Pinkish Black Singer Daron Beck Dies at 48
After playing in the Great Tyrant, Beck formed Pinkish Black with drummer Jon Teague in 2011
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Catherine Ribeiro, Boundary-Breaking French Singer, Dies at 82
The former yé-yé singer was known for a series of influential psychedelic prog records with Patrice Moullet’s Alpes
BeatKing, Hero of Houston Club Music, Dies at 39
The rapper and producer rose to prominence in the 2010s with his fusion of hip-hop and raw club rhythms
Dean Roberts, Experimental Composer in Thela and White Winged Moth, Dies at 49
The New Zealand multi-instrumentalist played in the noise trio Thela before releasing a series of cult solo records
Charles R. Cross, Seattle Music Journalist and Author of Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix Biographies, Dies at 67
The Rocket editor and founder of Bruce Springsteen fanzine Backstreets Magazine died from natural causes
DJ Randall, Influential Drum’n’Bass DJ, Dies at 54
The drum’n’bass and jungle DJ and producer helped develop breakbeat through club residencies and his label Mac2 Recordings
Chino XL, 1990s New York Rapper, Dies at 50
Born in the Bronx, the hip-hop figure was known for hits like “No Complex” and “Kreep”
Martin Phillipps, Founder of New Zealand Jangle-Pop Band the Chills, Dies at 61
A Flying Nun mainstay, the band popularized the Dunedin sound that influenced American groups like Pavement and R.E.M.
Toumani Diabaté, Malian Kora Virtuoso, Dies at 58
A 71st-generation master of the West African instrument, Diabaté pushed beyond tradition, playing alongside Björk, Taj Mahal, Damon Albarn, Ali...
John Mayall, the “Godfather of British Blues,” Dies at 90
Mayall nurtured the craft and careers of Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, and many more
Four Tops Singer Duke Fakir Dies at 88
The last surviving member of the Motown group sang on hits like “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)”...
Tomcraft, German Trance Producer and DJ, Dies at 49
The DJ and producer scored an international hit with the 2002 earworm “Loneliness”
Kinky Friedman, Alt-Country Musician and Celebrated Humorist, Dies at 79
Friedman’s band the Texas Jewboys found underground success satirizing American politics, Jewish culture, and taboo subjects
Rob Stone, Co-Founder of The Fader, Dies at 55
Stone, who had been living with cancer, co-founded the influential marketing agency Cornerstone in 1996 before launching the magazine
James Chance Dies at 71
With influential bands including the Contortions and Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Chance was a lynchpin of the 1970s no...
