Jim Ladd, veteran Los Angeles rock DJ and host of SiriusXM’s classic rock channel “Deep Tracks,” died Dec. 17 at his home in Los Angeles of a heart attack. He was 75. Ladd’s colleague, DJ Meg Griffin, announced the news at the start of Ladd’s “Deep Tracks” slot and hosted in his place. SiriusXM confirmed …
"To everyone whose shoes got f***ed up, I hope it was worth it," post-punk artist Mareux quipped, as he looked out at all the beachside concertgoers trudging through the sand in their pointy boots. Suffice to say, it was.
Sometime in late 1965, the four members of a newly formed band named The Doors – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore and Robby Krieger – sat down during a rehearsal in the garage at Kriegers’ parents’ house, and made a pact.
The singer started the Doors cover band Wild Child in the Eighties, nearly got the lead role in the Oliver Stone movie, and finally teamed up with original members Robbie Krieger and Ray Manzarek in 2010
A Bel-Air Midcentury owned by multiple musicians, including Doors guitarist Robby Krieger and Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst, is on the market for $13.9 million.