Tag: RIP
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RIP Florian Schneider
Oh boy…where do you start with an artist like Florian Schneider, of Kraftwerk? Sadly he has died at 73. It’s not hyperbole when you say that Florian and Kraftwerk may not be household names like some, but without Kraftwerk you probably wouldn’t have new wave and new romantics, electro-pop, house, techno and all those influenced…
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Time…to die
RIP Rutger Hauer. Yes it is one of the best dialogue scenes in cinema, in one of the best films of all time (Blade Runner) although it took most people decades to realise that. And he wrote most of it, and added a lot of his own thoughts and ideas to the role of Roy…
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RIP Kevin Ayers
Just heard the sad news about the death Kevin Ayers, formerly of Soft Machine and many genius solo albums…(17 in fact – only listened to a few of them!). Here he is in 1972 performing one of my favourite tracks of his, May I? with The Whole Band on the Old Grey Whistle Test.
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RIP Smiley Culture
Sad to hear about the death during a police raid of Smiley Culture – ironically best known for his 1984 reggae/proto ragga hit ‘Police Officer’ with Saxon Soundsystem about the ‘sus’ stop and search laws – shame that unlike the funny end of the song this police intervention had a far sadder ending. 🙁 And…
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Last Chance to See – Douglas Adams
Sadly in this 2001 video the most imminently extinct animal is the speaker, Douglas Adams who had a heart attack a few days later. The message about the world, caring for it and the gods and reasons we create to excuse our behaviour are good ones and well worth watching. Even if it’s just for…