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Dmitry Fyodorov was found dead 10 days after police accused him of selling drugs (photo from the Fyodorov family)

Ben Makinen sent us a couple of articles this past week that our readers may find very informative and interesting. We recommend that you check them out!

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Brian Wilson urges fans to boycott Beach Boys gig

Brian Wilson is urging fans to boycott a gig by his former band The Beach Boys, over trophy hunting fears.

A version of the California band, fronted by Mike Love, are to play the Safari Club International Convention in Reno, Nevada on Wednesday.

Wilson tweeted that he and former guitarist Al Jardine had nothing to do with the event.

Read the rest here: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51369603

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Blood on the Tracks: Russian Mystery of Drummer’s Death in Siberia

By Olesya Gerasimenko, BBC Russian | He was 25 and an aspiring drummer with an eye on a career with the band he formed with his college friends. Dmitry Fyodorov was also planning to marry his girlfriend in the Siberian city of Omsk.

But last month, police broke the news to his family that he had been decapitated by an oncoming train because he had ignored a driver’s warning signal to get off the tracks.

His friends do not believe a word of it and say he would never have taken his own life.

Before he died, Fyodorov posted a video saying he had been framed by police and his fiancée says while there was some blood on the tracks, it was not enough to suggest such an appalling accident.

Read the full story here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51307667

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[Articles contributed by Ben Makinen, http://www.benmakinen.com. Thanks, Ben!]

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