Category Archives: obituary

Neil Peart: 1952-2020

Posted on January 13, 2020 by

I got blindsided Friday night with the news that Rush’s drummer/lyricist Neil Peart had died after over three years of undergoing brain cancer treatment. This was a sad thing to hear. Particularly since I had been listening more to my … Continue reading →

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Vaughan Oliver: 1957-2019

Posted on December 30, 2019 by

I have sad news today for music lovers, but especially music-loving graphic designers. Today the first thing I noticed when catching up on the news was that famed graphic designer Vaughan Oliver had suddenly died yesterday at the far too … Continue reading →

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Ric Ocasek: 1944-2019

Posted on September 16, 2019 by

Well, the big news this morning was the death of Ric Ocasek that had occurred on Sunday morning. Ocasek was one of the odder rock superstars to have mined platinum. He was an quirky looking gent who was possibly one … Continue reading →

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Scott Walker: 1943-2019 [part 4]

Posted on March 29, 2019 by

[…continued from last post] After the whirlwind of 2006-2007, Scott had one more fragment of activity before Walker Central went quiet for a few more years. He sang on the concluding track “The Big Sleep” on the sophomore Bat For … Continue reading →

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Scott Walker: 1943-2019 [part 3]

Posted on March 28, 2019 by

[…continued from last post] One of the most fascinating things that Walker did in the new millennium as agreeing to produce the last Pulp album, “We Love Life.” He certainly brought his feel for orchestration to the results with a … Continue reading →

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Scott Walker: 1943-2019 [part 2]

Posted on March 27, 2019 by

[…continued from last post] My next step was buying the late 60s run of “Scott” through “Scott 4,” as anthologized on “Boychild.” By the late 90s, these were more obtainable. I remember buying 1,2, and 4 at Park Avenue CDs … Continue reading →

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Scott Walker: 1943-2019 [part 1]

Posted on March 26, 2019 by

In the last obituary here, regarding Mark Hollis, I invoked Scott Walker just three weeks ago when using him in a comparison of artistic temperament to Hollis. Just last night, around midnight, my friend JT emailed me the news while … Continue reading →

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