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Back at it! There's not a doubt in my mind that Bloodhound Gang are deserving of their spot in this tier list. While I wasn't even alive then -- I have faith that they kept 2002 rocking.

... Even if they'd go on to not put another album out until, like, 3 years later. So, 5/6 years total silence? BUT THATS OKAY. GOOD THINGS TAKE TIME.

KERRANG! - JANUARY 5TH, 2002 // ISSUE #885

plus -- bonus "A" page, 'cause... They're awesome! And also, y'know, Adam Perry. AND Daniel P. Carter. I've said it before -- THEY NEED MORE RECOGNITION!

(Also... They're IN THE PROCESS of releasing new stuff. GO CHECK OUT WALKOVER AND HELLO SUNSHINE!!! NEEEOOWWW)

This photograph shows John Lennon signing an autograph for a fan outside his New York apartment on the 8th of December, 1980. That "fan" was in fact Mark David Chapman, the man who would murder the iconic musician on this very spot when he returned home just a few hours later.

As Lennon made his way back into the building at 10:50PM that night, Chapman stepped out of the shadows. He was armed with a gun and shot Lennon four times in the back. He was pronounced dead at hospital 25 minutes later.

Chapman would later say: "He was very kind to me, very cordial and decent man."

#John Lennon #Mark Chapman #The Beatles #True Crime