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Post by Mare on Apr 8, 2020 19:47:32 GMT
May Mr. Prine rest in peace.
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Post by Terra Incognita on Apr 12, 2020 12:57:27 GMT
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Post by donavan on Apr 12, 2020 23:36:40 GMT
Bill Oddie recalled some of the Goodies' sketches in his tribute tweet, adding: "No-one could wear silly costumes or do dangerous stunts like Tim. I know it hurt cos he used to cry a lot. Sorry Timbo." but too
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Post by miles on Apr 19, 2020 22:49:37 GMT
Fans of The Soft Boys are mourning the death of Matthew Seligman.
From Robyn Hitchcock:
"By now many of you will have learned that former Soft Boy Matthew Seligman died this week due to complications from COVID-19. We are all terribly sad about this and in quite a bit of shock. Prior to contracting the virus, Matthew had been fit and well.
It is difficult to write about him at this time, but I shared some words on social media on Friday which I will share here as well: I’m writing this as Matthew Seligman slips out of this life and into wherever souls go next. Everybody goes, but none of us were expecting Matthew to leave us so abruptly, forever. It is strange and very sad to be talking of him in the past tense. I first met Matthew in 1976 in Cambridge, just before the beginning of the Soft Boys. He had nice dark hair and was very charming, with a slight break in his voice. A joyous and funky bass player, he made Underwater Moonlight an exuberant LP to record and listen to. His manic bass run at the end of "Insanely Jealous" and his stately propeller dive into the last chorus of the title track, as well as the insistent groove he brought to "Kingdom of Love" are some of the finest bass playing I have ever witnessed.
Matthew truly believed in the Soft Boys and the record. It was early 1980 and the second Cold War was intensifying. I fondly remember stomping over to the pub after a session and him saying through the dismal spring wind, "We may all be about to be blown up, but at least we'll have made a classic album."
The band didn't survive too long into the bleak 1980s, but Matthew found a home as a bass player in many great musical shells. The Thompson Twins, David Bowie, Morrissey and Chrissie Hynde were all lucky beneficiaries of his intuitive and circular grooves.
As well as bass playing, he specialized in one-liners. “Pop music is about over-stating the obvious” and “What you’ve proved to the music industry is that you can’t sell records” are two of my favourites.
I’m profoundly grateful to have played music with him - you could really see his face light up like a full moon when he listened back to a take he enjoyed. Onstage he would lope and lurch and pace when the music moved him. Matthew is, was, and always will be one of the greats. My heart goes out to his partner, Mami; his children, and all who were close to him and his lunar intensity."
Robyn H, April 17 2020.
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Post by donavan on May 4, 2020 18:23:10 GMT
The Stranglers keyboard player Dave Greenfield has died at the age of 71 after testing positive for Covid-19.
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Post by Mare on May 5, 2020 2:44:11 GMT
The Stranglers keyboard player Dave Greenfield has died at the age of 71 after testing positive for Covid-19. ! Oh sads! May Mr. Greenfield rest peacefully.
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Post by miles on May 5, 2020 17:48:57 GMT
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Post by donavan on May 6, 2020 17:32:20 GMT
Florian Schneider, co-founder of highly influential electronic pop group Kraftwerk, has died (cancer) at the age of 73.
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Post by Mare on May 11, 2020 23:27:34 GMT
May he have the Universe's Autobahn to himself and drive peacefully.
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Post by Mare on May 11, 2020 23:36:28 GMT
Thank you for all the smiles, chuckles and guffaws, Mr. Jerry Stiller. I hope they give you the main stage in Comedy Heaven.
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Post by Mare on May 11, 2020 23:47:51 GMT
Little Richard, too...wow, a whole lot of energy turned loose in the Universe!
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Post by miles on May 15, 2020 18:36:35 GMT
Phil May, lead vocalist and founding member of the Pretty Things has died at age 75. Not Covid, complications of hip surgery after a bicycle accident.
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Post by miles on May 15, 2020 20:54:14 GMT
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Post by Finntrovertigo on May 17, 2020 2:56:05 GMT
And now Fred Willard has died. Is there going to be anyone left by year's end?
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Post by Mare on May 20, 2020 0:09:11 GMT
Pretty sad about losing Fred Willard.
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