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February 15, 2008

It's not often that a musician can, with one letter, slam both a presidential candidate and an former bandmate. But apparently Tom Scholz is out to remind us that he's not your average longtime bassist rocker. Scholz, of Boston (the band) fame, recently sent a letter to Mike Huckabee to express his "shock" and displeasure over the politician's use of the Boston song "More Than a Feeling." When we began to read the letter, we......

Continue Reading "No "Feeling," No Love: Boston's Scholz Slams Huckabee"

August 22, 2007

When much-loved Boston frontman Brad Delp committed suicide, he left behind an estate mess that his first wife, his ex-girlfriend, his fiancée, and adult children are trying to sort out. In his will, Delp left his home in Atkinson, New Hampshire, to another ex-girlfriend, Patricia Komor. According to everyone who knows Delp, he hadn't seen Komor in 11 years. The other women in Delp's life are understandably surprised. Micki Delp, Brad Delp's ex-wife and mother......

Continue Reading "Three's a Crowd: Delp's Death Results in Estate Feud"

March 14, 2007

The Brad Delp story continues. Delp's family announced today that his death wasn't as quiet as it first appeared. Delp killed himself last week. According to the Herald, toxicology tests revealed that Delp killed himself with carbon monoxide poisoning. He left two notes behind, but the contents haven't been released. Just a few days ago, we praised Delp for not being a Behind the Music kind of guy. And he still isn't. But his suicide......

Continue Reading "He Really Did Slip Away: Delp's Death a Suicide"

March 13, 2007

As you probably guessed from Bostonist's comment thread, there are many fans of the late Boston singer Brad Delp, who died last Friday. Non-Boston papers are offering their evaluation of Delp's contribution to music. The LA Weekly offered a perfect analysis of Delp's skills, which somehow managed to be distinct and anonymous at the same time: Most of us wouldn’t recognize Delp from a photo, yet his vocal frequencies have been burned into the American......

Continue Reading "Praise for Delp Keeps on Flowing"

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