Phantom 2,533 Posted October 2, 2019 15 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Barrie Masters, lead singer with Eddie and the Hot Rods, dead: https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1185365/Barrie-Masters-dead-Eddie-and-the-Hot-Rods-cause-of-death-dies-news-latest Do Anything You Wanna Do, UK #9 1977 I just woke up to see a few messages on my phone about Barrie's passing. Tragic loss and just as they were wrapping up their farewell tour. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,144 Posted October 2, 2019 Nostalgia alert! I never saw the film That Summer! but did have a copy of its legendary soundtrack on vinyl, which included Eddie & the Hot Rods' 'Do Anything You Wanna Do". I didn't even realise it was a film soundtrack until years later. Fantastic compilation album which became very sought-after, and was never afaik released on CD. Ian Dury And The Blockheads Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Mink DeVille Spanish Stroll Elvis Costello (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea The Boomtown Rats She's So Modern Zones New Life The Only Ones Another Girl, Another Planet Wreckless Eric Whole Wide World Patti Smith Group Because The Night The Boomtown Rats Kicks Ramones Rockaway Beach The Undertones Teenage Kicks Eddie And The Hot Rods Do Anything You Wanna Do Ian Dury And The Blockheads What A Waste Nick Lowe I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass Elvis Costello Watching The Detectives Richard Hell & The Voidoids Blank Generation 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted October 2, 2019 Kim Shattuck of The Muffs has passed away after a 2 year battle with ALS. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,741 Posted October 2, 2019 10 minutes ago, Phantom said: Kim Shattuck of The Muffs If that isn't made up, it should have been. *Not having a pop Phantom, my lack of knowledge about celebs is legendary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted October 2, 2019 38 minutes ago, En Passant said: If that isn't made up, it should have been. *Not having a pop Phantom, my lack of knowledge about celebs is legendary. She was the bass player and lead vocalist for The Muffs, and took over from Kim Deal in The Pixies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted October 2, 2019 Here's a link confirming Kim Shattuck's death 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redrumours 861 Posted October 3, 2019 8 hours ago, Phantom said: Here's a link confirming Kim Shattuck's death Just woke up to this news,that was a horrible unavoidable tragedy a class act indeed. R.I.P. Kim you will be missed.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 606 Posted October 3, 2019 12 hours ago, Phantom said: Kim Shattuck of The Muffs has passed away after a 2 year battle with ALS. Oh god, that's really sad news. Loved the Pandoras and the Muffs and Kim was a really funny and great person. Could talk anyone off the planet (which is partly why she was kicked out of the Pixies) but she was so nice. Used to love hear her tales of why certain people 'left' certain bands (hi Melanie Vammen!), what Paula Pierce was really like and her recollections of the hair metal years when the Pandoras went hard rock. RIP. Heaven will be a noisier place with you, and that's just you and your guitar. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 606 Posted October 3, 2019 11 hours ago, Phantom said: She was the bass player and lead vocalist for The Muffs, and took over from Kim Deal in The Pixies. Guitar in the Muffs, bass in the Pandoras. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FixedBusiness 407 Posted October 3, 2019 20 hours ago, Phantom said: Here's a link confirming Kim Shattuck's death Really fucking sad, I absolutely adore the Muffs. R.I.P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,057 Posted October 8, 2019 Molly Duncan, saxophonist and founding member of The Average White Band, dead after cancer battle: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/4812559/average-white-band-death-malcolm-molly-duncan-cancer/ UK #6 1975 Pick Up The Pieces 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 8, 2019 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Molly Duncan, saxophonist and founding member of The Average White Band, dead after cancer battle: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/4812559/average-white-band-death-malcolm-molly-duncan-cancer/ UK #6 1975 Pick Up The Pieces My very first concert (embarrassing admissions, volume 1). I was 14 I think, older sister dragged me. They were actually the opening act. I refuse to admit who the main act was. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bladan 293 Posted October 8, 2019 16 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: My very first concert (embarrassing admissions, volume 1). I was 14 I think, older sister dragged me. They were actually the opening act. I refuse to admit who the main act was. SC Bay City Rollers? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 8, 2019 30 minutes ago, bladan said: Bay City Rollers? That would have been a virtue. Who didn't love them circa 1974-77. No not another Scots band. Not sure how these two bands were associated, record label maybe. I saw AWB in Ann Arbor, Michigan, about 1977. That should help (assuming one can search that stuff ad infinitum online). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted October 8, 2019 48 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: My very first concert (embarrassing admissions, volume 1). I was 14 I think, older sister dragged me. They were actually the opening act. I refuse to admit who the main act was. SC Their big breathrough in the UK was supporting Eric Clapton at his "comeback" gig from heroin addiction (kind of ironic considering the AWB's subsequent drug misadventures) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 8, 2019 1 minute ago, maryportfuncity said: Their big breathrough in the UK was supporting Eric Clapton at his "comeback" gig from heroin addiction (kind of ironic considering the AWB's subsequent drug misadventures) AWB was ok really. Schoolboy Crush of course a big song too. At least they pushed the envelope on album covers along with Ohio Players and Roxy. EDIT I take it back, I think AWB was the main act. So not as appalling as I had thought. Anyway, there you go, guilty admission. Not exactly 'Led Zep was my first concert' kinda stuff....but hey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 8, 2019 @maryportfuncity the internet is a beautiful thing. This is an amazing find. It truly is. I now have a write-up and a date of me first concert! Guess we are letting the cat outta the bag. Really, this made my fekkin day! (oh, and aye, a write-up of a Corky Laing solo effort as lagniappe!) SirC https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754613/111 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted October 8, 2019 10 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: @maryportfuncity the internet is a beautiful thing. This is an amazing find. It truly is. I now have a write-up and a date of me first concert! Guess we are letting the cat outta the bag. Really, this made my fekkin day! (oh, and aye, a write-up of a Corky Laing solo effort as lagniappe!) SirC https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754613/111 There's a mention in that review of K.C. and the Sunshine Bard - fuck knows, disco takes on Shakespearean speeches, that'd have been amazing! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 8, 2019 9 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: There's a mention in that review of K.C. and the Sunshine Bard - fuck knows, disco takes on Shakespearean speeches, that'd have been amazing! Whole new meaning to touring the Globe. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,144 Posted October 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Sir Creep said: @maryportfuncity the internet is a beautiful thing. This is an amazing find. It truly is. I now have a write-up and a date of me first concert! Guess we are letting the cat outta the bag. Really, this made my fekkin day! (oh, and aye, a write-up of a Corky Laing solo effort as lagniappe!) SirC https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754613/111 Quote Sorry, there are no songs in this setlist yet, but ... If you were there then add whatever song you remember! And you might also get help in the setlist request forum https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/average-white-band/1977/crisler-arena-ann-arbor-mi-43f967a3.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted October 8, 2019 RIP Molly 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skinny kiltrunner 553 Posted October 12, 2019 Thomas Luck, German pop star, dead of cancer. https://www.en24.news/2019/10/schlager-legend-dead-big-hit-parade-star-died-of-cancer-thomas-luck.html Geez, this cross-posting thing is a bitch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,557 Posted October 13, 2019 The winner of the 14. season of "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" (Pop Idol Germany), American born Alphonso Williams, died yesterday of prostate cancer at age 57. https://www.bz-berlin.de/welt/dsds-sieger-alphonso-williams-ist-tot (link in German) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,087 Posted October 13, 2019 I'm still shocked by the death of Karel Gott. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted October 13, 2019 55 minutes ago, Book said: The winner of the 14. season of "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" (Pop Idol Germany), American born Alphonso Williams, died yesterday of prostate cancer at age 57. https://www.bz-berlin.de/welt/dsds-sieger-alphonso-williams-ist-tot (link in German) Wow, that was quick! I read yesterday that he had been in hospital for some time. But his family said he was doing "okay". Guess not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
