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[METALMAN]

Also probably the best (and as a result also most underrated) songwriter in the group.

[Lint]

Frontman of The Specials Dies After ‘Brief Illness’ at 63

[Colly]

Sums it up nicely for me.

 

[Skummy]

Saffiyah Khan guested on their subsequent album, too.

Gutted about this one - an absolute legend, responsible for some of the best records ever, and the Specials were a genuine lifeline for people figuring out their place in a multicultural Britain; having mixed race extended family while living in an overwhelmingly white part of the country as a kid, even though it was long after the band's heyday, they felt like a significant cultural touchstone.

[tristy]

Jeremiah Green of Modest Mouse died yesterday of stage 4 cancer.

Gangsta Boo was found dead a few hours ago, too.

Fuck 2023 already, goddamnit.

[Hellraiser]

Steven Tyler of Aerosmith has been sued for sexual assault of a minor back in the 70s. This was made possible by the state of California temporarily waiving statutes of limitations for childhood sexual abuse crimes: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/steven-tyler-sexual-assault-minor-lawsuit-1234653817/

[VerbalPuke]

Jeff Beck has died at 78. Great fucking guitar player. He's a favorite of my dad.

My dad actually gave me a Jeff beck signature strat.

[Hobo]

 

I woke up with the Tina Turner  GoldenEye theme stuck in my head and then it got replaced by the rejected Ace of Base theme.

We deserve a bond theme with the lyric "I used to like you as a friend".

[Hellraiser]

David Crosby of Crosby, Stills & Nash and the Byrds passed away today at age 81.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/19/legendary-us-musician-david-crosby-dies-aged-81

[METALMAN]

Yeah this is a shame. I like CSNY a lot but I’ve got to admit I saw Crosby as the weaker songwriter of the four. But he still added something very special and it was sad to see him go through what was obviously a tough time over the last few years.

[Hobo]

 

[Hellraiser]

According to TMZ, former Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell is in the final stage of liver failure and has only days to live:

https://www.tmz.com/2023/09/03/smash-mouth-steve-harwell-death-bed-days-to-live/

Edit: Smash Mouth's manager confirmed that Harwell is in hospice care:

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/03/entertainment/steve-harwell-smash-mouth-hospice/index.htmlSm

Edited September 4, 2023 by Hellraiser

[Bobfoc]

He has now passed.

[Hellraiser]

Epic Games has sold Bandcamp to Songtradr, an online music licensing marketplace:

https://www.billboard.com/pro/epic-games-sells-bandcamp-songtradr/