| "I WANNA LIVE TILL I DIE" - Johnny Gazale AKA Johnny Thunders. Well he has, and sad to say there's more than a few more punk deaths occuring as the years tick by. Here are a few recent and not so recent obituaries who have hit the big bar in the sky... |
2011
Poly Styrene - X-Ray Spex (LATEST)
2010
Malcolm McLaren - Punk Svengali
Died on April 8th of Cancer. (obit to follow)
Arri UP - The Slits
Died on October 21st of Cancer. (obit to follow)
2009
Lux Interior - The Cramps
2008
Trogg - Contempt
Jagger - Punk fan
Good local punk who i had known since the early 80's. He sadly died
from Motor Neurone Disease summer 2008.
2007
Tony Wilson - Punk Enthusiast
2006
Gary 'Gash' Brown - Barse
Sandy West - The Runaways
Tom Pig - Poison Idea
Jason Sears - RKL
Died on February 1st 2006 no more details.
2005
John Loder - Sound Egineer/Producer
Dave Goodman - Producer (Sex Pistols)
Marshall Rohner - Guitarist
Marshall played with Jimmy and the Mustangs, T.S.O.L., Cruzados -
(with Tito Larriva and Chalo Quintana) great guy, great guitar player.
The needle and the damage done.
Jet Rash
2004
John Peel - British Radio DJ
Johnny Ramone - The Ramones
John McGeoch - Magazine/Banshees/PIL
Brandon - Leftover Crack/X-Possibles
Young drummer 24 year old Brandon Chevalier-Kolling who drummed
for New Jerseys Leftover Crack /X-possibles died in his sleep on
December 17th from an accidental night of excess in Dallas, Texas,
while on tour with Leftover Crack.
Robert Heaton - New Model Army
The former drummer passed away on Thursday 4th November. An
inquest concluded he was suffering from pancreatic cancer.
Mark Greenwell - Concrete Sox/Varukers/ Poundaflesh
The UK guitarist passed away on Sunday 31st October of an on-going
illness.
Stig - Icons Of Filth
Died suddenly on Friday October 21st right after the band played a
set in London.
Greg Shaw - Bomp Records
Greg Shaw of the pioneering Bomp! Records label
(October 21st).
JJ Bedsore - The Blood
South London's early 80's shock rock combo The Blood (formerly
Coming Blood) who were described at the time as "a cross between
Motorhead, The Stranglers and Alice Cooper" have recently lost their
beer swilling guitarist JJ Bedsore. Joe Bedsore (44) died on Tuesday
20th July 2004 JJ (real name Jamie Cantwell) had been ill for the last
few months, and died from multiple organ failure.
Stu P. didiot - Charge
Stu-p-idiot the wild guitarist outta early 80's UK punks Charge passed
away last summer 2004, another victim of Cancer.
Poly Styrene - X-Ray Spex (LATEST)
2010
Malcolm McLaren - Punk Svengali
Died on April 8th of Cancer. (obit to follow)
Arri UP - The Slits
Died on October 21st of Cancer. (obit to follow)
2009
Lux Interior - The Cramps
2008
Trogg - Contempt
Jagger - Punk fan
Good local punk who i had known since the early 80's. He sadly died
from Motor Neurone Disease summer 2008.
2007
Tony Wilson - Punk Enthusiast
2006
Gary 'Gash' Brown - Barse
Sandy West - The Runaways
Tom Pig - Poison Idea
Jason Sears - RKL
Died on February 1st 2006 no more details.
2005
John Loder - Sound Egineer/Producer
Dave Goodman - Producer (Sex Pistols)
Marshall Rohner - Guitarist
Marshall played with Jimmy and the Mustangs, T.S.O.L., Cruzados -
(with Tito Larriva and Chalo Quintana) great guy, great guitar player.
The needle and the damage done.
Jet Rash
2004
John Peel - British Radio DJ
Johnny Ramone - The Ramones
John McGeoch - Magazine/Banshees/PIL
Brandon - Leftover Crack/X-Possibles
Young drummer 24 year old Brandon Chevalier-Kolling who drummed
for New Jerseys Leftover Crack /X-possibles died in his sleep on
December 17th from an accidental night of excess in Dallas, Texas,
while on tour with Leftover Crack.
Robert Heaton - New Model Army
The former drummer passed away on Thursday 4th November. An
inquest concluded he was suffering from pancreatic cancer.
Mark Greenwell - Concrete Sox/Varukers/ Poundaflesh
The UK guitarist passed away on Sunday 31st October of an on-going
illness.
Stig - Icons Of Filth
Died suddenly on Friday October 21st right after the band played a
set in London.
Greg Shaw - Bomp Records
Greg Shaw of the pioneering Bomp! Records label
(October 21st).
JJ Bedsore - The Blood
South London's early 80's shock rock combo The Blood (formerly
Coming Blood) who were described at the time as "a cross between
Motorhead, The Stranglers and Alice Cooper" have recently lost their
beer swilling guitarist JJ Bedsore. Joe Bedsore (44) died on Tuesday
20th July 2004 JJ (real name Jamie Cantwell) had been ill for the last
few months, and died from multiple organ failure.
Stu P. didiot - Charge
Stu-p-idiot the wild guitarist outta early 80's UK punks Charge passed
away last summer 2004, another victim of Cancer.
| 2002 Joe Strummer - The Clash Nils Stevenson - Manager/Mentor Henry Knowles - Agression Giussepe Codeluppi - Raw Power Dee Dee Ramone - The Ramones Chris Burleigh - Assert 2001 Stuart Adamson - The Skids Bianca Halstead - Betty Blowtorch Joey Ramone - The Ramones Bryan Gregory - The Cramps 1996 Jeffrey Lee Pierce - The Gun Club 1991 Johnny Thunders - New York Dolls/Heartbreakers 1980 Ian Curtis - Joy Division 1979 Sid Vicious - Sex Pistols Thanx to all the punks who wrote or contributed some of these epitaphs And Erin from Texas for the skull guitar design. If you want an Obituary putting up or wanna contribute one just email me at... pdontcare77@hotmail.com |
