July 3, 1999. Mark Sandman, mainstay of the Boston music scene and frontman and founder of beloved Boston band Morphine collapsed on stage in Italy, dying instantly.
The news was shocking and sent ripples through the music community back home in Boston. I was on the air when it all went down and, well, I'll let the video tell the story.
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Adam 12 is the Program Director of Boston's ROCK 92.9, heard weekdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. He's been flexing his encyclopedic rock knowledge in New England for over 2 decades, both on-air and online, at WBCN, WFNX, Boston.com, and indie617. At ROCK 92.9, he keeps you in the know on the big stories from the Boston music scene and writes about great places to eat, drink (beer), and to spend time outdoors in and around Boston.
