Toast 16,129 Posted May 26, 2022 2 hours ago, tomarse said: What a shite day Indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,164 Posted May 27, 2022 Surprised Fletch went before Gahan and Gore who I suspect have done a lot more drugs. I wonder who'll be the last member of Depeche Mode to drop if we throw Alan Wilder and Vince Clarke into the mix as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,639 Posted May 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Deathrace said: Surprised Fletch went before Gahan and Gore who I suspect have done a lot more drugs. I wonder who'll be the last member of Depeche Mode to drop if we throw Alan Wilder and Vince Clarke into the mix as well. Fuckin' amazed he died with CSNY all still breathing, one way or another Depeche Mode set off to see out that generation of self-indulgent hippies! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 281 Posted May 27, 2022 Dave Gahan did cover a Neil Young song on his solo album released last year, oddly enough! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dodrade 94 Posted May 30, 2022 On 27/05/2022 at 20:34, Deathrace said: Surprised Fletch went before Gahan and Gore who I suspect have done a lot more drugs. I wonder who'll be the last member of Depeche Mode to drop if we throw Alan Wilder and Vince Clarke into the mix as well. AFAIK Erasure's most recent tour was cancelled as Vince Clarke's wife has stomach cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted June 5, 2022 Alec John Such, original bassist with Bon Jovi, becomes another miss for my TOTP Theme Team as he reportedly dies aged 70: https://themusicuniverse.com/former-bon-jovi-bassist-alec-john-such-dies/ Reached #4 in December 1986 with Livin' On A Prayer. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 8, 2022 Jim Seals of Seals & Crofts. I find it's posting solely in the absurd 'UK Singles' thread an abomination. Consider it fixed Jim Seals of Seals and Crofts, 'Summer Breeze' fame dies (msn.com) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,639 Posted June 8, 2022 5 hours ago, Sir Creep said: Jim Seals of Seals & Crofts. I find it's posting solely in the absurd 'UK Singles' thread an abomination. Consider it fixed Jim Seals of Seals and Crofts, 'Summer Breeze' fame dies (msn.com) Radio Four just covered it - Seals and Crofts never troubled a UK chart. Think their highest profile was probs having a film clip on the Whistle Test. So, that mention was mainly on the back of being half the writing credit on Summer Breeze. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MILFHunterGMan 22 Posted June 9, 2022 This went under the radar but apparently the musician Dino Esposito who was briefly semi-popular in the late-80s, early 90s suffered a pretty serious heart attack in early 2020. From the looks of it he was in bad, bad shape. It's not known his current condition though. https://www.facebook.com/ILOVENYFREESTYLE/photos/freestyle-emergency-we-need-prayers-for-freestyle-singer-dino-who-gave-us-the-hi/10157932040187812/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted June 9, 2022 On 09/01/2020 at 01:04, adrian0719 said: Justin Bieber has Lyme Disease and chronic mono. Justin Bieber cancels concerts because his "illness is getting worse" https://people.com/music/justin-bieber-postpones-three-shows-this-week-due-to-non-covid-related-illness/ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted June 11, 2022 On 09/06/2022 at 11:13, gcreptile said: Justin Bieber cancels concerts because his "illness is getting worse" https://people.com/music/justin-bieber-postpones-three-shows-this-week-due-to-non-covid-related-illness/ He's now been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt-syndrome, which has paralyzed half of his face: https://news.sky.com/story/justin-bieber-struck-by-ramsay-hunt-syndrome-with-half-of-his-face-left-paralysed-12631695 Hm, my boss had something similar once, after he came back from a holiday. Back then, he said nobody knew what it was. It disappeared after a week, but apparently less than half of the people with it recover completely. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted June 12, 2022 On 01/04/2020 at 03:27, YoungWillz said: Samantha Fox makes a new love: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8173211/Samantha-Fox-53-gets-ENGAGED-girlfriend-Linda-Olsen-45.html The wedding's on hold, obviously, while we are in the middle of the 'rona. Samantha, now Sam, Fox has a "growth" in her throat: https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/12/sam-fox-reveals-cancer-scare-after-finding-lump-in-throat-before-wedding-16812515/ 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
natquen 46 Posted June 14, 2022 On 13/06/2022 at 04:14, gcreptile said: Samantha, now Sam, Fox has a "growth" in her throat: https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/12/sam-fox-reveals-cancer-scare-after-finding-lump-in-throat-before-wedding-16812515/ If it's a polyp (which tend to occur on just one vocal fold), they are completely benign... though detrimental to the voice, which is not great for a singer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 27, 2022 On 26/05/2022 at 15:12, Joey Russ said: Andy Fletcher dead: Andy Fletcher cause of death revealed to be aortic dissection. https://deadline.com/2022/06/depeche-mode-andy-fletch-fletcher-dead-obituary-keyboard-player-founding-member-was-60-1235033869/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathtreat23 189 Posted June 29, 2022 Derek McManus of the Band The Supernatural died on Monday. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted June 30, 2022 Considering how it felt like "Smile" was never off the radio/adverts in the late 90s, mad that it only made #23 in the hit parade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,436 Posted July 1, 2022 Not a death. Marty Wilde showed up on Talking Pictures this week. He's 83 now and he looks great for his age! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted July 6, 2022 Carlos Santana collapsed on stage: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justonecornetto 948 Posted July 6, 2022 Manny Charlton of Nazareth has died aged 80 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted July 6, 2022 32 minutes ago, justonecornetto said: Manny Charlton of Nazareth has died aged 80 Manny Charlton Link 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 7, 2022 15 hours ago, justonecornetto said: Manny Charlton of Nazareth has died aged 80 The Reaper proclaimed to Manny: "Now YOU'RE messing with a son of a bitch!" (I hate that you people don’t even try. This one was too easy) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted July 7, 2022 Several months of radio silence on John Ashton of The Psychedelic Furs. Still alive, but now they are auctioning off a guitar for the fund: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,024 Posted July 15, 2022 William Poogie Hart, performer with and main songwriter for The Delfonics, reportedly dead: https://mobile.twitter.com/wdasfm/status/1547747424319311872 Few hits in the UK, reached #19 in August 1971 with La La Means I Love You. On iPad at moment so can’t link all I’d like. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted July 15, 2022 46 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: William Poogie Hart, performer with and main songwriter for The Delfonics, reportedly dead: https://mobile.twitter.com/wdasfm/status/1547747424319311872 Few hits in the UK, reached #19 in August 1971 with La La Means I Love You. On iPad at moment so can’t link all I’d like. This song is even better: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted July 15, 2022 10 hours ago, YoungWillz said: William Poogie Hart, performer with and main songwriter for The Delfonics, reportedly dead: https://mobile.twitter.com/wdasfm/status/1547747424319311872 Few hits in the UK, reached #19 in August 1971 with La La Means I Love You. On iPad at moment so can’t link all I’d like. One original member of The Delfonics left, Wilbert Hart, brother of Poogie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbert_Hart 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
