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Johnny Strike of ’70s punks Crime has passed away
Crime released just three 7"s before breaking up in 1982, including 1976's ”Hot Wire My Heart,” which was later covered by Sonic Youth on Sister.
RIP
RIP
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Mac Miller dies of apparent overdose
The rapper was only 26.
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds keyboardist Conway Savage has died
"Goodbye Conway, there isn’t a dry eye in the house. Love, Nick and the Bad Seeds."
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Village Voice, RIP (no more online articles either)
NYC independent weekly ’The Village Voice’ ceased publication of its print edition in 2017 after 62 years of the paper but continued publish online. The digital edition is now dead too...
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Weedeater drummer Carlos Denogean has died
”He left this world far too soon and will be missed immensely by all of us. Anyone that knew Carlos was enamored by his kindness and his warm personality. He was an incredibly talented musician and a real joy to be around.” - Weedeater.
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Ed King (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Strawberry Alarm Clock), RIP
Ed King was an original member of Strawberry Alarm Clock and wrote part of their hit ”Incense and Peppermints” before going on to join Lynyrd Skynyrd for their first three LPs and more.
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Huntress singer Jill Janus dies of apparent suicide
”A longtime sufferer of mental illness, she took her own life outside of Portland, Oregon,” Jill's family and bandmates said in a statement to Blabbermouth.
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Aretha Franklin, rest in peace
The Queen of Soul was 76.
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Sam Mehran (Test Icicles), RIP
Sam was a founding member of Test Icicles and has since released music as Outer Limits Recordings and Matrix Metals, and produced other artists' work. He was 31.
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Dr. Julia Yasuda, Antony and the Johnsons collaborator & more, has passed away
”Dr. Julia Yasuda, one of the 3 founding members of The Johnsons, and my dear friend and muse for over 2 decades, passed away on Monday. She was a model, performance artist, Ph.D. educator published in set theory, meditation practitioner, star of Transsexual Menace, ham radio enthusiast and pioneering intersex activist,” writes Antony Hegarty.