Under the deal, Primary Wave acquired a stake in the music publishing catalog of late AIC singer Layne Staley, who passed away in 2002, and bassist Mike Starr, who died in 2011. The company also ...

Mike Starr, original bassist of Alice in Chains, has died in Salt Lake City. He was 44. Starr appeared on VH1’s “Celebrity Rehab With Drew Pinsky” in 2010 and previously appeared on the cabler’s ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Alice in Chains bass player Mike Starr, who went public with his drug problems on the reality TV show "Celebrity Rehab," was found dead in a Salt Lake City house, police ...

Lately, many big-name musicians have been divesting themselves of the rights to their song catalogs in exchange for some big ol’ payouts. Only last week, legendary arena-rock act Def Leppard sold ...

Alice In Chains members Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney have mourned the loss of former bandmate Mike Starr. The bassist passed away at a house in Salt Lake City, UT earlier this week, according to ...

Alice in Chains members Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Mike Inez, and William DuVall have sold their music catalogs with the band to Round Hill Music, just days after the estates of original AIC singer ...

The post Alice in Chains’ 10 Best Songs appeared first on Consequence. As one of the “Big Four” bands of Seattle grunge, Alice in Chains’ distinctive specialties (such as sludgy instrumentation and ...

The article says the cause of death wasn't released, but it does mention his stint on Celebrity Rehab (I didn't know he'd become a minor reality TV star, that's kind of depressing). I feel for his ...

In the early ‘90s, Alice in Chains was one of several Seattle grunge bands that took the world by storm, selling millions alongside their friends and peers in Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Soundgarden. With ...

The post Estates of Layne Staley and Mike Starr Sell Alice in Chains Song Rights to Primary Wave appeared first on Consequence. Primary Wave made the purchase, the latest in a trend of major music ...