Posts with tag "dj am"

DJ AM Makes Cameo Appearance in 'Iron Man 2'

Posted Apr 22nd 2010 at 05:59 PM by PopEater Staff

The late Adam Goldstein, better known as DJ AM, will have a cameo appearance in the upcoming blockbuster 'Iron Man 2,' director Jon Favreau confirmed in a new interview with the LA Times. According to the report, Goldstein makes an appearance at Tony Stark's (Robert Downey Jr.) lavish birthday party, during which Stark requests a "phat beat" from Goldstein's turn-tables. "His energy was ...

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Photos: Travis Barker Inks New DJ AM Tattoo

Posted Mar 8th 2010 at 08:38 AM by PopEater Staff

Travis Barker showed off his new tattoo, which honors his longtime friend, the late DJ AM. Barker posted a photo of the thigh tattoo on his Twitter account and tweeted, "Finished my AM tattoo last night." Barker and AM survived a 2008 plane crash in South Carolina that took the lives of four people. AM (born Adam Goldstein) died last August of an accidental drug overdose after struggling with a ...

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Sneak Peek: DJ AM's 'Gone Too Far'

Posted Oct 9th 2009 at 11:26 AM by PopEater Staff

Earlier this week, MTV announced the network would air the late DJ AM's 'Gone Too Far' documentary series, in which he and concerned families staged interventions for young drug abusers, with the first episode set to air Monday, Oct. 12. Watch the sneak peek after the jump. >> ...

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DJ AM's Cause of Death Determined

Posted Sep 29th 2009 at 11:17 AM by PopEater Staff

The New York City Medical Examiner has determined the cause of death for Adam Goldstein, known to most by his stage name DJ AM, is "acute intoxication," TMZ reports. The examiner revealed his death was due to the combined effects of cocaine, oxycodone, hydrocodone (Vicodin), Ativan, Klonopin, Xanax, Benadryl and Levamisole (a drug used to cut cocaine with). ...

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Famous Friends Gather for DJ AM Funeral

Posted Sep 3rd 2009 at 06:53 AM by PopEater Staff

Adam Goldstein, better known as DJ AM, was laid to rest on Wednesday in an intimate funeral service attended by family and the close friends he made in the music community. The traditional service was held at Hillside Memorial Park in Los Angeles. Those on hand to mourn the celebrity disc jockey, who died last Friday, were his former collaborator Travis Barker and Hayley Wood, the woman he was ...

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Source: DJ AM Downed 9 OxyContin Pills

Posted Sep 2nd 2009 at 07:44 AM by PopEater Staff

DJ AM swallowed a handful of OxyContin pills and had another still in his mouth when he was found dead in his apartment on Aug. 28, a law enforcement source has alleged to PEOPLE. According to the report, DJ AM -- real name Adam Goldstein -- had eight undigested OxyContin pills in his stomach, which suggests he downed them in quick succession. The source believes Goldstein "was going unconscious ...

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Blink-182 Nixes More Gigs to 'Mourn the Loss' of DJ AM

Posted Sep 2nd 2009 at 06:41 AM by PopEater Staff

Still reeling from the death of a close friend, pop-punk titans Blink-182 have decided to postpone even more tour dates in order to grieve DJ AM, who was found dead in his New York apartment on Friday. The band's drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM were the only survivors of a plane crash last September that left them both badly injured and four people dead. They had been collaborating as a DJ and ...

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Addiction Doc Chimes In on AM's Death

Posted Aug 31st 2009 at 07:00 AM by PopEater / Wire Services

Addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky said Saturday that pain medications likely led disc jockey DJ AM, a former drug addict who died suddenly Friday, away from his sober path. "It very slowly and subtly reawakens addiction," Pinsky said of pain medication in an interview Saturday. "I'm not saying it was inappropriately prescribed, I'm saying he didn't know the risks." ...

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Band Offers Tribute and Tears to DJ AM

Posted Aug 30th 2009 at 09:35 AM by PopEater Staff

Blink-182 rocker Travis Barker is grieving the death of his close friend and music collaborator Adam Goldstein - known in the industry as DJ AM - and expressed his pain online and in concert on Saturday. The rock drummer and Goldstein escaped a plane crash together in 2008, and Barker wrote to his fellow survivor on Twitter, "Rest In Peace my brother, this really f---s me up. I'll never forget ...

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A Breakup and Lingering Pain Over Crash in DJ AM's Final Days

Posted Aug 29th 2009 at 08:42 AM by PopEater Staff

A recent breakup with his girlfriend only added to DJ AM's rough year following the tragic plane crash he survived in September. Sources tell TMZ he was "completely devastated" by the split with Hayley Wood, and a PEOPLE source admitted the DJ "hadn't been in a good place lately." According to reports, Wood ended the relationship within the last week and that since then, "he was keeping to ...