Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John "Blackie Onassis" Rowan of Urge Overkill in 1993. (Bob Berg / Getty Images) John Rowan, the drummer for ’90s Chicago rock ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Urge Overkill in the mid-'90s. (Photo: Getty Images) In June 1993, a Chicago power trio of lounge-dwelling, martini-swilling, ...

Urge Overkill is saddened to report that Blackie has passed away. Please respect our privacy at this time. We are sending much love to his family and all his fans. We know he will be missed. — Urge ...

No marketing team calculated Urge Overkill’s current reunion, but the timing could not be more right on. Nearly ten years after the band’s demise, echoes of the group can be heard in highly stylized ...

Think you’re so important? OK, ever had a song written about you by a schizophrenic homeless guy with a round scar on his head from years of greeting people by head-butting them? All right, then. The ...

John "Blackie Onassis" Rowan of Urge Overkill in 1993. (Bob Berg / Getty Images) John Rowan, the drummer for ’90s Chicago rock band Urge Overkill who performed under the name Blackie Onassis, died on ...

Johnny “Blackie Onassis” Rowan, longtime drummer of Urge Overkill during the 1990s has died. No cause of death was revealed. The band confirmed Rowan’s death on their social media pages. “Urge ...

In June 1993, a Chicago power trio of lounge-dwelling, martini-swilling, leisure-suited hedonists released the very best album of that year… and one of the most misunderstood albums of the entire ‘90s ...

There's sad news to report as Blackie Onassis, drummer for '90s alt-rock favorites Urge Overkill, has died. The news was confirmed in a brief social media statement from the group. "Urge Overkill is ...

John Rowan, who performed as Blackie Onassis as the drummer for ‘90s Chicago rock band Urge Overkill, died Tuesday, according to The Los Angeles Times. He was 57. A cause of death was not given. While ...