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David Lynn Thomas, Lead Singer and Co-Founder of Pere Ubu and Rocket From The Tombs, Has Died

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David Lynn Thomas, lead singer of Pere Ubu, Rocket From The Tombs, solo artist, and actor, has died after a long illness. He was 72 years old. A highly influential artist and personality in American music, Thomas formed the proto-Punk and pre-Alternative band Rocket From The Tombs (other members went on Dead Boys and The Saucers) and later formed Pere Ubu in 1975. Making an immediate impact, but highly volatile, Pere Ubu which first broke up in 1979, but reformed and recorded and toured for four more decades. Spanning genres from Art punk, post-Punk, avant-garde, musique concrète, New Wave, proto-punk, industrial rock, and alt-Rock, experimental, the band played their brand of music self-described as “avant-gaage”, and Thomas personally disliked Pere Ubu being lumped in with punk-rock as a rule. A great lyricst, vocalist, and frontman, he will be missed. RIP.   Continue reading →


GUEST POST: Ryan Cosmonaut Goes Track-By-Track for “Stars Are Coming” Album – Out Now

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Ryan Michalski, who has been making music for many years under many names and bands, is currently going by Ryan Cosmonaut. He just released his new album Stars Are Coming, on The Doorway To label, and it’s an exploration of thoughtful lyricism and eclectic and killer songcraft. Ryan has given us a track-by-track breakdown of the depth and meaning behind each song on the record. Continue reading →