What is the biggest news story of 2008 to date, and why?”
With no rhyme or reason, our editorial staff chooses the top 10 biggest music-related news stories of 2008. Coming in at #8: Travis Barker and DJ AM are both critically injured in a plane crash that kills all other passengers aboard. A departure from the light-hearted nature of our #10 and #9 choices, our #8 pick of the biggest news stories of 2008 starts an ominous trend of music-related catastrophes. From CBS: [September, 20, 2008] Hours after performing for thousands of college students, former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM were critically injured in a fiery Learjet crash that killed four people, authorities said. Officials said the plane carrying six people was departing shortly before midnight Friday when air traffic controllers reporting seeing sparks. The plane hurtled off the end of a runway and came to rest a quarter-mile (400 meters) away on an embankment across a five-lane highway, engulfed in flames. Barker and DJ AM, whose real name is Ada
