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Turbonegro Guitarist Won't Let Hodgkin's Stop The Rock

Euroboy, the Turbonegro guitarist whose family probably calls him "Knut Schreiner," has issued a statement about the "serious illness" that forced the band to cancel multiple tour dates, including Coachella (leaving bassist Happy-Tom with time to find boats full of pot while surfing in California): "In March I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease, which is a 'lucky' version of lymphoma cancer (90% percent get healed, according to Wikipedia and other and more reliable health information sources). Since then I've been undergoing chemotherapy every 14th day. That has kept me out of business for a while now, not being able to tour, but things have gone a lot better than feared. Last week they found out that my cure has so far been successful and my chances are as good as it gets." Unsurprisingly, not even cancer could make a member of Turbonegro lose their sense of humor. More »

11:00 AM on Wed May 21 2008
By Anthony Miccio
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Latest by HUGE_Hefner: Turbonegro is law. more »

Update American Idol semifinalist Luke Menard has been diagnosed with stage II Hodgkin lymphoma, a bandmate of his confirmed. [CBS]

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Sly Stone's halting trip down the comeback trail has been derailed yet again, with the legendary soul singer canceling a Saturday performance in Chicago "for health reasons." [DeRogatis]

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Jordin Sparks Has Nothing To Say (Because Her Doctor Told Her To Keep Quiet)

Reigning American Idol Jordin Sparks has is currently suffering from a vocal cord hemorrhage that forced her to cancel a few shows over the weekend and may knock her out of commission for a while. "Because of the risk of permanent vocal cord damage, Sparks has been ordered to strict vocal rest and will not be able to perform anywhere until her condition improves," a flack for Penn State, where one of Sparks' canceled performances was scheduled to take place, told the New York Post. More »

11:20 AM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Maura Johnston
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David Cook Takes A Post-Performance Hospital Trip

After singing "Little Sparrow" on last night's American Idol, the newly shorn David Cook complained of heart palpitations and was subsequently taken to the hospital mid-show. Cook is "doing fine" after treatment for high blood pressure and is currently recuperating at the compound where Fox keeps all of the talent show's remaining contestants. (Did this news break during the post-show voting period on the West Coast? Because that would really swing the sympathy vote.) [People]

6:00 AM on Wed Apr 2 2008
By Maura Johnston
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Chad Clark, the guitarist and songwriter for the terrific Washington, D.C. band the Beauty Pill, is having open-heart surgery later today after being diagnosed with viral cardiomyopathy. From the band's blog: "[The] surgery involves a guy I just met holding my heart in his hands and tinkering it with my chest sliced open. So, yeah, make no mistake: this is a life-and-death moment for yours truly." [The Beauty Pill's MySpace blog]

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Dolly Parton Postpones Tour Due To Back Problems, Remains Folksy In The Face Of Adversity

And the award for cheeriest press release about a medical problem goes to... Dolly Parton! Dolly is taking six to eight weeks off to recover from a "back condition" and postponing her tour, which was supposed to kick off Feb. 28 in Minneapolis. Her impossibly breezy thoughts—complete with boob joke!—after the jump. More »

4:40 PM on Mon Feb 11 2008
By Kate Richardson
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Qui's David Yow was hospitalized after a show last week, and as it turns out he wasn't the only member of his band in need of medical treatment; guitarist/vocalist Matt Cronk is also in the hospital after suffering three strokes and is being diagnosed with an "inflamed, infected, and strained heart." The band's third member, Paul Christiansen, is having a karaoke benefit in Los Angeles on Friday night to help with his bandmates' hospital bills. [Pitchfork]

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David Yow was hospitalized with a collapsed lung on Friday night after his band Qui played a show at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. He's expected to make a full recovery, but the band's tour—which was supposed to take them around Europe through March—has been canceled for that purpose. [Pitchfork / Photo via MySpace]

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Internet Assholes Almost Cause Nate Dogg To Have Second Stroke

Guys, I hate to finish out the week with some sad news, but Nate Dogg is paralyzed on his left side after the stroke he suffered during the holidays. The silver lining? MTV reports that "the prognosis for a full recovery, however, is good... the singer did not suffer any brain damage nor has his voice been affected." The shitty lining? The completely assholish, but not at all surprising, reaction bloggers had to the incident. More »

4:30 PM on Fri Jan 18 2008
By Jess Harvell
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Once-ubiquitous urban radio guest crooner and interplanetary hero Nate Dogg was released from California's Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center "on December 26 after being treated for a stroke and is currently in a medical-rehab facility to assist him in his recovery." Get well soon, Nate! [MTV]

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Roseanne Cash has canceled four shows because she has to undergo surgery for a "rare but benign brain condition" in New York City this week. [BBC]

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Following a mid-show collision with a chair, Idolator fave Roisin Murphy sustained some pretty serious damage to her eye socket this weekend, but thankfully "her vision was unaffected." [BBC]

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Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler suffered what was reportedly a heart attack during a show in Mexico City on Wednesday night; he was treated at the scene and not hospitalized. [Blabbermouth via Cuchara Sonica]

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Mastodon Guitarist Officially Has Worse Time At VMA's Than Any Of Us

Offering irrefutable proof that nothing good can come from MTV at this point, Mastodon's Brent Hinds is currently in the hospital thanks to extensive head trauma that occured some time after the Video Music Awards on Sunday night: More »

11:05 AM on Wed Sep 12 2007
By jharv
1,972 views, 11 comments

French singer (and daughter of Serge) Charlotte Gainsbourg is recovering after undergoing surgery for a minor brain hemorrhage on Wednesday night; she'd had chronic headaches in the weeks following a waterskiing accident. [AFP via Yahoo!]

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Bo Diddley To Heart Attack: Nice Try, Fool


Following a heart attack last Friday—which seems to have at least happened while he was already at the doctor's office—and attendant surgery, rock legend Bo Diddley is convalescing in a Florida hospital and thankfully now on the stable list, according to Rolling Stone. The attack comes after a stroke a few months ago, and you might think surviving two such incidents so close together is remarkably hardy for a 78-year-old. But look at that feral guitar break about 1:20 into the above clip, where Bo actually seems to be reining himself in for the studio audience so his playing won't take those screaming heads clean off. If I was death, I wouldn't want to fuck with Bo Diddley either. Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery.

Bo Diddley In Stable Condition After Heart Attack [Rolling Stone]

2:30 PM on Tue Aug 28 2007
By jharv
251 views, 4 comments

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