Soul Asylum Bassist Dies By Charlie Amter Soul Asylum cofounder Karl Mueller is, in the words of one of his songs, "Closer to the Stars." The bassist for the hit-making alt-rock band died Friday in Minneapolis after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 41. According to Mueller's longtime friend (and former Jayhawks manager) Maggie Macpherson, Mueller was due to have surgery Monday. Mueller had been fighting the cancer since the spring of 2004, prompting Soul Asylum, with Mueller, and fellow Minneapolis rock legends Hüsker Dü to regroup for a special October benefit concert. Mueller, along with frontman Dave...