While I would not go as far as Jon Savage, quoted in the BBC piece as saying "Without Malcolm McLaren there would not have been any British punk", it is indisputable that McLaren had a massive influence in redefining music.
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Peter Graves has passed. Sad day...
If you want a good example of the extent to which we live in an unjust world, comapre the sad fate of the first black woman to be elected to.
R.I.P. I'm sure he's enjoying the company of Gilliard and Capozzolla in the Great Blogosphere in the Sky.
Michael Foot died today. He's best known as leading Labour from 1980 until 1983, and having a hand in writing the "longest suicide note in history", or officially the Labour.
A life like Al Haig's couldn't help but to touch so many people. I most fondly remember his failed 1988 campaign for the Republican nomination for President, where he managed.
John Murtha has passed. He became a strong and courageous critic of the Iraq War (although he voted for the initial authorization). His overall legacy is mixed, particularly given his twitchy connections in the defense contracting arena.
J.D. Salinger's son has announced that his father has died.I'm not familiar with most of Salinger's work, but I recently had a striking experience with The Catcher in the Rye..
It appears that Howard Zinn has passed. The only work of Zinn's that I've read is People's History; I was both deeply disappointed in it as a work of history,.
Kate McGarrigle, 1946-2010. Definitely a great one.
Willie Mitchell and Jay Reatard, R.I.P. Carrie Brownstein urges us to think of Mitchell not just as a great producer, but as a terrfic musician in his own right.Addendum: [from.
Sad news. Glenn has some nice quotes and images.