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Rebekah Del Rio, Singer in David Lynch’s “Mulholland Drive,” Passes Away at 57

Another soul from the Lynchian universe has ascended into the White Lodge. Rebekah Del Rio, whose luminous voice etched itself into cinematic immortality with her transcendent rendition of Llorando in…

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Douglas McCarthy of Nitzer Ebb Passes Away at 58

Douglas John McCarthy, born September 1, 1966, whose voice blazed through electronic music history as the incendiary frontman of Nitzer Ebb, has passed away. His formidable stage presence and relentless charisma…

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Mike Peters of The Alarm Passes Away

Mike Peters, firebrand frontman of Welsh rockers The Alarm, has died after a three-decade battle with cancer. He was 66. Born in North Wales in 1959, Peters grew up a…

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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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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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