The RIP thread...

Star of Blackfish Tilikum dies.
Glad the big bastard isn't stuck in a fucking fishtank anymore
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38531967

Peter sarstedt

Team Rock / Metal Hammer!

dailyrecord.co.uk/business/bu­siness-news/73-jobs-lost-publisher-team-­9486316

The Mental Hamster has twitched:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jan/08/heir-guitars-rock-and-metal-music-publisher-teamrock-saved

Former England and Watford manager Graham Taylor.

Do I not like that.

RIP.

A colleague said Graham Whatsisface died, my first thought was "Norton, the Prince of LFGSS Hearts" but alas not.

Larry Steinbachek, king of synth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuz94ZIPfJk

That's sad news. I actually picked up a copy of Age Of Consent in Oxfam yesterday.

Farewell Larry.

Zhou Youguang, father of Pinyin writing system, dies aged 111

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38621697

WWE star Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka dies, aged 73 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/38633847

Gene Cernan, last person to walk on the moon.

Poison Girls founding member and drummer Gary "Lance d'Boyle" Robins.

William Onyeabor :(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyL4c_LDCl0

He had a good name.

Farewell William.

Ah man. Such a legend

I'm not familiar with his work, but on the basis of that song I'm going to make myself.

Excellent, definitely check him out! Obvious title for a track to post, and it's so good, but there's a goldmine of stuff to explore, an interesting and mysterious dude and as @mjw1988 says, a legend!

Miguel ferrer.

Jaki Liebezeit

Oh come on.

http://www.noise11.com/news/r-i-p-overend-watts-of-mott-the-hoople-1947-2017-20170123

🙁

RIP Jaki Liebezeit, greatest drummer of all time.

https://youtu.be/oKX9LDo9eQo

Shit, missed this... My old bandmate has been making albums with him the last few years...

:( very sorry to read this. Ege Bam Yasi, one of my favourite albums.