TAG: RIP

Nov18

R.I.P Technics Analogue Turntables

These were the kind of turntables I ‘learned’ to first DJ with. Such a shame but alas polaroid was killed, now this. The future is here :’(

This is the official statement from the Osaka based company [Via Resident Advisor]:

Panasonic has confirmed that it ceased the production of its Technics-branded analogue turntables this autumn. After more than 35 years as a leading manufacturer of analogue turntables, Panasonic has regretfully taken the decision to leave this market. However, Panasonic will continue to sell headphones under the Technics brand. We are sure that retailers and consumers will understand that our product range has to reflect the accelerating transformation of the entire audio market from analogue to digital. In addition, the number of component suppliers serving the analogue market has dwindled in recent years and we brought forward the decision …

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Oct22

R.I.P. Ari Up – More Than Just A Punk Legend

The tragic death of Ari Up early this week has a lot of people digging out the work of her seminal dub-punk group The Slits with a renewed appreciation. But perhaps the bigger tragedy isn’t just the loss of a legend, but the fact that well into the ’00s, the dreaded visionary was still creating quality music. Her 2005 album Dread More Dan Dead was a favorite around the URB office that year, with it’s perfect combination of her vintage reggae-dub aesthetic and more modern electronic techniques. So while the rest of the web celebrates Ariane Daniele Forster aclaimed early work, we figured we’d offer up something more recent, yet equaly memorable.

Ari Up – “Me Done” (2005)


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Mar10

RIP Former Teen Heartthrob Corey Haim, aged 38. (Video & MP3)

Actor Corey Haim dies at age 38

Former ’80s teen heartthrob had struggled with drug addiction

[via MSNBC]

LOS ANGELES – Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob for his roles in “Lucas” and “The Lost Boys” whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38.

Haim died at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Los Angeles County coroner’s Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said.

“As he got out of bed, he felt a little weak and went down to the floor on his knees,” Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said. His mother called paramedics.

An autopsy will determine Haim’s cause …

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Jan13

Jay Reatard Found Dead

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We are devastated by the death of Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., aka Jay Reatard. Jay was as full of life as anyone we’ve ever met, and responsible for so many memorable moments as a person and artist. We’re honored to have known and worked with him, and we will miss him terribly.

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Dec10

RIP Rob Kondrak (1948-2009)

Photographing punk and garage bands isn’t a good way to make a dollar. Bob Kondrak, though, simply did it for the love of music. There’ve been various tributes to him posted all over the place and each is more eloquent than whatever this post has wound up being.

Beyond the obvious, what’s so horrible is that if one endeavors to find out what happened via Google News, there’s nothing to be found. So much for the interwebs.

This has not been a good week.

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