-minute mono version of the mixtape, as well as a 36-minute full-length version.
Kurt Cobain's "Montage Of Heck" from SpaceEcho on Vimeo.
Tracy Marander On The Mixtape
While most reports claim that Cobain created the mixtape in 1988 on a 4-track cassette recorder,...
- 11/4/2014
- Uinterview
Whether you’re new to Tap, or have seen them in concert (like me), it’s hard to argue with free, and the Yeah! App from AMC Networks is offering This is Spinal Tap – The Special Features Version for free through April 11th.
Far more than just a ‘Pop Up Video’ version of films, the Yeah! App gives you a completely unique experience, and none of the films is packed with more awesome than This is Spinal Tap, which not only pulls in hundreds of cool notes, but gives you some incredible insights from a variety of legendary rockers… and Jack Black.
Check out the full details below, and make sure you don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy this truly special viewing experience.
Yeah!, the New iPad Movie App from AMC Networks, Offers This Is Spinal Tap – The Special Features Version Gratis to All iPad Users Through April 11
On...
Far more than just a ‘Pop Up Video’ version of films, the Yeah! App gives you a completely unique experience, and none of the films is packed with more awesome than This is Spinal Tap, which not only pulls in hundreds of cool notes, but gives you some incredible insights from a variety of legendary rockers… and Jack Black.
Check out the full details below, and make sure you don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy this truly special viewing experience.
Yeah!, the New iPad Movie App from AMC Networks, Offers This Is Spinal Tap – The Special Features Version Gratis to All iPad Users Through April 11
On...
- 4/2/2014
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
A Fantastic Fear of Everything
Directed by Crispian Mills and Chris Hopewell
Written by Crispian Mills
UK, 2012
A Fantastic Fear of Everything is a film that Wes Anderson would make if he didn’t give a flying sausage about storytelling. It has many of his auteur signatures (a twee pop-art sensibility, creative and meticulous set design, character idiosyncrasies, assured and muted-mustard cinematography, an affected offbeat soundtrack, love for all things quaint or vintage), but there’s no prevailing context or structure to uphold these aesthetic qualities. Instead, everything about A Fantastic Fear of Everything, all of its quirks and eccentricities, exist in a vacuum that suspends the film in a permanent condition of unfeeling.
The film stars Simon Pegg as Jack, a neurotic and intrapersonal-communicating East London writer hoping to sell his Decades of Death, a book about serial killers. His agent, Clair (Clare Higgins), sets him up with a potential Hollywood buyer,...
Directed by Crispian Mills and Chris Hopewell
Written by Crispian Mills
UK, 2012
A Fantastic Fear of Everything is a film that Wes Anderson would make if he didn’t give a flying sausage about storytelling. It has many of his auteur signatures (a twee pop-art sensibility, creative and meticulous set design, character idiosyncrasies, assured and muted-mustard cinematography, an affected offbeat soundtrack, love for all things quaint or vintage), but there’s no prevailing context or structure to uphold these aesthetic qualities. Instead, everything about A Fantastic Fear of Everything, all of its quirks and eccentricities, exist in a vacuum that suspends the film in a permanent condition of unfeeling.
The film stars Simon Pegg as Jack, a neurotic and intrapersonal-communicating East London writer hoping to sell his Decades of Death, a book about serial killers. His agent, Clair (Clare Higgins), sets him up with a potential Hollywood buyer,...
- 2/7/2014
- by Justin Li
- SoundOnSight
Ah, the joys of new parenthood.
Interrupted sleep. Desperately trying to figure out why the baby is crying. Shock and palpitations at the cost of Pampers (or Luvs or Huggies). Interfering grandparents.
Yeah, it’s tough being the parent of a baby. (Just wait until they are teenagers!)
At least you don’t have super-powers. At least you don’t have arch-nemeses and equally powered villains eager to use your darling as a weapon against you
Once upon a time I worked with Keith Giffen, Ernie Colon, and Karl Kesel on a mini-series for DC that we called Legionnaires Three. The story twists on the kidnapping of the infant Graym Ranzz by the infamous Time Trapper. Baby Graym is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ranzz, a.k.a. Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl, a.k.a. Garth Ranzz and Imra Ardeen. Upon discovering their child is gone, both are...
Interrupted sleep. Desperately trying to figure out why the baby is crying. Shock and palpitations at the cost of Pampers (or Luvs or Huggies). Interfering grandparents.
Yeah, it’s tough being the parent of a baby. (Just wait until they are teenagers!)
At least you don’t have super-powers. At least you don’t have arch-nemeses and equally powered villains eager to use your darling as a weapon against you
Once upon a time I worked with Keith Giffen, Ernie Colon, and Karl Kesel on a mini-series for DC that we called Legionnaires Three. The story twists on the kidnapping of the infant Graym Ranzz by the infamous Time Trapper. Baby Graym is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ranzz, a.k.a. Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl, a.k.a. Garth Ranzz and Imra Ardeen. Upon discovering their child is gone, both are...
- 9/23/2013
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
Feature Ryan Lambie 11 Jul 2013 - 07:10
We know all about Norman Bates and Patrick Bateman, but what about their homes? Ryan takes a look inside...
As programmes like Through The Keyhole and Cribs prove, you can tell an awful lot about a person from the house they live in. But those programmes always focused on relatively well-adjusted types, who had jobs in television or sport.
What might the homes of the more criminally minded tell us? To this end, we've delved into the flats, remote houses and motels of five infamous movie murderers to see what we can dig up...
Jame Gumb - Silence Of The Lambs
The killer: Played with drawling minimalism by Ted Levine, Jame Gumb - also known as Buffalo Bill - has a disturbing habit of kidnapping women, holding them captive, and then turning them into an elaborate suit made of human skin. Most unpleasant.
The...
We know all about Norman Bates and Patrick Bateman, but what about their homes? Ryan takes a look inside...
As programmes like Through The Keyhole and Cribs prove, you can tell an awful lot about a person from the house they live in. But those programmes always focused on relatively well-adjusted types, who had jobs in television or sport.
What might the homes of the more criminally minded tell us? To this end, we've delved into the flats, remote houses and motels of five infamous movie murderers to see what we can dig up...
Jame Gumb - Silence Of The Lambs
The killer: Played with drawling minimalism by Ted Levine, Jame Gumb - also known as Buffalo Bill - has a disturbing habit of kidnapping women, holding them captive, and then turning them into an elaborate suit made of human skin. Most unpleasant.
The...
- 7/10/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Manhunter
Directed by Michael Mann
Written by Michael Mann
1986, USA
Manhunter is adapted from the Thomas Harris novel Red Dragon, the book which introduced the world to the serial killer known as Hannibal Lecter. It came five years before Harris’s other novel was adapted to the screen ( The Silence of the Lambs), and 27 years before the NBC hit crime drama Hannibal. In between, the role of Dr. Hannibal has been reprised several more times, including Hannibal in 2001 and in a second adaptation of Red Dragon made in 2002 (under the original title). And in late 2006, the novel Hannibal Rising was adapted into the film of the same name, which explained Lecter’s development into a serial killer. Of all these adaptations, Manhunter has become the cult favourite.
This intelligent psychological portrayal of a serial killer and the FBI investigator is both complex and ingenious. The main focus here is entirely...
Directed by Michael Mann
Written by Michael Mann
1986, USA
Manhunter is adapted from the Thomas Harris novel Red Dragon, the book which introduced the world to the serial killer known as Hannibal Lecter. It came five years before Harris’s other novel was adapted to the screen ( The Silence of the Lambs), and 27 years before the NBC hit crime drama Hannibal. In between, the role of Dr. Hannibal has been reprised several more times, including Hannibal in 2001 and in a second adaptation of Red Dragon made in 2002 (under the original title). And in late 2006, the novel Hannibal Rising was adapted into the film of the same name, which explained Lecter’s development into a serial killer. Of all these adaptations, Manhunter has become the cult favourite.
This intelligent psychological portrayal of a serial killer and the FBI investigator is both complex and ingenious. The main focus here is entirely...
- 4/19/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Dubstep, drumstep, glitchstep, chillstep, fill-in-the-blank-step... the electronic dance music field is growing at an exponential rate, leaving its underground roots far behind as some of my favorite established electro-rockers like Celldweller and Front Line Assembly incorporate modern Edm elements into their sound, metal bands mash up their riffs with dubstep elements (like Korn's collaboration with electro-house superstar Skrillex), and more genre crossovers are being born than I can possibly keep up with. The landscape is so overrun now that it takes an artist with unique skills to stand above the herd... and a dark and spooky image doesn't hurt either; it's certainly one way to get my attention. That finally happened this year, when I was introduced to the ominous team Blackburner, whose stage identities are concealed behind bizarre robotic killer rabbit suits with glowing Cylon eyes. If you're having trouble picturing that, I've included images and clips showing these bass-dropping bunny-borgs in action.
- 12/27/2012
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
Santa Ana, Calif. — Coroner's officials say Lee Dorman, bass guitarist for the 1960s psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly, died of natural causes in Southern California and there won't be an autopsy.
A statement from the Orange County coroner's office says Dorman was under the care of a physician when the 70-year-old was found dead in his car Friday at his home in the coastal town of Laguna Niguel.
Authorities have said Dorman may have been on his way to a doctor's appointment when he died.
No services have been announced.
Iron Butterfly rose to prominence in the late 1960s. According to the band's website, its second album, "In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida," sold more than 30 million copies. The title track's distinctive notes have been featured in numerous films and TV shows.
A statement from the Orange County coroner's office says Dorman was under the care of a physician when the 70-year-old was found dead in his car Friday at his home in the coastal town of Laguna Niguel.
Authorities have said Dorman may have been on his way to a doctor's appointment when he died.
No services have been announced.
Iron Butterfly rose to prominence in the late 1960s. According to the band's website, its second album, "In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida," sold more than 30 million copies. The title track's distinctive notes have been featured in numerous films and TV shows.
- 12/24/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Lee Dorman, best known as the bassist for the psychedelic-rock band, Iron Butterfly, was found dead in a vehicle in Orange County, CA on Friday (Dec. 21). The musician was 70 years old.
A spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff's Department said that there was a coroner's investigation underway to determine the cause of death. Foul play was not, however, suspected in Dorman's death. The spokesperson further speculated that Dorman may have been on the way to visit a doctor at the time of his death.
Earlier reports had indicated that Dorman had heart issues and had reduced his activity in the music scene as a result. Despite this, the bassist is still listed as an active member on Iron Butterfly's official website.The car in which Dorman's body was found was in the musician's own driveway when police arrived.
Iron Butterfly, formed in the late 1960s, rose to prominence with its second album,...
A spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff's Department said that there was a coroner's investigation underway to determine the cause of death. Foul play was not, however, suspected in Dorman's death. The spokesperson further speculated that Dorman may have been on the way to visit a doctor at the time of his death.
Earlier reports had indicated that Dorman had heart issues and had reduced his activity in the music scene as a result. Despite this, the bassist is still listed as an active member on Iron Butterfly's official website.The car in which Dorman's body was found was in the musician's own driveway when police arrived.
Iron Butterfly, formed in the late 1960s, rose to prominence with its second album,...
- 12/22/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Iron Butterfly bassist Lee Dorman has passed away at the age of 70. Dorman, who joined the psychedelic rock group in 1968, was found in his car outside his home on Friday. The local sheriff.s spokesperson in Orange Country said an investigation was ongoing but that there were no suspicious circumstances. The band.s debut album was called Heavy. However, it was their next album, In-a-Gadda-Da-Vid, which saw them gain popularity and eventually sell millions of copies. Iron Butterfly.s guitarist Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt also passed away this year, he was 63.
- 12/22/2012
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
Los Angeles — Lee Dorman, the bassist for psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly, has died at age 70.
Orange County sheriff's spokeswoman Gail Krause says Dorman was found dead in a vehicle Friday morning. A coroner's investigation is under way, but foul play is not suspected.
Krause said Dorman may have been on his way to a doctor's appointment when he died.
Iron Butterfly was formed and rose to prominence in the late 1960s. Its second album, "In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida," sold more than 30 million copies, according to the band's website. The title track's distinctive notes have been featured in numerous films and TV shows including "The Simpsons," "That `70s Show" and in the series finale of "Rescue Me."
Douglas Lee Dorman was born in September 1942 and had been living in Laguna Nigel, a coastal city in Southern California, when he died.
A message sent through the band's website was not immediately returned.
Orange County sheriff's spokeswoman Gail Krause says Dorman was found dead in a vehicle Friday morning. A coroner's investigation is under way, but foul play is not suspected.
Krause said Dorman may have been on his way to a doctor's appointment when he died.
Iron Butterfly was formed and rose to prominence in the late 1960s. Its second album, "In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida," sold more than 30 million copies, according to the band's website. The title track's distinctive notes have been featured in numerous films and TV shows including "The Simpsons," "That `70s Show" and in the series finale of "Rescue Me."
Douglas Lee Dorman was born in September 1942 and had been living in Laguna Nigel, a coastal city in Southern California, when he died.
A message sent through the band's website was not immediately returned.
- 12/22/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Another great soundmaker has been silenced. Lee Dorman, bassist for proto-metal rockers Iron Butterfly, died today at his home in Orange County, Calif.. He was 70. The county coroner's office tells E! News that Dorman, who had a history of heart trouble, was found in his car at around 9 a.m., dead of what appeared to be natural causes. Iron Butterfly's biggest hit was the 1968 jamfest "In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida," off the album of the same name, and Dorman's booming bass figures prominently in the classic tune. Buoyed by its 17-minute title track, more than 30 million copies of In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida have been sold over the years. The St. Louis, Mo., native, born Douglas Lee Dorman,...
- 12/21/2012
- E! Online
Lee Dorman -- the bassist for the acid rock band Iron Butterfly -- was found dead at his home in Orange County, CA earlier today ... TMZ has learned. 70-year-old Dorman was an original member of the group -- and played during their famous 17 minute recording of the rock classic "In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida."Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... officers responded to Dorman's home around 10 Am this morning ... and he was found sitting in his car. We're told cops...
- 12/21/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
A Fantastic Fear of Everything
Directed by Crispian Mills and Chris Hopewell
Written by Crispian Mills
UK, 2012
A Fantastic Fear of Everything is a film that Wes Anderson would make if he didn’t give a flying sausage about storytelling. It has many of his auteur signatures (a twee pop-art sensibility, creative and meticulous set design, character idiosyncrasies, assured and muted-mustard cinematography, an affected offbeat soundtrack, love for all things quaint or vintage), but there’s no prevailing context or structure to uphold these aesthetic qualities. Instead, everything about A Fantastic Fear of Everything, all of its quirks and eccentricities, exist in a vacuum that suspends the film in a permanent condition of unfeeling.
The film stars Simon Pegg as Jack, a neurotic and intrapersonal-communicating East London writer hoping to sell his Decades of Death, a book about serial killers. His agent, Clair (Clare Higgins), sets him up with a potential Hollywood buyer,...
Directed by Crispian Mills and Chris Hopewell
Written by Crispian Mills
UK, 2012
A Fantastic Fear of Everything is a film that Wes Anderson would make if he didn’t give a flying sausage about storytelling. It has many of his auteur signatures (a twee pop-art sensibility, creative and meticulous set design, character idiosyncrasies, assured and muted-mustard cinematography, an affected offbeat soundtrack, love for all things quaint or vintage), but there’s no prevailing context or structure to uphold these aesthetic qualities. Instead, everything about A Fantastic Fear of Everything, all of its quirks and eccentricities, exist in a vacuum that suspends the film in a permanent condition of unfeeling.
The film stars Simon Pegg as Jack, a neurotic and intrapersonal-communicating East London writer hoping to sell his Decades of Death, a book about serial killers. His agent, Clair (Clare Higgins), sets him up with a potential Hollywood buyer,...
- 10/27/2012
- by Justin Li
- SoundOnSight
There were so many fun elements to the summer finale of Bunheads, "A Nutcraker in Paradise."
Sasha returned to the school, the bunheads had an armistice over their boy situation, Boo declared her intentions toward Carl in front of a packed restaurant and Fanny asked Michelle to watch the school for a few months in the hopes she and Michael might spirit away to Montana for some time together.
But in between all of this was a ringer. Not only an actual ringer to play Clara in The Nutcracker because Fanny thought Sasha was unavailable... but Michelle. Michelle has been a ringer of sorts since she arrived in Paradise, and if her dreams have any clarity into her psyche and what little she knew of her husband, Hubbell, that was the intention all along.
Things were going great for Michelle up until the performance. She and Fanny were getting along very well.
Sasha returned to the school, the bunheads had an armistice over their boy situation, Boo declared her intentions toward Carl in front of a packed restaurant and Fanny asked Michelle to watch the school for a few months in the hopes she and Michael might spirit away to Montana for some time together.
But in between all of this was a ringer. Not only an actual ringer to play Clara in The Nutcracker because Fanny thought Sasha was unavailable... but Michelle. Michelle has been a ringer of sorts since she arrived in Paradise, and if her dreams have any clarity into her psyche and what little she knew of her husband, Hubbell, that was the intention all along.
Things were going great for Michelle up until the performance. She and Fanny were getting along very well.
- 8/21/2012
- by carissa@tvfanatic.com (Carissa Pavlica)
- TVfanatic
June 10: Singer Shirley Alston Reeves of The Shirelles is 71. Actor Andrew Stevens is 57. Bassist Kim Deal of The Pixies and The Breeders is 51. Singer Maxi Priest is 51. Actress Gina Gershon is 50. Actress Jeanne Tripplehorn is 49. Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan) is 48. Actress Kate Flannery ("The Office") is 48. Model-actress Elizabeth Hurley is 47. Guitarist Joey Santiago of The Pixies is 47. Guitarist Emma Anderson (Lush) is 45. Country guitarist Brian Hofeldt of The Derailers is 45. Singer Mike Doughty (Soul Coughing) is 42. Singer JoJo of K-Ci and JoJo is 41. Singer Faith Evans is 39. Singer Lemisha Grinstead of 702 is 34. Actor DJ Qualls ("Hustle & Flow") is 34. Actor Shane West ("ER," "Now and Again") is 34. Singer Hoku is 31. Actress Leelee Sobieski is 30.
June 11: Actor Gene Wilder is 79. Actor Chad Everett is 75. Comedian Johnny Brown ("Laugh-In") is 75. Singer Joey Dee is 72. Actress Adrienne Barbeau ("Maude") is 67. Drummer Frank Beard of Zz Top is 63. Singer Donnie Van...
June 11: Actor Gene Wilder is 79. Actor Chad Everett is 75. Comedian Johnny Brown ("Laugh-In") is 75. Singer Joey Dee is 72. Actress Adrienne Barbeau ("Maude") is 67. Drummer Frank Beard of Zz Top is 63. Singer Donnie Van...
- 6/7/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Davis, Calif. -- Members of the now-former rock group R.E.M. will likely land on their feet. But will it necessarily be in the music world? Might construction be a better calling? How about health care?
According to research by Davis, Calif., pop music authors Marti Smiley Childs and Jeff March, disbanded bandmates of the past have ended up in everything from landscaping to auto repair. Who knows, the mechanic who tunes up your car may have once tuned up before thousands of screaming fans at the Hollywood Bowl or Madison Square Garden.
The authors documented career changes in the lives of dozens of musicians from hit bands of the 1960s for their latest book, "Where Have All the Pop Stars Gone?".
Childs and March found many of these musicians moved on to such widely divergent fields as financial services, manufacturing, agriculture, retail, and yes, construction and health care.
According to research by Davis, Calif., pop music authors Marti Smiley Childs and Jeff March, disbanded bandmates of the past have ended up in everything from landscaping to auto repair. Who knows, the mechanic who tunes up your car may have once tuned up before thousands of screaming fans at the Hollywood Bowl or Madison Square Garden.
The authors documented career changes in the lives of dozens of musicians from hit bands of the 1960s for their latest book, "Where Have All the Pop Stars Gone?".
Childs and March found many of these musicians moved on to such widely divergent fields as financial services, manufacturing, agriculture, retail, and yes, construction and health care.
- 9/25/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Seattle – Dalton Trumbo was one of the biggest names in screenwriting who for the longest time wasn’t allowed to show his name on the screen. He won two Oscars, but wasn’t allowed to step onto the stage.
At the peak of his career in 1947, he was brought before the House Un-American Activities Committee to testify about communists in Hollywood films. Like other screenwriters before the Huac, he refused to answer the questions. Their decision to not name names got them blacklisted in the industry and sent to prison. After nearly a year behind bars, Dalton secretly returned to screenwriting. He used fake names and front writers on various project. It wasn’t till 1960 when his name accompanied Exodus and Spartacus that the blacklist was broken.
Trumbo is a documentary about the writer that was originally a play written by his son Christopher Trumbo. The play had actors reading...
At the peak of his career in 1947, he was brought before the House Un-American Activities Committee to testify about communists in Hollywood films. Like other screenwriters before the Huac, he refused to answer the questions. Their decision to not name names got them blacklisted in the industry and sent to prison. After nearly a year behind bars, Dalton secretly returned to screenwriting. He used fake names and front writers on various project. It wasn’t till 1960 when his name accompanied Exodus and Spartacus that the blacklist was broken.
Trumbo is a documentary about the writer that was originally a play written by his son Christopher Trumbo. The play had actors reading...
- 9/24/2009
- by UncaScroogeMcD
Sept. 6: Comedian JoAnne Worley is 72. Country singer David Allan Coe is 70. Country singer Mel McDaniel is 67. Singer-bassist Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) is 66. Actress Swoosie Kurtz is 65. Comedian-actress Jane Curtin is 62. Country singer Buddy Miller is 57. Country drummer Joe Smyth of Sawyer Brown is 52. Actor-comedian Jeff Foxworthy is 51. Actor-comedian Michael Winslow ("Police Academy") is 51. Guitarist Pal Waaktaar of A-ha is 48. Country singer Mark Chesnutt is 46. Actress Rosie Perez is 45. Singer Macy Gray is 42. Singer CeCe Peniston is 40. Singer Darryl Anthony (Az Yet) is 40. Singer Dolores O'Riordan (The Cranberries) is 38. Actor Dylan Bruno ("Numb3ers") is 37. Actress Anika Noni Rose ("Dreamgirls") is 37. Actor Justin Whalin ("Lois and Clark") is 35. Singer Nina Persson (The Cardigans) is 35. Actress Naomie Harris ("Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest") is 33. Rapper Noreaga is 32. Rapper Foxy Brown is 31.Sept. 7: Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins is 79. Singer...
- 9/2/2009
- Filmicafe
It was called the "Third Album," by the Jackson Five -- but it was the very first album I ever owned. I'm pretty sure it was a Christmas present in 1970, when I was 11 years old and was ready for ownership of some of the static-ridden tunes I'd been listening to with Cousin Brucie on New York's Top 40 Wabc. Actually, it wasn't the first rock or soul album in my house; my Dad was just 30 years old when the Beatles released "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in 1967, and we had a couple of Beatles' LPs. maybe even the Rolling Stones. And I even remember Iron Butterfly's "In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida" and the first Led Zeppelin disc in my friends' basement, when their older siblings with the peace-sign posters in their basements were out of the house. But that was...
- 6/26/2009
- by Will Bunch
- Huffington Post
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