Alan Vega, singer of iconic proto-punk band Suicide dead at 78
Henry Rollins broke the news through his website that the singer of iconic proto-punk/ electro-punk band Suicide, Alan Vega, died peacefully in his sleep. Alan …
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RIP Again! …Placebo Effect’s Achim Windel is no longer with us
It’s a domino effect these days… the singer and mastermind of the pioneering German EBM, dark-electro trio Placebo Effect suddenly died. Formed in the late …
Steven Young from Colourbox and M|A|R|R|S has passed away
The statement from the iconic label 4AD, describes best the passing away of Steven Young: “It’s with much sadness that we share the news that …
Geneviève Castrée Elverum dies at 35
Really sad news to report today. Artist and very young mother Geneviève Castrée Elverum, Phil Elverum’s wife (Mount Eeerie, The Microphones) has died from pancreatic …
Syd Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006)…
Syd Barrett passed the gates of dawn ten years ago—the ‘crazy diamond’, the frontman and the founding member of Pink Floyd, the brain responsible for …
Cult ‘Cyberpunk’ writer and musician Maurice G. Dantec passed away
It’s truly a damned year; another important personality has been lost to both literature and punk music. One of the harshest, most radical and politically …
Tribute to David Bowie at Glastonbury with Philip Glass’s ‘Heroes’ symphony
Glastonbury 2016 was set to honour David Bowie since the beginning. Nevertheless, June 25 was a special night as it featured a performance of composer …
Coldplay : “We’re going to create Viola Beach’s alternative future for them and let them play Glastonbury for a song.”
Viola Beach couldn’t have imagined a better tribute than the one from Coldplay during their Glastonbury gig over the weekend. All four members form English …
Parliament – Funkadelic founding member Bernie Worrell dead at 72 after losing cancer battle
The charismatic keyboardist and founding member of Parliament/ Funkadelic, Bernie Worrell, died yesterday at the age of 72 after losing his battle with stage four lung …
Set adrift on memory for P.M. Dawn’s Prince Be
And the discouraging RIP list for 2016, keeps growing more and more… Attrell Cordes, aka Prince Be, from hip-hop/R&B duo P.M. Dawn, died last Friday, …