Alex Chilton is dead. Yeah, I know, that doesn't really qualify as news. But before dying he did a lot of drugs in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (and likely elsewhere). Deadspin (huh?) has an oral history of his Tuscaloosa days. It's most likely the most awesome thing you could possibly read today.

I saw Alex Chilton once. At the 7th Street Entry. It was a terrible show. Dude couldn't sing at all.