A thread I've been waiting to open for quite a while, and now with the growing concern over Mark E. Smith, David Thomas cancelling shows, the steady rate of demise in these particular sub geners (in which I include Coldwave, Post/Dance-Punk, Gothic Rock, No Wave, Industrial, etc.) and the altogether senescence (adding to a sometimes unhealty life habits) of some household names - the necessity is growing.    Major Figures Jet Black b. 26 August 1938 Andy Summers b. 31 December 1942 Martin Rev b. December 18, 1947 Glenn Branca b. October 6, 1948 John Cooper Clarke b. 25 January 1949 Jerry Harrison b. February 21, 1949 Tom Verlaine b. December 13, 1949 Genesis P-Orridge b. 22 February 1950 Chris Frantz b. May 8, 1951 Richard Lloyd b. October 25, 1951 David Byrne b. 14 May 1952 James Chance b. April 20, 1953 Robin Crutchfield b. 8 September 1952 Kim Gordon b. April 28, 1953 Arto Lindsay b. May 28, 1953 David Thomas b. June 14, 1953 Helios Creed b. November 3, 1953 Andy Partridge b. 11 November 1953 Michael Gira b. February 19, 1954 Colin Moulding b. 17 August 1955 Andy Gill b. 1 January 1956 Bernard Sumner b. 4 January 1956  Lee Ranaldo b. February 3, 1956
Peter Hook b. 13 February 1956 Richard Kirk b. 21 March 1956 Siouxsie Sioux b. 27 May 1957 Marc Almond b. 9 July 1957 Peter Murphy b. 11 July 1957 Nick Cave b. 22 September 1957
Stephen Morris b. 28 October 1957 Will Sergeant b. 12 April 1958 Thurston Moore b. July 25, 1958 Mick Harvey b. 29 August 1958 Al Jourgensen b. October 9, 1958 Blixa Bargeld b. 12 January 1959 Lydia Lunch b. June 2, 1959 Robert Smith b. 21 April 1959 Ian McCulloch b. 5 May 1959 Andrew Eldritch b. 15 May 1959 and many more...