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A poetic tribute to Factory Record’s Tony Wilson featuring New Order, Iggy Pop, and Steve Coogan

[dropcap]Yesterday[/dropcap], to mark the 8th anniversary of Factory Records founder Tony Wilson’s death, a bunch of musicians paid tribute to the Manchester music scene legend who had passed away on August 10,…

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Stephen Huss, original member of Psyche has passed away

[dropcap]We[/dropcap] at Post-Punk.com are very saddened to hear of the passing of Stephen Huss, who was an original member of the synth project Psyche. “My beautiful genius little brother played…

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Flesh For Lulu’s Nick Marsh passes away

[dropcap]On[/dropcap] June 5, 2015 we lost a Post-Punk hero, Nick Marsh, from Flesh for Lulu. One of my favorite songs from his band Flesh for Lulu, besides the track “I…

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25 Years Gone | Remembering Stiv Bators

[dropcap]One[/dropcap] of the greatest figures in Punk Rock history, Stiv Bators, passed away on this day 25 years ago—on June 4th 1990. Stiv fronted Cleveland punk band The Dead Boys,…

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Sadly, it has been confirmed that Steve Strange has passed away

Steve Strange, the Welsh pop singer who was quite literally the face of the New Romantic Movement, who also fronted ’80s new wave group Visage, has died. Strange, whose real…

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Sid Vicious died 36 Years ago Today | Watch one of his last interviews ever (With Stiv Bators, Nancy, and Cynthia Ross of The B-Girls)

Sid Vicious, born John Simon Ritchie—passed away from a drug overdose, and possible suicide on February 2nd 1979. An icon of Punk Rock, Sid was actually originally a Banshee before he was a…

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Ian Allen of Negativland has passed away

Ian Allen, an integral member of San Francisco Bay Area Negativland from 1981 to 1987, died this past Saturday from “unexpected complications and infections” following a heart-valve replacement surgery at…

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Sisters Of Mercy guitarist Chris Sheehan has lost his battle against cancer

[dropcap]New [/dropcap]Zealander Chris Sheehan (real name Chris Starling) has lost his long battle with Stage 4 metastatic nodular melanoma, a cancer which is very difficult to treat. His musical career…

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The Death of Coil’s John Balance | Listen to an interview with the late Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson on the loss of John

On this day in 2004, John Balance—best known as one half of industrial innovators Coil, passed away. November 13th marked the end of one of the most influential industrial acts, leaving…

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Rest in Peace Tommy Ramone (1952-2014)

An iconic legend of punk rock has passed away today. The cause of death was related to the treatment of his cancer of the bileduct. Tommy Ramone, born Thomas Erdelyi,…

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