Category Archives: obituary

Alan Rankine: 1958-2023

Posted on January 3, 2023 by postpunkmonk

It’s the first post of a new year and I had everything all worked out. A review I had been thinking of for months that kept getting bumped for this, that, and the other thing. Then I got word that … Continue reading →

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Terry Hall: 1959-2022

Posted on December 20, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Yesterday I got home from work and was starting to get ready for dinner when I saw an email from commenter schwenko that simply said “Terry Hall, GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” That certainly hit out of the blue. I had not heard of … Continue reading →

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Jet Black: 1938-2022

Posted on December 9, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Sad news today as the second of the crucial Punk/Post-Punk band The Stranglers has met his end on December 6th. Jet Black [née Brian Duffy] had been the founding drummer whose savvy and jazz-forged talent had been the bedrock on … Continue reading →

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Keith Levene: 1957-2022

Posted on November 14, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Saturday, I received the word from my friend and frequent commenter chasinvictoria that Keith Levene had died from liver cancer. When I think of the three guitarists from the Post-Punk era who helped to define the new concepts that would … Continue reading →

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Robert Gordon: 1947-2022

Posted on October 21, 2022 by postpunkmonk

I first got wind of Robert Gordon when reading about the New Wave scene in the late 70s. He was probably the first singer in New York City who rose up out of Punk Rock to be diving back into … Continue reading →

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Mick Crowley: 1968-2022

Posted on October 20, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Last Saturday I found out that we had lost a guitarist who I’ve seen more times than any other by my reckoning. Mick Crowley was lead guitarist for The Hate Bombs, who were definitely the act I’ve seen the most. … Continue reading →

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Julee Cruise: 1956-2022

Posted on June 10, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Today’s deeply sad news was that singer Julee Cruise has committed suicide, following several years of suffering from lupus as well as depression. She first came to my attention like most others, in the soundtrack to David Lynch’s arresting “Blue … Continue reading →

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