Some More Punk, New Wave & Alt Figures

Dame Vivienne Westwood - 81 - British fashion designer, Punk scenester & partner of Malcom McLaren

Jordan Mooney (real name Pamela Rooke) - 66 - London model for Vivienne Westwood & Malcom McLaren & Punk scenester

VIVIENNE WESTWOOD & JORDAN MOONEY;


KEITH LEVENE ~ 65 ~ British guitarist with the Clash and Public Image Ltd

PIL ~ "PUBLIC IMAGE";


PIL ~ "THE FLOWERS OF ROMANCE":


PIL ~ "DEATH DISCO";


PIL ~ "CAREERING";


Jet Black ~ 82 ~ Drummer with UK Punk band The Stranglers

THE STRANGLERS ~ "WALK ON BY";


THE STRANGLERS ~ "NO MORE HEROS";


THE STRANGLERS ~ "NUCLEAR DEVICE";


THE STRANGLERS ~ "DUCHESS";


THE STRANGLERS ~ "NO MERCY";


Garry Roberts - 72 - Guitarist with 1980's Irish Punk/New Wave band Irish The Boomtown Rats

THE BOOMTOWN RATS ~ "MARY OF THE FOURTH FORM";


THE BOOMTOWN RATS ~ "UP ALL NIGHT";


THE BOOMTOWN RATS ~ "I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS";


D. H. Peligro ~ 63 ~ American drummer (Dead Kennedys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Feederz, Nailbomb, Peligro)

THE DEAD KENNEDYS ~ "CALIFORNIA UBER ALLES";


THE DEAD KENNEDYS ~ "NAZI PUNKS FUCK OFF";


THE DEAD KENNEDYS ~ "RAWHIDE";


Dix Denny - 60's - Guitarist with L.A Punk band the Weirdos

THE WEIRDOS ~ "HELIUM BAR";


THE WEIRDOS ~ "A LIFE OF CRIME";


Steve "Cast Iron" Smith ~ 60's ~ Singer with UK Oi Punk Band Red Alert

RED ALERT ~ "IN BRITAIN";


Steve Roberts ~ 60's ~ Drummer for UK Punk band the UK Subs and the Exploited

THE UK SUBS ~ "WARHEAD:


THE UK SUBS ~ "LIMOLIFE";


Anton Fier - 66 - drummer for the Feelies, Pere Ubu, Golden Palominos, Lounge Lizards, Voidoids, Bob Mould, Bill Laswell, John Zorn & Laurie Anderson

THE FEELIES ~ "CRAZY RHYTHMS";


GOLDEN PALOMINOS ~ "BOY";


Terry Hall ~ 63 ~ Singer with UK Ska bands The Specials, Fun Boy Three, the Colourfield, Terry, Blair & Anouchka and Vegas

THE SPECIALS ~ "GHOST TOWN";


THE SPECIALS ~ "GANGSTERS";


THE SPECIALS ~ "RAT RACE";


FUN BOY THREE ~ "OUR LIPS ARE SEALED";


THE COLOURFIELD ~ "CASTLES IN THE AIR";



Iain Templeton ~ 60's drummer for UK bands The La's ("There She Goes") and Shack

THE LA'S ~ "THERE SHE GOES";


MARTIN DUFFY ~ 55 ~ Keyboardist with UK bands Felt, Primal Scream, The Charlatans, THe Chavs

FELT ~ "PRIMITVE PAINTERS";


FELT ~ "STAINED GLASS WINDOWS IN THE SKY";


PRIMAL SCREAM ~ "MOVING ON UP"


PRIMAL SCREAM ~ "ROCKS";


THE CHARLATANS ~ "TELLING STORIES";


Hamish Kilgour ~ 65 - Drummer with New Zealand 1980's Garage/Psyche band The Clean

THE CLEAN ~ "BEATNICK";


THE CLEAN ~ "ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN";


THE CLEAN ~ "DUNES";


Bobby Sutliff - 50's - Singer/songwriter/guitarist with Mississipi 1980's Power Pop band the Windbreakers

THE WINDBREAKERS ~ "DON'T TAKE HER OUT OF MY WORLD";


Robert Marlow ~ English Techno Pop singer/synth player w/Film Noir (with Vince Clarke) The Vandals (with Alison Moyet) and solo

ROBERT MARLOW ~ "THE FACE OF DORIAN GREY";


Maxi Jazz - 65 - English musician with Techno Dance band Faithless and songwriter ("Insomnia", "God Is a DJ")

FAITHLESS ~ "GOD IS A DJ";


Christina Moser - 70 - Singer and composer with Swiss New Wave band Krisma

KRISMA ~ "CATHODE MAMMA";


KRISMA ~ "WATER";


Jeremiah Green - 45 - Drummer with American Indie band Modest Mouse

MODEST MOUSE ~ "FLOAT ON";


MODEST MOUSE ~ "DASHBOARD";


Ryan Karazija - 40 - Singer/guitarist/composer with Icelandic Post Rock/Electronic Band Low Roar

LOW ROAR ~ "BYE BYE";


Mimi Parker - 55 - Singer & drummer w/American 2000's Alternative band Low

LOW ~ "CANADA";


LOW ~ "SHAME";


LOW ~ "CALIFORNIA";


Scott Nash - Bassist w/Australian hard rock band Asteroid B-612

ASTEROID B-612 ~ "STRAIGHT BACK TO YOU";


ASTEROID B-612 ~ "I JUST DON'T KNOW ABOUT GIRLS";


Jess Barr ~ 46 ~ Guitarist with Texas Southern Rock/Cowpunk band Slobberbone

SLOBBERBONE ~ "GET GONE AGAIN";


SLOBBERBONE ~ "TO LOVE SOMEBODY";


Jeff Cherep - 50's - Singer/guitarist with Pittsburgh Punk band Submachine since the 1990's

SUBMACHINE ~ "RING OF FIRE";


SUBMACHINE ~ "TROCADERO RIOT";


Sarah Danger Underhill ~ 30's ~ Singer with Baltimore Punk band the Mallwalkers

MALLWALKER;


Pat Briggs ~ 50's ~ Singer with LA Glam & Shock Rock bands The Limelight, Impotant Sea Snaks & Psychotica, club owner, later actor in the Rock Musical "Rent"

PSYCHOTICA ~ "ICE PLANET HELL";


PSYCHOTICA ~ "ALL THE BROKEN SOULS";


THE IMPOTANT SEA SNAKES ~ "KANGAROOS UP THE BUTT";

Some 1970's & 80's Hard Rock & Metal Guys

Mike Wilhelm ~ guitarist with 1960's San Francisco Garage band The Charlatans and 1970's and 80's band the Flaming Groovies

THE CHARLATANS ~ "32/20 Blues";


THE FLAMING GROOVIES ~ "SLOW DEATH";


THE FLAMING GROOVIES ~ "SHAKE SOME ACTION";


Barrie Masters ~ 68 ~ Singer with 1970's Pub Rock band Eddie & the Hot Rods
EDDIE & THE HOT RODS ~ "TEENAGE DEPRESSION";


EDDIE & THE HOT RODS ~ "DO ANYTHING YOU WANT TO DO";



Eric Moore (vocals & bass) & Glen Cataline (drummer) of the Godz;

THE GODZ ~ "HE'S A FOOL";


THE GODZ ~ "CANDY'S GOING BAD" (GOLDEN EARING cover);



Larry Wallis ~ 70 ~ English guitarist with 1970's bands the Pink Fairies, Motorhead, Dr Feelgood

LARRY WALLIS ~ "I'M A POLICE CAR";


THE PINK FAIRIES;



Paul Raymond ~ guitarist/keyboardist for UFO, Savoy Brown, Chicken Shack, Danny Kirwin;

SAVOY BROWN ~ "TELL MAMA";


UFO ~ "CHERRY";


Barry Paul - 69 - Guitarist with UK Metal and Hard Rock bands Savoy Brown and the Heavy Metal Kids

THE HEAVY METAL KIDS ~ "HANING ON";


Bernie Torme ~ guitarist for Gillan and Ozzy;

GILLAN ~ "NEW ORLEANS";



Ted McKenna ~ drummer w/Alex Harvey and Rory Gallagher;

THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND ~ "GIDDY UP A DING DONG";



Lizzie Grey (real name; Stephen Perry) ~ 60 ~ Guitarist with Los Angeles Metal bands London (with Niki Sixx and various future members of WASP and Cinderella), Sister (with Blackie Lawless and future members of WASP) and Spiders & Snakes

LONDON ~ "DROP THE BOMB";


SISTER ~ "DON'T KNOW WHO I AM";



Tony Mills ~ 57 ~ Singer with 1980's English and Norwegian Metal bands Shy and TNT

SHY ~ "GIVE IT ALL YOU'VE GOT";


SHY ~ "BREAK DOWN THE WALLS";


TNT ~ "SEVEN SEAS";



Timi Hansen ~ Bassist for Metal bands Mercyful Fate and King Diamond

MERCYFUL FATE ~ "EGYPT";


KING DIAMOND ~ "SLEEPLESS";


Richard Brunelle ~ 55 ~ Guitarist with American Thrash bands Morbid Angel, Paths of Possession

MORBID ANGEL ~ "ENSHRINED BY GRACE";


MORBID ANGEL ~ "BLESSED ARE THE SICK";



Morten Stützer ~ 57 ~ Guitarist with Danish Thrash band Artillery

ARTILLERY ~ "LEGIONS";



Yannis Spathas ~ 68 ~ Guitarist with 1970's hard rock band Greek Socrates Drank the Conium (AKA Socrates)

SOCRATES DRANK THE CONIUM;



Mick Schauer ~ Keyboardist with 1990's American Alt Rock band Clutch

CLUTCH ~ "BURNING BEARD";

Some Figures From The 1950's & 60's

GEORGE MARTIN (90);
Known as "The Fifth Beatle" Martin was record producer for them on all their recordings. Martin had been known for recording comedy acts including Peter Cook & Dudley Moore but he had also been recording Skiffle bands like The Vipers and was actively looking for a R&R combo when he was assigned to the Beatles by EMI with whom he would work for the rest of their careers. Martin is credited with introducing them to more sophisticated recording techniques and arrangements. He would also work with a number of other bands like Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas, Shane Fenton & The Fentones, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Cila Black and the young Gary Glitter in his pre-glam years. Martin would later work with America, Ultravox, Jeff Beck, Cheap Trick, UFO, Elton John, Neil Sedaka and Celine Dion.

THE BEATLES ~ "PENNY LANE";


BILLY J KRAMER & THE DAKOTAS ~ "FROM A WINDOW";


GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS ~ "I LIKE IT":


PAUL KANTER (74) & SIGNE TROLY ANDERSON (74);
Kanter was a singer/guitarist/songwriter and founding member of Jefferson Airplane, the iconic band of the San Francisco Psychedelic scene of the 1967 Summer Of Love. The Airplane were not the first Psychedelic band, The Charlatans and the Greatful Dead claimed that honour, but the Airplane were the first band of the scene to score serious international hits with the still classic "White Rabbit" and "Somebody To Love" off the album "Surrealistic Pillow".
Paul Kanter was one of the founding members although at first the band's leader was singer Marty Balin. One their first album, 1966's "Takes Off" the Airplane were a typical folk-rock band of the time, not as inventive or distinctive as The Byrds but solid enough. They also lacked a charismatic frontman. Balin and female singer Signe Troly Anderson had good looks and a strong tenors and but lacked the larger-than-life persona of a great frontman. That problem would soon be found when rival band The Great Society broke up and freeing up their singer (and former model) Grace Slick to replace Signe Anderson who had gotten pregnant and decided to retire from band life for motherhood. Slick would also bring two songs from her previous band, the afore mentioned "White Rabbit" and "Somebody To Love", along with a soaring ice queen voice and stunning looks.

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE ~ "WHITE RABBIT";


Kanter may not have appeared essential to the early airplane's sound. Balin had started the band and Kanter's rhythm guitar lacked the flash of Jorma Kauconen's leads or Jack Cassidy's rumbling bass. But Kanter contributed to the songwriting and after a few years Balin became dissatisfied with the band's direction and started to absent himself, eventually stalking out entirely leaving Kanter in charge. The Airplane became more focused on Kanter's favored themes of politics and science fiction. This led to later hit songs like "Volunteers", "Mexico" and "Have You Seen The Saucers".

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE ~ "WHITE RABBIT" & "SOMEBODY TO LOVE";


By the 1970's the band had changed their name to Jefferson Starship and they continued to score hits through the decade. Eventually Kaukonen and Cassidy left followed by Slick but Kanter continued to slog away for a time as the last original mamber before he too packed it in and went off to a low key solo career. A version of the band would carry on into the eighties, even luring back Grace Slick for a time and managed to score a couple of surprise hits in the late eighties with a bland ballad "Sara" and the much despised "We Built This City On Rock & Roll", a song on most people's lists of the worst top ten hits (and videos) of all time.

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE ~ "THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS LIFE";


DAN HICKS ~ 74;
The Charlatans were the fist San Fransico Psyche bands to get attention with their combination of Folk-Rock, Garage and Psyche along with their Victorian/Cowboy/Art Nouveau/Thrift Shop image in both their clothes and poster art. They didn't really score any major hits but they were a popular live act in California and Nevada from 1964 to 1966. Dan Hicks was not an original member but he joined in 1967 as a drummer then moving to guitar, vocals and songwriting. He left in 1968 with to form his own folk group Dan Hicks & Hot Licks which me would maintain on and off until recently.

THE CHARLATANS ~ "32/20 Blues";


Keith Emerson ~ 71 ~ Keyboardist with British 1960's & 70's Prog-Rock bands The Nice and Emerson, Lake & Palmer

THE NICE ~ "HANG ON TO A DREAM";


THE NICE ~ "AMERICA";


Gilli Smyth ~ 83 ~ Singer with 1960's Psychedelic Rock band Gong
GONG ~ "I NEVER GLID BEFORE";


GONG ~ "WITCH'S SONG/I'M YOUR PUSSY";


GONG ~ "DYNAMITE";


GONG ~ "DREAMING";


Teddy Rooney ~ 66 ~ Bassist w/Los Angeles 1960's Psychedelic Garage Band American The Yellow Payges

THE YELLOW PAYGES ~ "COPY THE BOUNCING BALL";


Gary Loizzo ~ 71 ~ Singer/guitarist with 1960's Pop band the American Breed

THE AMERICAN BREED ~ "BEND ME SHAPE ME":


Andy Thunderclap Newman ~ 73 ~ British singer of one-hit-wonder "Something In The Air" (1969) written & produced by Pete Townsend, guitarist Jimmy McCullagh later played in Wings

THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN ~ "SOMETHING IN THE AIR";


Sverre Kjelsberg ~ 69 ~ Singer and bassist with 1960's Norwegian rock band The Pussycats

THE PUSSYCATS ~ "GONNA SEND YOU BACK TO GEORGIA";


Tommy Brown ~ 84 ~ American 1950's R&B singer with The Griffin Brothers

THE GRIFFIN BROS & TOMMY BROWN ~ "WEAPIN' & MOANIN";


Lee Andrews ~ 79 ~ American doo-wop singer w/Lee Andrews & the Hearts ("Teardrops", "Long Lonely Nights" and "Try the Impossible")

LEE ANDREWS & THE HEARTS ~ "LONG LONELY NIGHTS";


Carlo Mastrangelo ~ 77 ~ American Doo-Wop singer w/Dion & The Belmonts

DION & THE BELMONTS ~ "A TEENAGER IN LOVE";


DION & THE BELMONTS ~ "I WONDER WHY";


Jack Hammer ~ 90 ~ American 1950's R&R performer and songwriter ("Great Balls Of Fire", "Fujiyama Mama" (for Wanda Jackson), "Rock & Roll Cal" (for Louis Jordan) as well as solo. Joined the Platters in the 60's.

JERRY LEE LEWIS ~ "GREAT BALLS OF FIRE";


WANDA JACKSON ~ "FUJIYAMA MAMA";


Dorothy Schwartz ~ 89 ~ American singer w/ 1950's Pop vocal group The Chordettes ("Mr Sandman" & "Lollipop")

THE CHORDETTES ~ "LOLLIPOP" & "MR SANDMAN"


Gogi Grant, 91, American pop singer ("The Wayward Wind")

GOGI GRANT ~ "IT'S A WONDERFUL THING TO BE LOVED";


L. C. Ulmer ~ 87 ~ American Delta blues singer/guitarist from the 1950's onward but did not actually record until 2011

L.C. ULMER ~ "CC RIDER";

A Few New Wave Figures Pass On

Gypie Mayo ~ English guitarist w/ Dr Feelgood in the 1980's and later the reformed Yardbirds ~ 62

DR FEELGGOD ~ "SHE'S A WINDUP";


DR FEELGOOD ~ "DOWN AT THE DOCTORS";


Alastair Donaldson, AKA William Mysterious - 57 - Bassist for Scotland's most beloved Punk band The Revillos (AKA The Rezillos)

THE REVILLOS ~ "TOP OF THE POPS";


THE REVILLOS ~ "MOTORBIKE BEAT";


Tim Wright ~ American bass guitarist for New Wave bands Pere Ubu and DNA ~ 61
PERE UBU ~ "30 SECONDS OVER TOKYO";


PERE UBU ~ "ELECTRICITY";


PERE UBU ~ "WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY";


Alan Myers; Drummer for 1980's Ohio Icons Devo ~ 58;
DEVO ~ "SATISFACTION";


DEVO ~ "WHIP IT";


Dan Van Patten - 60's - Drummer for 1980's American Techno Pop band Berlin ("Sex", "The Metro", "No More Words", "Take My Beath Away")

BERLIN ~ "SEX";


BERLIN ~ "THE METRO";


BERLIN ~ "THE MASQUERADE";


BERLIN ~ "NO MORE WORDS";


James Gray ~ Keyboardist Blue Rodeo and Vital Sines ~ 52

VITAL SINES ~ "COLLAGE";


BLUE RODEO ~ "LOST TOGETHER";


Charlie Salmon ~ Singer/guitarist w/1980's Toronto Indie Band The Plasterscene Replicas

THE PLASTERSCENE REPLICAS ~ "ALL I SEE":


Peppi Marchello ~ Singer/Guitarist with New Jersey garage band The Good Rats from the late 1960's to the punk era ~ 68

THE GOOD RATS ~ "REASON TO KILL";


Jon Brookes ~ British drummer with Britpop band The Charlatans ~ 44
THE CHARLATANS ~ "WEIRDO";