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Born On This Day: Marilyn Manson turns 44 today An American rock musician and former music journalist known for his controversial stage persona and image as the lead singer of the band Marilyn Manson. His stage name was formed from juxtaposing the names of two 1960s American cultural icons, namely actress Marilyn Monroe and multiple murder convict Charles Manson as a critical and, simultaneously, laudatory appraisal of America and its peculiar culture. The seemingly outrageous visual and vocal styles which he utilizes, his interpretations of familiar songs and the controversy surrounding his lyrics and imagery are part of his appeal.

In Memoriam: Mal Evans died 37 years ago today Best known as the road manager, assistant, and a friend of The Beatles. In the early 1960s, Evans was employed as a telephone engineer, and also worked part-time as a bouncer at the Cavern Club. The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, later hired Evans as the group's assistant road manager, in tandem with Neil Aspinall. Peter Brown (one of Epstein's staff), later wrote that Evans was "a kindly, but menacing-looking young man". Evans contributed to recordings, and appeared in some of the films the group made. After The Beatles stopped touring in 1966, Evans carried on assisting them until their break-up in 1970.

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