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Sadly, Alan Vega, founder and vocalist of legendary proto-punk and electronic music duo Suicide, has died at the age of 78

[dropcap]Sadly[/dropcap], Alan Vega, founder and vocalist of legendary proto-punk and electronic music duo Suicide has passed away at the age of 78. Alan Vega was born Boruch Alan Bermowitz on…

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Steven Young of Colourbox has passed away

[dropcap]Steven[/dropcap] Young of Colourbox has sadly passed away. Colourbox were a band with an uniquely eclectic and electronic sound—taking influence from reggae and soul, and beat-box driven hip-hop rhythms, and…

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Marlene Marder of LiliPUT/Kleenex has passed away

[dropcap]Marlene[/dropcap] Marder, guitarist for the Swiss all-female post-punk group LiLiPUT (originally calling themselves Kleenex) has passed away. Her death was announced by her American label, Kill Rock Stars, who has…

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In memoriam of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis | May 18th, 1980

Ian Curtis took his own life on May 18th, 1980. He was only 23 years old. Perhaps we all remember this because it’s often part of the rock & roll…

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A poetic tribute to Factory Record’s Tony Wilson featuring New Order, Iggy Pop, and Steve Coogan

[dropcap]Yesterday[/dropcap], to mark the 8th anniversary of Factory Records founder Tony Wilson’s death, a bunch of musicians paid tribute to the Manchester music scene legend who had passed away on August 10,…

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Stephen Huss, original member of Psyche has passed away

[dropcap]We[/dropcap] at Post-Punk.com are very saddened to hear of the passing of Stephen Huss, who was an original member of the synth project Psyche. “My beautiful genius little brother played…

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Flesh For Lulu’s Nick Marsh passes away

[dropcap]On[/dropcap] June 5, 2015 we lost a Post-Punk hero, Nick Marsh, from Flesh for Lulu. One of my favorite songs from his band Flesh for Lulu, besides the track “I…

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25 Years Gone | Remembering Stiv Bators

[dropcap]One[/dropcap] of the greatest figures in Punk Rock history, Stiv Bators, passed away on this day 25 years ago—on June 4th 1990. Stiv fronted Cleveland punk band The Dead Boys,…

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Sadly, it has been confirmed that Steve Strange has passed away

Steve Strange, the Welsh pop singer who was quite literally the face of the New Romantic Movement, who also fronted ’80s new wave group Visage, has died. Strange, whose real…

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Sid Vicious died 36 Years ago Today | Watch one of his last interviews ever (With Stiv Bators, Nancy, and Cynthia Ross of The B-Girls)

Sid Vicious, born John Simon Ritchie—passed away from a drug overdose, and possible suicide on February 2nd 1979. An icon of Punk Rock, Sid was actually originally a Banshee before he was a…

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