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Mike Cross, Founding Guitarist of Sponge, Dies at 57
Mike Cross of the ’90s alt-rock band Sponge has died at 57 years old. No cause of death has been confirmed, but Sponge and his label, Golden Robot Records, confirmed that he died on Sunday in a post written on Wednesday. In 1992, Cross joined the Detriot-based band as a guitarist and backing vocalist. He contributed to their most popular songs like “Plowed,” “Molly (16 Candles Down the Drain),” and “Have You Seen Mary.” Sponge’s 1998 New Pop Sunday was the third and final record that Cross and his brother, bassist Tim Cross, made with the band before leaving in 2000. Cross played in the band Loudhouse before his time with Sponge. Most recently, Cross formed the band MC Roads, who released their No Nostalgia EP last September via Golden Robot Records. Golden Robot p...
Socially-Distanced Nü-Metal Fest Actually Took Place This Weekend
A few weeks ago, the festival formerly known as Herd Immunity announced that it would be taking place July 16-18 in rural Wisconsin. Despite some bands dropping off the bill, the festival featuring Static-X, Saving Abel and ’90s rockers Sponge actually happened. “Things are going GREAT people are being very respectful. Bet all the BS media won’t be writing stories about this. […] NOTICE the social distancing proving that LIVE MUSIC can be done during times like these,” a statement on the fest’s Facebook page read. See some of the photos of the “socially-distanced” fest below. Things appear to have gone alright for now, something Sponge frontman Vin Dombroski said to the Oakland Press. “If we were gonna do anything like this, it felt like the safest bet I’d seen so far. ...
