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It is the night of my birthday. I step mouse-quiet to my fine old desk in a little wine-red room at the end of the...

'The beauty and the tragedy': Gin Blossoms' founder Doug Hopkins' story being told in film Ed Masley, Arizona Republic Brian Smith has been wanting to share the story of Gin Blossoms founder Doug Hopkins, who wrote the Tempe rockers' breakthrough hits "Hey Jealousy" and "Found Out About You," in a feature film for years. But then, Hopkins has been in his head "pretty much every day" since the guitarist's death by suicide in 1993 shortly after receiving a gold disc for "Hey Jealousy." In 2007, Smith shared his memories of the kindred spirit he considered a best friend in an...

Lawrence Zubia (far right) with The Pistoleros in a 1997 photo. Kelly Sedei Zubia regularly performed at venues around the Valley over the past few decades, both as a solo artist at various local bars and with The Pistoleros. Six years ago, the band signed with Fervor Records, releasing two albums, 2014's Shine and 2017's According to a GoFundMe launched to help with living expenses following his April surgery, Zubia enjoyed performing and spending time with his children when he wasn’t working his day jobs as a courier, concierge, and handyman. (Zubia had to halt his performances in the s...