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• 04.21.11
  RIP Max Matthews, computer music pioneer R.I.P. | (1)

  We're very sad to report that computer music pioneer Max Matthews passed away this morning due to complications from pneumonia. Back in the 1950's he was an engineer at Bell Labs. Matthews first made a name for himself by developing MUSIC-N, the first widely used computer music program to generate audio waveforms via direct synthesis. He was also well-known for developing various electronic instruments, most famously the Yamaha DX7 and the Radio Batons you see him playing in the picture above. Eventually Matthews settled at Stanford and was a highly-regarded professor and researcher. My brother-in-law was a student of Max's at ...
• 04.21.11
  RIP Gerard Smith Playlists, R.I.P. | Comments Off

  I think we were all shocked yesterday, April 20th, to hear of the passing of Gerard Smith, TV On The Radio keyboardist and bassist. Smith was 36. It was just a month ago that the group announced that Smith was undergoing treatment for lung cancer. The band has cancelled a string of dates in the upcoming week. More info can be found on the band's website.
• 12.21.10
  RIP Don Van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart, 1941-2010 Featured, R.I.P. | Comments Off

  Don Van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart died Friday. He was 69 and lived in Trinidad, Calif. The cause was complications of multiple sclerosis, said Gordon VeneKlasen, a partner at the Michael Werner gallery in New York, where Van Vliet has exhibited since 1985. Continue Reading...
• 05.18.10
  Macclesfield Schoolchildren Compose Joy Division Symphony News, R.I.P. | Comments Off

  Today, May 18, marks the 30th anniversary of the suicide of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis. It was a Sunday morning the night before they were to embark on their first US tour when he hung himself . Many events are taking place around the world to signify that anniversary-- and Curtis's name has even been a trending topic on Twitter in the UK for most of the day. But an unexpected tribute is taking place in Curtis's hometown of Macclesfield, England. The BBC reports that schoolchildren in Macclesfield are composing a Joy Division symphony. Continue Reading...
• 03.26.10
  R.I.P. Jim Marshall 1936-2010 Photos, R.I.P. | (2)

  Jim Marshall, the legendary San Francisco photographer who captured some of rock & roll’s most unforgettable early images including photos of Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar at Monterey Pop and Johnny Cash flipping the bird at San Quentin, died in his sleep last Wednesday night in New York. He was 74. Continue Reading...
• 03.08.10
  R.I. P. Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse News, Photos, R.I.P. | Comments Off

  This weekend, we learned the sad news that Sparklehorse frontman Mark Linkous had taken his own life. The New York Times reports that Linkous shot himself in the heart in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was 47. Sparklehorse was one of the first bands I photographed for Ice Cream Man. I remember being enthralled by his wispy, blowing hair, his focus and ease. I had to go and revisit my shots, hoping to see something that would help me make sense of it all. Each time I hear of a death of someone who has touched me, it's like a another little strand ...
• 09.05.09
  R.I.P. Jake Brockman, The Fifth Bunnymen Musings, R.I.P. | Comments Off

  Phil called me Wednesday to break the news of Jakes Brokman's passing. I was on my cell phone and at first I didn't understand who he was talking about. Who? Somone associated with the Bunnymen? Which one? I hung up still not understanding. When I got home, I checked out my twitter feed and when I saw Jake's name, it hit me like a ton of bricks. Jake Brockman. Jake Brockman. Jake Brockman. I couldn't believe he died tragically in the same way as his good friend Pete De Freitas did just over 20 years ago - on his motorbike. ...
• 07.11.09
  R.I.P. Tom Wilkes 1939 – 2009 Musings, News, Photos, R.I.P. | (2)

  This morning my friend Matt passed on the sad news that Grammy Award-winning album cover designer Tom Wilkes passed away this week. Like Matt, he was a Long Beach native. Tom Wilkes gained national prominence when his advertising firm landed the 1967 Monterrey International Pop Music Festival. He designed and created all the graphics, posters and other print materials for the festival, including the iconic psychedelic poster that was printed on foil stock paper. According to his daughter, Katherine Fotch, "He won an award from Reynolds aluminum for the most creative use of aluminum foil. He was always very proud of that." Music ...