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 Figures From Punk & New Wave

Cavan Grogan ~ 70 ~ Welsh Rockabilly singer (as Crazy Cavan & His Rhythm Rockers) from the 1970's onward

CRAZY CAVAN ~ "TEDDY BOY ROCK";


CRAZY CAVAN ~ "TEDDY BOY BOOGIE";


CRAZY CAVAN ~ "BOPPIN & SHAKIN";


CRAZY CAVAN ~ "ARE YOU STILL CRAZY" & "BONIE MARONIE";


Ivan Kral ~ 71 ~ Bassist with Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, John Cale and John Waite and songwriter ("Dancing Barefoot")

PATTI SMITH ~ "BECAUSE THE NIGHT";


PATTI SMITH ~ "DANCING BAREFOOT";


IGGY POP ~ "DOG FOOD";


JOHN WAITE ~ "MISSING YOU";


Steve Priest ~ 72 ~ Bassist for English Glitter band The Sweet ("Ballroom Blitz", "Fox On The Run","Little Willie"

THE SWEET ~ "LITTLE WILLIE";


THE SWEET ~ "BALLROOM BLITZ";


THE SWEET ~ "FOX ON THE RUN";


Dave Greenfield ~ 71 ~ Keyboardist with English Punk band The Stranglers ("Walk On By", "Get A Grip On Yourself", "No Heroes", "No Mercy")

THE STRANGLERS ~ "NO MORE HEROES";


THE STRANGLERS ~ "WALK ON BY";


THE STRANGLERS ~ "NO MERCY";


THE STRANGLERS ~ "ALWAYS THE SUN";


Andy Gill ~ 64 ~ English guitarist with Post Punk band Gang Of Four ("I Found That Essence Rare", "I Love A Man In A Uniform", "To Hell With Poverty", "Ether")

GANG OF FOUR ~ "DAMAGED GOODS";


GANG OF FOUR ~ "I LOVE A MAN IN A UNIFORM";


GANG OF FOUR ~ "TO HELL WITH POVERTY";


Rupert Hines ~ 72 ~ Singer & keyboardist with 1970's English New Wave/Funk band Quantum Jump and later producer with 1980's New Wave bands The Fixx and Howard Jones

QUANTUM JUMP ~ "THE LONE RANGER";


THE FIXX ~ "ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER";


THE FIXX ~ "STAND OR FALL";


THE FIXX ~ "ARE WE OURSELVES";


Florian Schneider ~ 73 ~ Keyboardist with German electronic musician pioneers Kraftwerk ("Autobahn", "Trans Europe Express")

KRAFTWERK ~ "AUTOBAHN':


KRAFTWERK ~ "TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS";


Genesis P-Orrridge ~ 70 ~ Singer/guitarist with pioneer UK Industrial bands Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV and performance artist with COUM Transmissions

THROBBING GRISTLE ~ "THE WORLD IS A WAR";


THROBBING GRISTLE ~ "WHAT A DAY";


THROBBING GRISTLE ~ "SOMETHING CAME OVER ME";


PSYCHIC TV ~ "FOGGY NOTION" (Velvet Underground cover);


Jack Sherman ~ 68 ~ Guitarist for the Red Hot Chilli Peppers (first album), Bob Dylan, George Clinton & Feargal Sharkey

THE RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS ~ "GET UP & JUMP";


THE RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS


David Roback ~ 62 ~ Guitarist/songwriter with American Psyche-Folkrock bands Rain Parade ("This Can't Be Today"), Opal ("Happy Nightmare Baby") and Mazzy Star ("Into Dust", "Fade Into You")

THE RAIN PARADE ~ "NO EASY WAY DOWN";


THE RAIN PARADE ~ "THIS CAN'T BE TODAY";


OPAL ~ "HAPPY NIGHTMARE BABY";


MAZZY STAR ~ "FADE INTO YOU";


MAZZY STAR ~ "INTO DUST";


Denise Johnson ~ 56 ~ English singer w/Primal Scream

PRIMAL SCREAM ~ "DON'T FIGHT IT FEEL IT";


Moon Martin ~ 69 ~ American 1970's & 80's singer/songwriter ("Bad Case Of Loving You", "Cadillac Walk", "Bad News", "X-Ray Vison")

MOON MARTIN ~ "DOCTOR DOCTOR";


MOON MARTIN ~ "BAD NEWS";


Ron Heathman ~ American guitarist w/Punk band The Supersuckers, Black Halos & Hangmen

THE SUPERSUCKERS ~ COATTAIL RIDER";


THE SUPERSUCKERS ~ "JACKALOPE EYE";


Todd Nance ~ 57 ~ Drummer with Athens, Georgia Jam band Widespread Panic

WIDEPREAD PANIC ~ "FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH";


Tres Warren ~ 41 ~ Singer/guitarist w/New York Psyche Band Psychic Ills

THE PSYCHIC ILLS ~ "MIND DAZE";


THE PSYCHIC ILLS ~ "TAKE ME WITH YOU";


THE PSYCHIC ILLS ~ "I'LL FOLLOW YOU THROUGH THE FLOOR";


Scott Taylor ~ 58 ~ Guitarist for 1980's UK band Then Jerico ("The Big Area")

THEN JERICO ~ "THE BIG AREA";


THEN JERICO ~ "SUGAR BOX";


Andrew Brough ~ Singer/guitarist with New Zealand 1980's & 90's indie band Straitjacket Fits

STRAITJACKET FITS ~ "DOWN IN SPLENDOR";


STRAITJACKET FITS ~ "SHE SPEEDS";


Travis Nelsen - Drummer w/Austin Texas Alt Country band Okkervil River

OKKERVIL RIVER ~ "OUR LIFE IS NOT A MOVIE OR MAYBE";


OKKERVIL RIVER ~ "LOST COASTLINE";


Walter Nita ~ 69 ~ Dutch singer/drummer from the 1960's to the 80's with bands the Walkers, The Chaplin Band, The Press, The Run and Underberg.

THE PRESS ~ "I'M GONNA SHOOT THE DJ";

RIP to New Wave producer Martin Rushent

PETE SHELLEY ~ HOMOSAPIEN;



UK record producer Martin Rushent died June 4 aged 62. Producer for the classic New Wave hit albums of the 1980's by The Buzzcocks, Stranglers, Human League and Soft Cell.
The Buzzcocks and Stranglers albums made his name but he really hit the big time with the classic and massively successful series of hit albums with The Human League and Soft Cell. Besides selling tons of copies these records (that's right kids, actual records!) were also hugely influential to a new generation of electro music artist and dj's for better or worse. This is in spite of the fact that the technology then used will probably never be used again and would be considered by today's electronic musicians as being as hopelessly out of date as the player piano.

THE HUMAN LEAGUE ~ DON'T YOU WANT ME;



Today's electro musicians do can do everything from a single computer program using premade samples, drum tacks and auto-tuning which removes any actual human fingerprints. Rushent's records with The Human League and Soft Cell were done with analog technology (ask your parents) and required not only that each sample clip be separately edited in but also that the entire mix be programed in step by step lest it go out of time. Then you add in flourishes like a horn section which also had to be programed in step by laborious step and you have days and days of work for something that could be dashed off in a day now.

SOFT CELL ~ TAINTED LOVE;



At the time many music writers and musicians didn't see these records as being legitimate in the way that guitar oriented New Wavers like say, The Pretenders, Blondie, Police, Talking Heads or even avowedly keyboard heavy bands like Ultravox. Now, in retrospect we can see them as much a part of pop (if not exactly Rock and Roll) as the heavily orchestrated girl groups of the 1960's.

THE STRANGLERS ~ NO MORE HEROES;



And if that weren't enough remember Rushent also produced the classic albums by The Buzzcocks Generation X, 999, Dr. Feelgood, the dB's and the Stranglers, and nobody could deny those. He had actually been around since the early 1970's and had worked with T Rex, Fleetwood Mac, Gentle Giant and even Shirley Bassey.

999 ~ HOMICIDE;



Partial Martin Rushent discography;

1971;
T-Rex ~ Electric Warrior
Gentle Giant ~ Acquiring the Taste
Fleetwood Mac ~ Future Games
1972;
Gentle Giant ~ Three Friends
Gentle Giant ~ Octopus
Shirley Bassey ~ I Capricorn
1975;
Shirley Bassey ~ Good, Bad but Beautiful
1977;
The Stranglers ~ Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers ~ No More Heroes
1978;
The Stranglers ~ Black and White
The Buzzcocks ~ Another Music in a Different Kitchen
Generation X ~ Generation X
The Buzzcocks ~ Love Bites
999 ~ Separates
Dr Feelgood ~ Private Practice
1979;
The Stranglers ~ Live (X Cert)
The Buzzcocks ~ A Different Kind of Tension
J-J Burnel ~ Euroman Cometh
1981;
The Human League ~ Dare
Pete Shelley ~ Homosapien
The Raybeats ~ Guitar Beat
Altered Images ~ Happy Birthday
The dB's ~ Stands for Decibels
1982;
The Human League ~ Love and Dancing
Altered Images ~ Pinky Blue
1983;
The Human League ~ Fascination!
Pete Shelley ~ XL1
1984;
The Human League ~ Hysteria
The Go-Go's ~ Talk show


GENERATION X ~ KISS ME DEADLY;