Category Archives: obituary

David Ball: 1959-2025

Posted on October 29, 2025 by postpunkmonk

It was Thursday night when I saw that Dave Ball of Soft Cell had died. I hadn’t been following Dave closely and I was unaware of his myriad of health issues he’d been dealing with in the last few years. … Continue reading →

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Douglas J. McCarthy: 1966-2025

Posted on June 12, 2025 by postpunkmonk

It’s been a bad week for losing iconic musicians. Sly Stone and Brian Wilson were rightly feted for their tremendous contributions to the Classic Rock canon. Examples of which reside in my Record Cell because, well, every home should have … Continue reading →

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Sweet Pea Atkinson: Gone Five Years And I’m Still Missing Him…Badly!

Posted on May 5, 2025 by postpunkmonk

When I noticed that the 5 year anniversary of Sweet Pea Atkinson‘s death was coming up, I made a note to write about it because the sad truth was that when Sweetpea died in 2020, in the midst of the … Continue reading →

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Roy Thomas Baker: 1946-2025

Posted on April 28, 2025 by postpunkmonk

I was all set up last week to discuss the death of famed [if divisive] producer Roy Thomas Baker when the death of David Thomas of Pere Ubu blindsided me. In the cosmic scheme of things, Thomas is a towering … Continue reading →

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David Thomas: 1953-2025

Posted on April 24, 2025 by postpunkmonk

This was not unforeseen, as anyone who had seen David Thomas in the last dozen or so years could attest to his declining health. Yet is still bad news that packs a harsh sting. The person who steered the ship … Continue reading →

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Dr. Clem Burke: 1954-2025

Posted on April 8, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Owwww. This hurts right after yesterday’s post, but we’ve just lost the great Clem Burke; drummer for Blondie. The 70 year old drumming legend was taken down by cancer following a life dedicated to Rock and Roll drumming that saw … Continue reading →

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Dave Allen: 1955-2025

Posted on April 7, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Not 48 hours ago I had the urge to hear Shriekback. Many of you reading this might very well say, “not very surprising, Monk.” And you’d be correct, but that evening I pulled a very specific disc to play: “The … Continue reading →

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