Dave Ball of Soft Cell Passes Away At 66
Soft Cell‘s Dave Ball, technician, trail-blazer, the other half of Soft Cell, died peacefully in his sleep at his London home on October 22, aged 66. Born David James Ball in…
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David Thomas of Pere Ubu Passes Away at 71
You buy me a ticket to a sonic reductionGuitars gonna sound like a nuclear destructionIt seems I’m the victim of natural selectionMeet me on the other side, another direction “My…
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David Johansen Passes Away at 75
David Johansen, the raucous frontman of the New York Dolls, the last surviving flame of a band that burned bright and fast, passed away last night at 75 at his…
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Thrashnetic to Hold Goth-Industrial Benefit for Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention
From a tender age, Josh Russo found himself spellbound by the pulsating beats and gritty ethos of industrial music, along with the culture that thrived around it. His passion wasn’t…
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Matthew Seligman, Legendary Bassist for The Soft Boys, Peter Murphy, David Bowie, Thomas Dolby and More, Honored with Two Posthumous EP Releases
“King Hong, lives on…” Matthew Seligman, the bassist for The Soft Boys and backing artist for everyone from David Bowie to Morrissey, Sinead O’Connor, The Thompson Twins, Thomas Dolby, tragically…
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“Spiritual Cramp”: A Documentary on Christian Death and Rozz Williams
Following the 20th anniversary of his death, Los Angeles art gallery Lethal Amounts has announced it is working on the documentary Spiritual Cramp, a film on the life of Rozz Williams—frontman of…
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Celebrate Rozz Williams with rare Christian Death footage from 1984
Rozz Williams, best known as the original vocalist of Christian Death has a body of work that is highly influential beyond the borders of the Gothic- and Death Rock scene. Many…
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Cabaret Voltaire’s ‘Yashar’ and ‘The Crackdown’—plus a 1983 concert at the Hacienda in Manchester
In 1983, 1 year before the release of the groundbreaking single “Sensoria” was released, Cabaret Voltaire were already celebrating their 10th year in existence. After the departure of Chris Watson 2 years prior in 1981,…
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Remembering Rozz Williams of Christian Death
Rozz Williams passed away 19 years ago today— and his music is still a spectre that haunts us. From the angst of Spiritual Cramp, to the poignant cover of of…
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