Shifty Shellshock, the frontman of rap-rock band Crazy Town, has died aged 49. The musician was best known for the 2001 single Butterfly, which was a US number one hit, and reached number three in the UK. Born Seth Binzer, he founded Crazy Town in 1995, and later enjoyed success with DJ Paul Oakenfold on the club track Starry Eyed Surprise. However, he struggled with addiction throughout his life, addressing his condition on reality shows such as Celebrity Rehab and its follow-up, Sober House. He was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on Monday 24 June. A cause of death has not yet been disclosed. Born in 1974, Binzer grew up around the music business. His father Rollin Binzer directed the 1973 concert film Ladies And Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones and designed album covers for Chess Records; while his mother, Leslie Brooks, was a model. He was inspired to make rap music after discovering the Beastie Boys' Licensed to Ill album, and formed Crazy Town after meeting Bret “Epic” Mazur at a recording session in the early 1990s. Envisioned as a hip-hop group with a full instrumental backing band, they did not get off to a flying start. The first two singles from their debut album The Gift Of The Game failed to chart, and the group withdrew from the Ozzfest festival in 2000, after Binzer was arrested for throwing a chair out of a window while drunk. However, the album also contained Butterfly - a laid-back love song, that sampled a riff from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers' instrumental, Pretty Little Ditty. Released in 2001, it became an instant hit, thanks largely to Binzer's indelibly catchy chorus: "Come my lady / Come, come my lady / You're my butterfly / Sugar, baby". Born in 1974, Binzer grew up around the music business. His father Rollin Binzer directed the 1973 concert film Ladies And Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones and designed album covers for Chess Records; while his mother, Leslie Brooks, was a model. He was inspired to make rap music after discovering the Beastie Boys' Licensed to Ill album, and formed Crazy Town after meeting Bret “Epic” Mazur at a recording session in the early 1990s. Envisioned as a hip-hop group with a full instrumental backing band, they did not get off to a flying start. The first two singles from their debut album The Gift Of The Game failed to chart, and the group withdrew from the Ozzfest festival in 2000, after Binzer was arrested for throwing a chair out of a window while drunk. However, the album also contained Butterfly - a laid-back love song, that sampled a riff from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers' instrumental, Pretty Little Ditty. Released in 2001, it became an instant hit, thanks largely to Binzer's indelibly catchy chorus: "Come my lady / Come, come my lady / You're my butterfly / Sugar, baby". Crazy Town split up in 2002 after disappointing sales for their second album, Darkhorse. Binzer then pursued a solo career, releasing a solo album, Happy Love Sick, which found moderate success in Europe. During this period, he also released Starry Eyed Surprise, which reached number six in the UK. He reunited with Mazur for one more Crazy Town album, The Brimstone Sluggers, in August 2015 before Mazur left for good, and Binzer rebranded the band as Crazy Town X. The musician was open about his drug and alcohol problems, and spoke about spending time in jail as a young man, following incidents including assault with a firearm, as well as selling drugs. In 2012, he was arrested for domestic abuse and cocaine possession. In the same year, he was also taken to hospital after losing consciousness, and fell into a coma before recovering. He was arrested for driving under the influence in 2022; and was thrown off a Nu Metal tour last year after a gig in South Carolina ended in a bloody on-camera fight with his bandmate, Bobby Reeves. According to Stereogum, the pair later made up and Crazy Town played gigs with Binzer as recently as May 2024. The musician is survived by his three children, Halo, Gage and Phoenix. https://www.taptap.io/user/646572521 https://www.taptap.io/user/646573527 https://www.taptap.io/user/646574390 https://www.taptap.io/user/646574825 https://www.taptap.io/user/646575769 https://www.taptap.io/post/7662937 https://www.taptap.io/post/7662956 https://www.taptap.io/post/7662957 https://www.taptap.io/post/7662960 https://www.taptap.io/post/7662962 https://www.taptap.io/post/7662964 https://www.taptap.io/post/7662965 https://www.taptap.io/post/7662967 https://www.taptap.io/post/7662970 https://www.taptap.io/post/7662973 https://www.taptap.io/post/7662991 https://www.taptap.io/post/7662994 https://www.taptap.io/post/7662999 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663001 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663006 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663009 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663013 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663016 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663018 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663035 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663036 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663052 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663055 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663056 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663059 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663060 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663064 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663065 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663071 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663073 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663074 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663092 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663097 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663100 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663102 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663105 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663107 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663113 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663117 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663121 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663123 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663125 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663127 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663130 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663132 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663137 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663140 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663141 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663205 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663208 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663210 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663214 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663225 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663233 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663236 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663238 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663243 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663246 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663252 https://www.taptap.io/post/7663253 https://m.taptap.io/post/7662937 https://m.taptap.io/post/7662956 https://m.taptap.io/post/7662957 https://m.taptap.io/post/7662960 https://m.taptap.io/post/7662962 https://m.taptap.io/post/7662964 https://m.taptap.io/post/7662965 https://m.taptap.io/post/7662967 https://m.taptap.io/post/7662970 https://m.taptap.io/post/7662973 https://m.taptap.io/post/7662991 https://m.taptap.io/post/7662994 https://m.taptap.io/post/7662999 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663001 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663006 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663009 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663013 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663016 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663018 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663035 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663036 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663052 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663055 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663056 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663059 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663060 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663064 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663065 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663071 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663073 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663074 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663092 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663097 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663100 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663102 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663105 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663107 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663113 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663117 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663121 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663123 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663125 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663127 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663130 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663132 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663137 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663140 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663141 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663205 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663208 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663210 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663214 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663225 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663233 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663236 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663238 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663243 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663246 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663252 https://m.taptap.io/post/7663253
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Students' unions held demonstrations in Hyderabad protesting asking for a re-test of NEET

A large gathering of students took out a rally protesting the irregularities in the conduct of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET (UG), as they described it ‘NEET scam’, and demanded a re-test. The gathering of young students, well over 4,000 in number, holding students’ unions flags of various colours and banners, marched from Himayatnagar circle, Liberty Junction and reached Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Statue on Tank Bund. The rally that began at around 10 a.m. divided the arterial road into two and the vehicles in the busy morning hour moved slowly. According to National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) Telangana president and MLC Balmoor Venkat, who led a dozen students and youth rights organisations, the rally signifies six demands: reconducting NEET, inquiry into the scam by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court, a public apology by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, abolishing National Testing Agency, allowing States to conduct NEET, and deliver transparency and justice to the affected NEET (UG) students and their families. Speaking to media persons, he said: “The future course in the State is to build pressure against BJP Ministers in Telangana – G. Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay Kumar – in all their meetings. And further, Chalo Delhi programme.” Progressive Democratic Students Federation president Avula Nagaraj demanded strict punishment against the organisers of the test. He said that Mr. Modi must own up responsibility for the mistakes that disturbed the lives of 24 lakh young students.

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