Tony Thompson, a drummer whose beat for Chic helped define disco and hip-hop, died Nov. 12 in Encino. He was 48 and lived in Los Angeles. The cause was renal cell cancer, said his family ‘ s Web site, ...

Then there was The Power Station, one of two side projects to emerge from the ranks of Duran Duran, after bassist John Taylor and guitarist Andy Taylor hooked up with besuited ex-Vinegar Joe vocalist ...