Sad news to report. Former Destroy All Monsters noisemaker and one of the greatest American artists of his generation, Mike Kelley, committed suicide today. He was 57.
Holland Cotter of the New York Times writes an obituary of Ann Arbor, Michigan’s greater sons. RIP.
Sad news to report. Larry “Rhino” Reinhardt, founder of Iron Butterfly and Captain Beyond, two of the coolest bands the late sixties and early seventies respectively, passed away Monday due to complications from a respiratory infections. Reinhardt was 63.
Billy Cox of the Herald Tribune wrote an obituary on the late guitarist, which can be read here.
It’s true that the 1960s was the richest decade for music. A dear friend of mine, Kathy, gave me a rather stunning reminder of this when posting this video by The Equals, a mixed-race group who managed to pull together roots music, R&B and reggae into one mighty delicious soup. This track is perhaps best known as a song the Clash covered to great effect, but the original is nothing to sneeze at!
