maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted August 19 Completed the annual form study at A New Day over the weekend, roster packed with obitable talent many in the "no shit!, I didn't know they were still alive" category. Thankfully not much to report, ageing legends largely turning in legendary performances.The Sweet remain as muscular as ever since Andy Scott turned them into the rock band he always assumed they were. There have been social media posts saying he is doing well considering he's ill, which I'm assuming is the ongoing prostate cancer battle. Stories ahead of time were it's - literally - the end of the road for Hawkwind with Dave Brock (83 tomorrow) having been diagnosed with a heart condition that - apparently - makes future tours with himself in the line up uninsurable. That said, there's a hold-the-date alert on their website for next Easter, so maybe he'll continue into one-off gigs, or summat. Hawkwind, frankly, were at their current cosmic best closing out Saturday and there were no momentous "well, that's it" kind of announcements from the stage when they finished. Frankly, nowt to compare with the "fuck me, that's Chris Farlowe" moment a couple of years back as an old man stumbled around the stage, taking a chair between his vocals. Sonja Kristina's (Curved Air) voice has seen better days and she seated herself on the drum riser during instrumental breaks, but that's hardly a full scale health crisis. Andy Scott (75) below, photographed yesterday 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted August 20 This theead has a couple of Paul Weller mentions so,... fellow The Jam member Bruce Foxton cancels tour because of health issues that required an immediate procedure: https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/music/bruce-hoxton-hospitalised-the-jam-tour-4749740 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,741 Posted August 21 2 hours ago, gcreptile said: Bruce Hoxton Who? I know they had a Bruce Foxton. I'm not blaming you of course, that's what it says on that page (and link). I suppose what I should be saying is 'nationalworld' who? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted August 21 4 hours ago, En Passant said: Who? I know they had a Bruce Foxton. I'm not blaming you of course, that's what it says on that page (and link). I suppose what I should be saying is 'nationalworld' who? Yes, sad that I saw this link before some more legit ones, like: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13760731/The-Jam-Bruce-Foxton-quit-band-health-heartbreaking-statement.html (Sorry for calling the Daily Mail more legit, but it has a lot of info) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted August 23 On 27/01/2016 at 04:08, Ra Ra Rasputin said: On 20/01/2016 at 12:28, Toast said: On 14/01/2016 at 12:47, Ra Ra Rasputin said: Colin Vearncome of Black ("Wonderful Life") fame "critically ill" in hospital after car accident. Update on his website, does not sound good. Update on various sites now even worse - end of "Wonderful Life". After Colin Vearncombe's death comes news that bassist on Wonderful Life and later bass player with The Icicle Works, Roy Corkill (sometimes credited as Roy Corkhill) reportedly dead: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 901 Posted August 23 On 10/07/2024 at 10:49, gcreptile said: Emergency surgery for Josh Homme, European leg of the tour cancelled. Curious. https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/queens-of-the-stone-age-sagen-konzerte-in-europa-ab-josh-homme-muss-operiert-werden-a-d4c27874-e816-4f3f-a0a7-c607da4dc7ca English source: https://pitchfork.com/news/queens-of-the-stone-ages-josh-homme-to-undergo-emergency-surgery-band-cancels-european-tour/ Edit: The Internet suggests that it's a hernia that Homme tried to "play out". Looking even deeper, the touring schedule is killing him. He had lost weight after cancer and seemed healthy in 2023. But he's drinking like crazy and seems to have been in ill health for a couple of months now. QOTSA has now cancelled or postponed all of their upcoming concerts due to Homme's health state. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,044 Posted August 23 On 19/08/2024 at 10:41, maryportfuncity said: The Sweet remain as muscular as ever since Andy Scott turned them into the rock band he always assumed they were. There have been social media posts saying he is doing well considering he's ill, which I'm assuming is the ongoing prostate cancer battle. Just been looking into this I'm seeing reports from the end of last year that Andy Scott's prostate cancer has reached stage 4. Although as a massive fan of The Sweet I'm hoping that I've misunderstood something. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted August 27 Derrick Mehaffey, "Ireland's Cliff Richard" dies at 78: https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/celebrity/derrick-mehaffey-dies-aged-78-tributes-4757987 Edit: Well, he seems to be a somewhat more fringe name than I had expected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted August 28 Daily Fail piece (apologies) but there's a photo of Sonia (Evans) AKA pop-poppet Sonia who came second in the Eurovision for us over 30 years ago. Big lump inside her right cheek, which was also there when she showed up on my local news last week. I'm assuming we're well short of Linda Nolan territory, but...anyone know owt? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tv/article-13405209/Eurovision-Sonia-unrecognisable-Loose-Women.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,556 Posted August 31 On 18/02/2021 at 15:45, Book said: Still not getting over the death of Françoise Cactus of Stereo Total Listen to their music today a lot and stumbled over one of my favorites: Cinémania. The text is similar to Vogue or We didn't start the fire, a list of actors and filmmakers in this case. Please listen and enjoy! A nice list to cross off btw: Antonioni, Mastroianni Fellini, Pasolini Billy Wilder, Lana Turner Rainer Werner Fassbinder Marlene Dietrich, Ernst Lubitsch James Dean, Charles Chaplin François Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Léaud Belmondo, Brigitte Bardot La manie du cinéma: Cinémania... Marilyn Monroe, Jeanne Moreau Robert de Niro, Mia Farrow Woody Allen, Sophia Loren Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ulman Rita Hayworth, Ginger Rogers Gary Cooper, Dennis Hopper Lollobrigida, John Travolta Peter, Henry, Jane Fonda La manie du cinéma: Cinémania... Hanna Schygulla, Anna Karina Isabelle Huppert, Jodie Foster Claudia Cardinale, Sergio Leone Jerry Lewis, Tony Curtis Fernando Rey, Simone Signoret Alain Resnais, Maurice Ronet Judy Garland, Gary Grant James Stewart, Humphrey Bogart La manie du cinéma: Cinémania... Isabelle Adjani, Anna Magnani Roman Polanski, Klaus Kinski Alain Delon, Michel Simon Jack Lemmon, Jack Nicholson Julie Christie, Jacques Tati Warren Beatty, Visconti Jean-Luc Godard, Jean Renoir Stéphane Audran, Trintignant ... Alfred Hitchcock 5 of them are in my French Theme Team A little update. Since that post we also lost: Jean-Paul Belmondo 06.09.2021 Jean-Louis Trintignant 17.06.2022 Jean-Luc Godard 13.09.2022 Gina Lollobrigida 16.01.2023 Alain Delon 18.08.2024 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted September 1 Roger O’Donnell of The Cure was diagnosed with cancer, though prognosis seems good at the moment 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 282 Posted September 2 Danielle Moore of Crazy P, dead suddenly at 52. https://mixmag.net/read/crazy-p-frontwoman-danielle-moore-died-aged-52- 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 742 Posted September 3 James Darren literally says “Goodbye Cruel World” https://variety.com/2024/film/news/james-darren-gidget-moondoggie-star-trek-1236127756/ 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 342 Posted September 3 4 minutes ago, Captain Hemlock said: James Darren literally says “Goodbye Cruel World” https://variety.com/2024/film/news/james-darren-gidget-moondoggie-star-trek-1236127756/ I was a big fan of the show T.J Hooker which he was a part of for quite a few seasons Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 528 Posted September 3 29 minutes ago, Captain Hemlock said: James Darren literally says “Goodbye Cruel World” https://variety.com/2024/film/news/james-darren-gidget-moondoggie-star-trek-1236127756/ Huge loss for Trek fans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted September 3 Pat Lewis, singer who had a minor hit Stateside with Can't Shake It Loose, did backing for Stevie Wonder's Up-Tight and supported acts such as Aretha Franklin, George Clinton and Isaac Hayes, reportedly dead: https://soultracks.com/news-motown-singer-pat-lewis-dies/ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slackhurst Broadcasting 374 Posted September 3 On 01/09/2024 at 17:34, Joey Russ said: Roger O’Donnell of The Cure was diagnosed with cancer, though prognosis seems good at the moment It'll definitely be one of those era-marking/memento-mori deaths when Robert Smith goes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted September 3 Frank Torpey, guitarist for The Sweet and their last surviving original member, died in March aged 78. Was with them only briefly (1968–1969) and never appeared on any of their hits. The other 3 original members were Steve Priest (1948–2020), Mick Tucker (1947–2002), and Brian Connolly (1945–1997). 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted September 3 18 hours ago, Captain Hemlock said: James Darren literally says “Goodbye Cruel World” https://variety.com/2024/film/news/james-darren-gidget-moondoggie-star-trek-1236127756/ NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RetroGamer47 429 Posted September 6 Scott Simon, of Sha Na Na who co-wrote songs for Grease, dead at 75. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,187 Posted September 8 On 21/01/2022 at 20:44, msc said: - 1942: Andy Summers (Police), Paul McCartney, Arthur Brown, Meic Stevens, John Cale, Jill Gomez, Phil Coulter, Graham Nash, Carole King, Barbara Streisand, Bobby Rydell, Brian Wilson, Mick Fleetwood, Roger McGuinn, Al Jardine, Bernie Calvert, Norman Greenbaum, Bobbie Gentry, Zoot Money (Animals), Alan Price (Animals), Dave Clark, Bob Gaudio, Leon Huff, Carl Douglas, Bruce Woodley, Gary Walker Zoot Money dead at 82. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 606 Posted September 8 On 03/07/2024 at 21:40, Phantom said: Laurie Lindeen lead vocalist for Zuzu's Petels died on Monday of a brain aneurism at the age of 62. She was married to Paul Westerberg of The Replacements from 2003-2014 Also, apparently Paul Westerberg's mother,, Mary Louise Westerberg passed away yesterday. Ooh, that's sad news. Was rather partial to ZuZu's Petals back in the day, and saw them supporting Nova Mob at Leeds Duchess. Have got her autobiography but not read it yet. Their version of 'Brand New Key' is worth checking out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 606 Posted September 8 4 hours ago, Summer in Transylvania said: Zoot Money dead at 82. Quite the legend, but I know him best for telling Phil Daniels where to go in 'Breaking Glass'. RIP. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted September 9 Really not a star but for fans of the Peel Sessions, just seen that Simon Mullings aka Spike Mullings, bassist of late 80s indiesters The Snapdragons, died around 31 Aug/1Sept: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/law-centre-announces-death-of-housing-law-legend-simon-mullings/5120730.article and https://nearlylegal.co.uk/2024/09/for-simon-mullings/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted September 9 Ben Thapa, low tenor in the original line up of G4, catapulted to fame by coming second to Steve Brookstein on the X Factor, reportedly dead: Only 42. (Douglas Adams fans would agree). #9 on the pop charts in March 2005 with the ruination of Bohemian Rhapsody: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
