1961 - 2007
Bassist of Killing Joke
1950 - 2007
Music Mogul, and co-founder of Factory Records
| A Few Words From Colin Sharp (ex-Durutti Column): I've spent the last two years writing "Who killed Martin Hannett?" and in some ways it has been like living with the ghosts of Martin, Ian Curtis, Cowboy Dave and my dead wife Martine. I knew Tony was ill, but he was encouraging and enthusiastic and gave me the quote which is on the cover of my book as well as some lovely Martin anecdotes which I used in the book. He was the same with me 30 years ago when I was briefly the vocalist with his project -Durutti Column: in fact we kinda wrote the lyrics to "No Communication" together. One of my most vivid memories of Tony is when Vinni and I did a gig at the Russell club, just the two of us, Vinni with his wemcopycat , sat on a chair and me on the other side of the stage dressed entirely in red, including a red carnation, intoning, chanting, whispering, reading and singing. We were bottled and booed and spat at and Tony came running out and shouted at the hecklers "You're a bunch of philistines" and protectively put one arm around Vinni's slender shoulders and the other around mine and led us off stage to the relative security of the dressing room. "That was fucking magnificent," he told us " and I love the red carnation." He was one of the good guys. |
1956 - 2006
Co-founder and singer/guitarist of Swell Maps
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft
(aka. John Peel)
1939 - 2004
Legendary DJ and Music Journalist
1955 - 2004
Pioneering guitarist of Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Visage, PIL, and The Armoury Show
1961 - 2004
Drummer of New Model Army
John Graham Mellor
(aka. Joe Strummer)
1952 - 2002
Co-Founder and lead singer/guitarist of The Clash
Frank Tovey
(aka. Fad Gadget)
1956 - 2002
Electronic Music pioneer and founder of Fad Gadget
1954 - 2001
Co-founder, and guitarist of The Cramps
1948 - 2000
Lead singer of Synthpunk legends The Screamers
1953 - 1999
Manager of Joy Division and New Order, and co-owner of Factory Records
1957 - 1999
Co-Founder, and lead singer/guitarist of The Sound
Roger Alan Painter
(aka. Rozz Williams)
1963 - 1998
Co-founder, and singer of Christian Death
1957 - 1997
Co-founder, and singer of The Associates
1958 - 1996
Co-founder, and singer/guitarist of The Gun Club
1959 - 1992
Drummer of Theatre of Hate, The Cult, Sex Gang Children, and The Gun Club
1955 - 1991
Guitarist/bassist of 45 Grave, The Bags, The Gun Club
1948 - 1991
Legendary Music Producer and co-founder of Factory Records
Steven John Bator
(aka. Stiv Bators)
1949 - 1990
Co-founder and singer/guitarist of The Dead Boys, and The Lords of the New Church
1958 - 1985
Co-founder and singer/guitarist of The Minutemen
1961 - 1989
Drummer of Echo and the Bunnymen
Klaus Sperber
(aka. Klaus Nomi)
1944 - 1983
Visual Artist and Operatic Singer in the late 70's New York underground art scene
1956 - 1980
Co-founder and singer of Warsaw/Joy Division
Simon John Ritchie
(aka. Sid Vicious)
1957 - 1979
Bassist of The Sex Pistols