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David Johansen: 1950-2025

This was not a shock, but still a blow. We got the sad news that the mighty David Johansen died on Friday, the 28th following a terrible few months where he had fallen and broken his back in November. While … Continue reading

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Ten Years Ago, The World Became A Little Less STRANGE [pt. 7]

[…continued from last post] The seeds of the “Orcherstral” album were planted by the date that Visage played in the Czech Republic at the Ski Flying World Championships. The Prague Philharmonic orchestra played live with the band and producer John … Continue reading

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Ten Years Ago, The World Became A Little Less STRANGE [pt. 6]

[…continued from last post] It was a dozen years ago today when I first posted about the Visage Mark III lineup which had bade itself public in 2013 following what seemed to be many months of behind the scenes pronouncements … Continue reading

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Ten Years Ago, The World Became A Little Less STRANGE [pt. 5]

[…continued from last post] Steve Strange was largely marginalized during the 90s. While the Bassheads remix of Fade To Grey” entered the UK Top 40, he was in a perilous state as he had become addicted to heroin while modeling … Continue reading

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Ten Years Ago, The World Became A Little Less STRANGE [pt. 4]

[…continued from last post] Of course, in 1986, no one knew publicly that Steve Strange had a heroin addiction. This accounts for numerous ill-conceived musical efforts in the broad spectrum of Rock and Pop music. Which is sad, of course. … Continue reading

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Ten Years Ago, The World Became A Little Less STRANGE [pt. 1]

It’s hard to believe that as of today Steve Strange, the focal point of the New Romantic movement, had been dead for a decade now. When he suddenly died in 2015, I was taken aback and posted a brief mention … Continue reading

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Marianne Faithfull: 1946-2025

We had sad, but not shocking news yesterday with the news that the great singer and musician Marianne Faithfull had died at the age of 78. The rough road of her life is well known and her hospitalization in 2020 … Continue reading

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