The Syndicate

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29928698

I knew you would link this!

and, yes, I agree

Since when was New Zealand in Asia?

Dirty deeds done dirt cheap. lol

RIP BB.

R.I.P BB King. He was one of my favorite guitar players of all time.

RIP

BB King was one of the greats, truly a legend. The world is poorer.

Agreed completely. A true legend. RIP BB King.

sorry had a hard time narrowing down to one favorite.

What a fucking legend.

Chris Squire has leukemia.

http://yesworld.com/2015/05/chris-squir ... -leukemia/

Ornette Coleman has passed on.

Truly a sad day for me and jazz enthusiasts everywhere. Coleman was one of my all-time biggest musical idols and completely changed the way I looked at jazz and music in general. I'll never forget the first time I heard that saxophone. So emotional. What a legend.

Definitely spinning nothing but his records today in his honor.

I'm on a trip without my Ornettes whyyy

Christopher Lee also made the finest Christmas carols rip

Epignosis wrote:Chris Squire has leukemia.

http://yesworld.com/2015/05/chris-squir ... -leukemia/

And it was a short fight. R.I.P.

Wow, that is such sad news. RIP Chris Squire.

I posted this on my Facebook, but thought it was also worth sharing here:

RIP Chris Squire (1948-2015), the heart and soul of Yes, and one of the most inspiring bassists in all of rock music. There will never be another band quite like Yes, with music so uniquely majestic and emotional. Unarguably, the span of albums from The Yes Album through Going for the One is the pinnacle of classic progressive rock, representing a band that really broke the boundaries of rock to create such original, groundbreaking music. Squire's impact on rock music will never be lost on me and so many others who fell in love with progressive music thanks to Yes. "Close to the Edge" was the song I listed as my favorite song in my senior high school yearbook. For those of you who know me well, you know that I cannot really choose a favorite song, but that selection lends credence to how much I have loved Yes, and how inspiring that song has been to me, since it beat out every other song (yes, even all Rush songs). I will never forget the first time I heard the Close to the Edge album. I loved it so much and listened to it every day thereafter for months. To this day, it remains one of my all-time favorite albums containing some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard and will ever hear. I feel so fortunate to have seen them live with my dad in 2013. Nonetheless, it's a sad day. Squire's music with Yes absolutely changed my life and I am very happy for that, but progressive rock fans everywhere will surely be saddened, as I am, to lose such an outstanding musician.

Would you believe me if I told you that the very last piece of music we were listening to in the car on the way home from church just now was the "Amazing Grace" bonus track on Going for the One?



My favorite member of Yes.

Epignosis wrote:Would you believe me if I told you that the very last piece of music we were listening to in the car on the way home from church just now was the "Amazing Grace" bonus track on Going for the One?



My favorite member of Yes.

That's fitting.

He really was an outstanding guy, wasn't he? Probably my favorite member as well, if we're not counting Bill Bruford.

RIP David Bowie.

Wow the world is dimmer.

I just saw the headline about David Bowie. I didn't even know he had cancer. I think I'm going to be numb for the rest of the day now.

G-Man wrote:I just saw the headline about David Bowie. I didn't even know he had cancer. I think I'm going to be numb for the rest of the day now.

This.

I'll be spinning nothing but his records today, that's for sure.

Not a (re)listener of more than a handful of this records, but big loss nonetheless.

Low and Ziggy sound as amazing as ever; already listened to them both twice this morning. Then there's Hunky Dory, Aladdin Sane, Station to Station, Heroes, Diamond Dogs... the list goes on. What a fucking legacy. The man was a genius.

Epignosis wrote:Turn and face the strange...

Time may change me, but I can't trace time.

Time takes a cigarette, puts it in your mouth.

Has anyone listened to Bowie's swansong album, Blackstar? Highly recommended.

Very sad news. I have some friends at the street party going on atm at his birthplace, but we didn't go. From the pics seemed a lot turned out.

Sad indeed. On NPR the other day they were just talking about his new album, and played a little snippet of a few of the tracks. He had not lost any of his creativity or talent. Very sad news.

RIP Glenn Frey.

Ricochet wrote:http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/20 ... dead-at-71

Haven't listened to ELP in a long time, but the first time I heard Brain Salad Surgery was one of the very first moments in my path of musical discovery where I was really amazed by something that musicians could produce. I'll never forget the first time I heard that album; I was so blown away by all of the different keyboards and the virtuosity of Keith's playing. Really was a formative moment for me, along with hearing Rush albums for the first time as well as Pink Floyd, and opened up my mind considerably to the fact that music could be more than what I heard on the radio.

RIP Keith.

Should rename this to "Musician Death Thread" imo.

Well, it could be used for good music news too, like reunions and such. For example, the LCD Soundsystem reunion!

MovingPictures07 wrote:

Ricochet wrote:http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/20 ... dead-at-71

Haven't listened to ELP in a long time, but the first time I heard Brain Salad Surgery was one of the very first moments in my path of musical discovery where I was really amazed by something that musicians could produce. I'll never forget the first time I heard that album; I was so blown away by all of the different keyboards and the virtuosity of Keith's playing. Really was a formative moment for me, along with hearing Rush albums for the first time as well as Pink Floyd, and opened up my mind considerably to the fact that music could be more than what I heard on the radio.

RIP Keith.

He was amazing and entertaining. ELP was one of the most unique styles of its time.

Evidently suicide.

Epignosis wrote:Evidently suicide.

Man alone, born of stone will stamp the dust of time
His hands strike the flame of his soul

MovingPictures07 wrote:Well, it could be used for good music news too, like reunions and such. For example, the LCD Soundsystem reunion!

SO psyched. I wish so much I coudl see them live just once. D:

RIP Phife Dawg.

Today's been an ATCQ day in honor.

RIP Merle Haggard, the Okie from Muskogee, dead on his own birthday.

Another talented musician gone too early. RIP Prince.

G-Man wrote:Another talented musician gone too early. RIP Prince.

All those moments will be lost in time, like tears...in...purple rain.

RIP Prince.

What the heck is up with this year and music deaths? We've lost a huge amount of greats.

thellama73 wrote:What the heck is up with this year and music deaths? We've lost a huge amount of greats.

Gord Downie has terminal brain cancer.

Can anyone do me a favour and check out http://www.thehip.com/, and click Register... when I try to register, the Captcha image is a a broken link, so I can't complete registration.

If anyone CAN see the image, then let me know so I can impose upon you to sign me up please!

The captcha is also broken for me. Did you try a different browser (I am using Firefox; I know my employers website works best with Microsoft browsers)? If that is not the case, did you try "contact"?

I tried Chrome and Firefox. I feel like contacting them right now would get lost in a sea of well-wishing contacts.

I just tried the Microsoft browser, and that did not work, either. I even tried the Facebook log in, and it just returned me to the home page.

i would guess their site is overwhelmed right now.

THE AVALANCHES ARE BACK BABY! NEW ALBUM JULY 8TH! NEW SINGLE TODAY!



with a surprisingly disturbing music video. serious jonestown vibes