January 18, 2007 - The Clio, MI, home of musician Rudy Martinez--a.k.a. Question Mark, frontman for '60s-era group ? & The Mysterians--burned down last week, according to a friend of the singer.
July 26, 2005 - The inaugural U.S. edition of the U.K.'s successful Download Festival is set for Oct. 8 at Mountain View, CA's Shoreline Amphitheatre. The Killers have been tapped to headline.
September 17, 2004 - Rick James' sudden death in August was the result of a heart attack, but the singer also had nine drugs in his system, including cocaine, methamphetamine, valium and vicodin, according to a coroner's report issued on Thursday (9/16).
August 10, 2004 - A weekend autopsy on the body of Rick James, who died in his sleep on Friday morning (8/6) at his Los Angeles home, failed to turn up the cause of the soul artist's death.
August 6, 2004 - Rick James, best known for his 1981 hit "Super Freak," was found dead in his Los Angeles home on Friday morning (8/5). He was 56 years old.
October 25, 2001 - The casual fan of Rick James probably knows the album "Street Songs" for the song "Super Freak," which MC Hammer later raided for the hook of "U Can't Touch This." It's interesting to note, then, as James does, that "Super Freak" was an afterthought for the album, which was mostly inspired by James' return to his native Buffalo, N.Y.
