Shane MacGowan, the frontman and songwriter of the Irish punk band the Pogues, died this morning (November 30), BBC News reports, citing an Instagram post by his wife, Victoria Mary Clarke. A spokesperson confirmed the news to the BBC, saying he died peacefully with his wife and and sister by his side. He was 65 … Read more
Although Flynt played “The Electric Harpsichord” at tape concerts through the ‘70s and ‘80s, the bracing feat didn’t become available on tape until 2010. Hennix herself did not favor the physical format, and told Tone Glow in 2020 that it is “not an appropriate medium for my music.” The release was part of a mid-2000s … Read more
A Nevada judge has set a trial date of June 3, 2024 in the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, the Associated Press reports. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the man arrested by Las Vegas police in September and charged with Shakur’s murder and intent to promote, further, or assist a criminal gang. He has been appointed … Read more
Dusty Street, the radio disc jockey arguably best known for her work at Los Angeles’ KROQ-FM, died Saturday (October 21), the Los Angeles Times reports. The news was confirmed by SiriusXM Deep Tracks; Street finished her radio career DJing at the satellite radio station. “We are heartbroken,” the station shared. “Fly Low Dear Friend and … Read more
Mark Howard James, the beat maker best known as the 45 King, has died, James’ manager, Paul Martinez, confirmed to Pitchfork. The Bronx native started producing in the mid-1980s as hip-hop seemed to pour out of every stereo in New York’s five boroughs. After breaking out with his work for Queen Latifah in the late … Read more
Kent Stax, drummer and founding member of Virginia hardcore group Scream, has died. Stax’s bandmates revealed the information in a Fb publish earlier right this moment (September 20), writing that the musician had been dwelling with metastatic most cancers. “We’re heartbroken to share that our drummer Bennett Kent Stacks handed away this morning,” Scream wrote. … Read more
Irish Grinstead, a member of the ’90s and ’00s R&B woman group 702, died on Saturday, September 17. LeMisha Grinstead, Irish’s sister and fellow member of the group, confirmed the information in a press release on social media. The group was arguably greatest identified for his or her single “The place My Ladies At.” Irish … Read more
John Gosling, who performed keyboard and piano within the Kinks for the higher a part of the Nineteen Seventies, has died. The band revealed the information on their official social media accounts, writing: “We’re deeply saddened by the information of the passing of John Gosling. We’re sending our condolences to John’s spouse and household.” Gosling … Read more
George Winston, the pianist and guitarist identified for foundational solo piano recordings on the daybreak of New Age, died Sunday (June 4) after a decade-long battle with most cancers. Over a profession spanning greater than 50 years, Winston launched 16 solo piano albums—together with the Grammy-winning 1994 album Forest—in addition to information from various Hawaiian … Read more
Vera Putina in 2008 – Kate Weinberg Vera Putina, who has died aged 96, emerged from obscurity in 1999 claiming to be the organic mom of Vladimir Putin, whom she claimed to have deserted when he was a toddler. In his “quasi-autobiography” First Individual, Putin wrote that he was born and introduced up in St … Read more