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A founder and leader of The Cramps for decades, Lux Interior has died at age 62 of an existing heart condition. My introduction to The Cramps came by way of my roommate throughout my college years. He had an entire room in his house dedicated to the band, as well as an extensive collection of […]

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Stockhausen has left the building. (guardian obit)

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Cringer and J Church frontman Lance Hahn has died from kidney complications. In addition to his punk bands and zine contributions, Hahn also owned and operated Honey Bear records, which released Unwound’s self-titled “first” album. “as far as the doctors can tell, this collapse was due to a sudden, drastic drop in blood pressure, which […]

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While the following words should’ve been an intertitle in that Van Hagar video where Eddie shows us he can wank off just as hard on the ivories, unfortunately they’re not: Riiight now, somewhere in the Stuyvesant Heights section of Brooklyn, a pandrogyne noise pioneer is cursing God and weeping uncontrollably – unsure if s/he can […]

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A 1970 version of “In the Ghetto”, just prior to the bloating. All the freaks are out in Memphis’ scorching heat for the yearly vigil honoring the day the king died on his throne.

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Tony Wilson, the legendary Mancunian label head of Factory Records, has died. Creation records’ Alan McGee has already paid tribute: “He was a complete inspiration. He was one of the great spotter of music talent, and it’s a complete shame for him to go so very young.” And Rollings Stone’s obituary: “The U.K.’s most outrageous […]

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