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Musicians who died in 2016 (May)

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You might remember how we talked about the untimely death of MCA (Adam Yauch) of The Beastie Boys in 2012 ... now we’ve just learned that original band member John Berry (when they were known as The Young Aborigines) died of “frontotemporal dementia”.

Berry left the original hardcore punk group. Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz joined MCA and Mike D, and the now-trio re-invented themselves as a rap group we know as the Beastie Boys.

Other notable deaths this month (so far) is Marlene Marder of the all-girls Swiss punk band LiLiPUT at the age of 61. The group formed in Zurich in 1978 under the name Kleenex, with a line-up of Regula Sing (vocals), Marlene Marder (Marlene Marti, guitar), Klaudia Schiff (Klaudia Schifferle, bass, vocals), and Lislot Ha (Lieselotte Hafner, drums). After threat of legal action from the tissue company Kleenex, the band changed their name to LiLiPUT in 1979.

Blues/jazz singer Candye Kane also died earlier this month (May 6th) to pancreatic cancer. Kane was included in the books Rolling Stone Guide to Jazz and Blues, Elwood's Blues by Dan Aykroyd, The Blueshound Guide to Blues, Allmusic, and other blues books and periodicals. She was also a former a pornographic actress.

Below are more deaths for the month of May - for the full death list: Musicians who died in 2016.

May (25)

[19 May 2016] John Berry (Beastie Boys), 52, frontal lobe dementia

[17 May 2016] Marlene Marder (LiLiPUT), 61, unknown

[17 May 2016] Vinjamuri Seetha Devi, 80s, not known

[17 May 2016] Guy Clark, 74, cancer

[16 May 2016] Fredrik Norén (Gyllene Cirkeln), 75, not given

[15 May 2016] Jane Little (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra), 87, collapsed on stage

[15 May 2016] Cauby Peixoto, 85, pneumonia

[14 May 2016] Tony Barrow (press officer for The Beatles), 80, unknown

[14 May 2016] Lasse Mårtenson (Eurovision - Finland), 81, cerebral hemorrhage

[14 May 2016] Paul Smoker, 75, unknown

[13 May 2016] Bill Backer, 89, unknown

[13 May 2016] Buster Cooper, 87, prostate cancer

[12 May 2016] Julius La Rosa, 86, unknown

[11 May 2016] Joe Temperley (Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra), 86, unknown

[09 May 2016] Riki Sorsa (Eurovision), 63, cancer

[07 May 2016] John Stabb (Government Issue), 54, stomach cancer

[06 May 2016] Hannes Bauer (Brötzmann's Chicago Tentet), 61, not given

[06 May 2016] Paul Brown, ?, not known

[06 May 2016] Dick Estell (The Radio Reader), 90, natural causes

[06 May 2016] Candye Kane, 54, pancreatic cancer

[06 May 2016] Rickey Smith (American Idol), 36, traffic accident

[05 May 2016] Romalı Perihan, 74, diabetes

[04 May 2016] Olle Ljungström, 54, physical and mental ailment

[03 May 2016] Jadranka Stojaković, 65,motor neuron disease

[02 May 2016] Doug Raney, 59, not given

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W♥M133: So What'cha Want? I Wanna Rock!

W♥M133 (39 mins)

Your hosts are Amy, Emily, and Vu. While I dominated this show (because of Twisted Sister), Emily and Amy will talk more in next week's show.

Normally these podcasts don't appear back-to-back, but because of the untimely death of MCA (Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys), I felt that I had to push this as a breaking news podcast. I had just heard the news as I was bringing up the recording equipment for the podcast, so none of us were really prepared to talk about Beastie Boys and their massive influence.

As you recall, Adam had to cancel all the Beastie Boys tour, due to a cancerous tumor in his left parotid gland (that was in 2009). The last BB news we reported was that they released Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (part one was never released!).

The majority of this show is about Twisted Sister, thanks to the gold mine that is Dee Snider's biography "Shut Up and Give Me the Mic". The book comes out May 8th via Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster Publishing. If you can't bother to read the review, you can give us a listen.

Amy recalls her first and only hand-written fan letter to Twisted Sister. Her reward was a glossy 8x11 photograph of the band. I know the timeline is a little off, but for the most part, the UK broke Twisted Sister and they got a record deal with Atlantic Records. We briefly touch on their rise and eventual fall (no thanks to Tipper Gore).

We also talk about his relationship with his wife, Suzette. They met when she was 15 and he was 21!

We played a clip of Dee Snider's Dee Does Broadway album, coming out May 8th, as a nice companion to his book.

Song of the show is the classic Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It" from their triple platinum 1984 album, Stay Hungry.

PS, according to twistedsister.com, this will be the "best Twisted summer ever", they'll be on tour in Europe and the USA. If I get a tour announcement, I'll let you know.

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News: Lily Allen and Mason Proper Remixed, Beastie Boys are old, Gossip & Jetpacks Tour

Not Fair (Dr Rosen Rosen Rx)

Lily Allen - Not Fair

Here's a roundup of some music news that's come across news.weheartmusic.com.

I don't know how this is entirely legal, but LA-producer Doctor Rosen Rosen remixed Lily Allen's album, It's Not Me, It's You and made it available as a free download on his website, doctorrosenrosen.com. The only thing that he claim to have lifted is Allen's original vocal tracks and that all the background and mix is completely original.

Clearly the man is in love with Lily Allen. He admitted to first seeing the video for "Smile" in "a crappy hotel room" while on tour in Iceland. Ever since then, he's been a fan. He reached out to her record label to see if they were commissioning remixes for her new record, but of course, they weren't interested. But that wouldn't stop a man obsessed, right? So what we have here is an un-endorsed, unofficial release of a "darker" remixed album of It's Not Me, It's You.

While I think this is a good marketing ploy to expose non-fans to Lily Allen, it's also great exposure for this producer/mixer Doctor Rosen Rosen as well. Unfortunately, I think the lawyers won't agree on my views.

Mason Proper - Safe For The Time Being (The Paronomasiac Remix)

Safe For The Time Being

Speaking of free downloads, goldestegg.com tells me that the new Remix EP from Mason Proper (official/myspace/W♥M) is available for free. The link I'm given is zShare. You get "Safe for the Time Being" remixed by The Paronomasiac and Wallpaper. (I recently mentioned his remix of Das Racist, calling it "d-u-m"). What's cool is the EP also includes a video for "Safe for the Time Being".

Mason Proper is currently on tour:

Jul 30 The Casbah San Diego, CA *
Jul 31 The Troubadour Los Angeles, CA *
Aug 1 Slim's San Francisco, CA *
Aug 3 Doug Fir Portland, OR *
Aug 4 Chop Suey Seattle, WA *
Aug 11 Frederik Meijer Garden Grand Rapids, MI (w/ grrRoPoLis)
Sept 16-19 Pygmalion Festival Champaign-Urbaba, IL (w/ Iron & Wine, Lucero, Ra Ra Riot)

* w/ Stellastarr* and Wild Light

Beastie Boys - Body Movin'

Beastie Boys

There's no doubt about it, the Beastie Boys are old. Even Triumph the Insult Dog pointed this out at their recent Bonnaroo appearance.

You've gone from "Check Your Head" to "Check Your Prostate".

Apparently Adam ("MCA") Yauch was diagnosed with "cancerous tumor in his left parotid (salivary) gland". It's treatable, but unfortunately it affected MCA's vocal chords... as a result, Beastie Boys canceled all upcoming concert appearances.

From a video statement on Beastieboys.com:

I just need to take a little time to get this in check, and then we'll release the record and play some shows. It's a pain in the neck (sorry had to say it) because I was really looking forward to playing these shows, but the doctors have made it clear that this is not the kind of thing that can be put aside to deal with later.

- Adam Yauch

Gossip - Pop Goes The World

Gossip

Since I am a fan of Gossip (official/myspace/W♥M) and my review was done prior to their US tour dates (they were at the time doing promotional touring in the UK, where you have to admit Europeans loves Gossip more than Americans). So here's the US Tour dates, courtesy of sonymusic.com:

October 7 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
October 8 Philadelphia, PA TLA
October 9 New York, NY Terminal 5
October 11 Boston, MA Paradise
October 15 Detroit, MI Majestic Theater
October 16 Chicago, IL Metro
October 17 Madison, WO Orpheum
October 19 Denver, CO Bluebird
October 20 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
October 23 Seattle, WA Showbox
October 24 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
October 25 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
October 26 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theater
October 29 Austin, TX Emo’s
October 30 Little Rock, AR Vino’s

We Were Promised Jetpacks - Quiet Little Voices (Radio Edit)

We Were Promised Jetpacks

Thanks to motormouthmedia.com for sending in some information and upcoming tour dates for We Were Promised Jetpacks. Jetpack's latest album, These Four Walls was released earlier this month, their upcoming tour schedule:

09.13 Morrison, CO @ Monolith Festival *
09.14 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *
09.15 Boise, ID @ Neurolux *
09.16 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's *
09.17 Portland, OR @ Musicfest NW @ Dante's *
09.18 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent *
09.20 Los Angeles, CA @ Knitting Factory *
09.22 Tucson, AZ @ Plush *
09.24 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk *
09.26 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree *
09.27 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade *
09.28 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder *
09.29 Orlando, FL @ The Social *

* All dates with Frightened Rabbit

More information about Jetpacks and Twilight Sad on news.whm.

Hype Machine Popular (7-20-09)

Elizabeth & the Catapult - Race You

Finally, W♥M made some news, however minor it was. One of our tracks for Elizabeth & The Catapult became wildly popular on The Hype Machine! It peaked at #10 on the popular list, which are ranked when a Hype user marked the song as "love". As soon as the track hit the top 20, the "love" number grew quickly to 170 (just to give you an idea, average 'loved' W♥M tracks are about 1 to 5).

After three days, The Hype Machine dropped the song off their ranking.

 07/23/2009 03:14:34 ♥ vu () ♥weheartmusic.com♥twitter.com/weheartmusic♥news.weheartmusic.com