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fashion designer/icon Karl Lagerfeld, dead at 85
Iconic fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has died at 85. Creative director for Chanel and Fendi, Lagerfeld's persona and personal style was as well known as his clothes...
RIP
RIP
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Matt Yu, RIP
Very sad news. Brooklyn musician Matt Yu, who was reported missing earlier this week, has died.
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Gorilla Biscuits’ Alex Brown, RIP
Gorilla Biscuits guitarist Alex Brown passed away following an aneurysm. He was 52.
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Paul Whaley, drummer for Blue Cheer, has died
Paul Whaley, drummer for Bay Area proto-metal power-trio Blue Cheer, died on Monday, January 28 at age 72 at his home in Regensburg, Germany.
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Warbeast & Rigor Mortis vocalist Bruce Corbitt, RIP
The Warbeast and Rigor Mortis vocalist was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2017, and entered hospice care earlier this month.
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Jonas Mekas, avant-garde filmmaker and iconic New Yorker, dies at 96
Avant-garde filmmaker, co-founder of Anthology Film Archives and Film Culture, and much more, NYC icon Jonas Mekas has died at age 96. ”Jonas passed away quietly and peacefully early this morning. He was at home with family. He will be greatly missed but his light shines on.”
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Comedian Kevin Barnett, RIP
The comedian, writer, and podcast host, whose writing credits included Broad City, Unhitched, and The Eric Andre Show, has passed away at the age of 32.
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Red Aunts’ Debi Martini, RIP
Debi Martini, bassist/vocalist of '90s-era Long Beach punks The Red Aunts, has sadly passed away. Her bandmates broke the news...
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Lorna Doom (The Germs), RIP
Lorna Doom, bassist of punk legends The Germs, has sadly passed away.
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Bill’s Indie Basement (1/4): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
This week in the Basement: a new box set of Scottish independent music of the '70s/'80s, new band Beauty Parlor featuring members of Fungi Girls, a new video from fictitious cult artist Mick Trouble, a tribute to late music writer David Cavanagh, and more.