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Legendary Blondie Drummer Clem Burke Passes Away At 70

Clem Burke, Blondie’s drummer since their first album in 1976, has passed away from a long bout with cancer. He was 70. Clement Anthony Bozewski, known to the faithful as Clem…

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Dave Allen of Gang of Four and Shriekback Passes Away At 69

Dave Allen, post-punk’s “Ace of Bass,” was not your typical musician. An original member of Gang of Four and later Shriekback, he was an integral figure behind the burgeong post-punk movement of the…

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Gothic Rockers The Funeral March of the Marionettes Release Poignant Posthumous Video for “It All Falls Apart”

Could not shake you from this fantasy The story always ends in tragedy Logic failed by your own fallacy Your love is like a house of cards… It all falls…

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Legendary Punk Guitarist Brian James Passes Away At 70

At the ripe old age of 70, legendary guitarist Brian James has shuffled off this mortal coil, but the embers he struck still burn, still smolder, still spit sparks onto…

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Jeffrey Runnings of For Against has Passed Away at 61

It is with a heavy heart that we mourn the passing of Jeffrey Runnings, bassist and vocalist of Nebraska-based post-punk/dream pop band For Against. He is survived by husband Sean…

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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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Marianne Faithfull Passes Away at 78

The great Marianne Faithfull has passed away, exiting this mortal coil at the age of 78, her spokesperson has said. Marianne Faithfull entered the public eye like a wisp of…

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David Lynch Passes Away at 78

In heaven, everything is fine. You got your good thing and I’ve got mine. David Lynch, the maverick artist who turned American cinema inside out with his surrealistic vision in…

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Guitarist Slim Dunlap of The Replacements Passes Away at 73

The Replacements’ guitarist Bob “Slim” Dunlap has passed away at 73, leaving behind a legacy as enduring as the melodies he so effortlessly shaped. It has been twelve years since…

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Paul Gilmartin of The Danse Society has Passed Away

we were always waiting now there’s nothing to wait for not here since you came feels like heaven Paul Gilmartin, longtime drummer for The Danse Society, has passed away. A…

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