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RIP Rowland S. Howard

  • 09-01-2010 1:13pm
    #1
    Plattsy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭


    December 30 2009

    heraldsun.com.au

    He passed away this morning, aged 50.
    Howard was waiting for a liver transplant and had cancelled recent shows due to illness.
    The influential guitarist came to prominence as a member of Melbourne punk band the Boys Next Door who became The Birthday Party, fronted by Nick Cave.
    Howard wrote their iconic hit Shivers, and his guitar skills would inspire a generation to come.
    The guitarist was also a member of bands including Crime and the City Soultion and These Immortal Souls.
    His second solo album, Pop Crimes, was released in October to critical acclaim.
    His final gig was at the Prince of Wales in October to launch the album.
    In an interview with Rolling Stone to promote the album Howard spoke of his years of poor health.



    “Being told that you've only got a couple of years to live without a transplant is a pretty frightening experience and certainly changes the way you feel about your life, [it] makes things so much closer."
    Howland appeared in this year’s Melbourne punk scene documentary We’re Living on Dog Food, released with the DVD of Australian film Dogs in Space.


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  • #2
    Star Bingo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,366 ✭✭✭Star Bingo


    sorry to hear. with regards to punk the aussie/nz punk scene is without doubt my favourite. not as championed as others.. but very cool.

    groups like Radio Birdman, Toy Love, Diatribe, Celibate Rifles, Henchmen, Kicks, S-Haters, Spelling Mistakes, Kelpies, Just Urbain, New Christs, Chosen Few.. others, all eminating from that original 70s wave. all fly as f***


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