Category Archives: Obituary
Songs of Life and Death – An Izzy Cox Tribute Album, Vol. 1 with Reminiscences
Izzy Cox was a Canadian import to Austin via L.A. She had already established herself in some of the more obscure genre scenes that include such uplifting monikers as murderbilly, voodoobilly and steampunk (probably due to her love of vintage … Continue reading
Posted in Interview, LP/EP/Single, Memorial, Obituary, Op-Ed Piece, Reviews
Tagged Amy Winehouse, Ash and Rich's Sometimes band, Bruce 3 & The Revenge, Bruce Salmon, Esmerelda Strange, Gabriel Lopez, Gary Lindsey, Grant Dorian, Izzy Cox, Joe Volpi, Joleen Heilman, Katy Rose Cox, Kurtis D. Machler, Macky Mack, Mary Panjoram, Pete Maclanahan, Ricardo Acevedo, Sabbath Crow, Slow Poisoner, The Texacano Folk Rock Punk, Tony Cook, White Ghost Shivers
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Lucid Dreaming – A Tribute to Leonard Smith – Abigail and Hansel, Aurora Plastics Company, Early Stages, Alma Lee Cameron, Book of Shadows, ST-37, Liquid Sac – Sahara Lounge, May 13, 2018
On April 3, 2018, I got on Facebook and received a shock I was not prepared for. This issue of Rank and Revue was already slated to contain memorial/tribute pieces to JJ Offender and Mike Carroll. Then the Izzy Cox tribute … Continue reading
Posted in Event - Show - Festival, Live Shots, Memorial, Obituary, Op-Ed Piece
Tagged Abigail and Hansel, Alma Lee Cameron, Anne Heller, Aurora Plastics Co, Bill Jeffery, Bob Bechtol, Book of Shadows, Bruce Salmon, Early Stages, Joe Volpi, Kurtis Machler, Laura Creedle, Leonard Smith, Liquid Mice, Liquid Sac, Scott Telles, ST-37, Trevor Wallace
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Mike Carroll tribute with East Side Suicides, Crack Pipes, Poison 13/Lord High Fixers Hoot, Sugar Shack – SideBar during Chili Dog Fest, March 18, 2018
I missed Poison 13 while they were an active band. They pre-dated my move to town by a few years and at the time (mid-80s), the band from Austin I was rabid about was Scratch Acid. Upon arrival to attend … Continue reading
Posted in Event - Show - Festival, Live Shots, Memorial, Obituary, Op-Ed Piece, SXSW
Tagged Andy Wright, Bill Anderson, Bill Jeffery, BJ, Butcher Bear, Chad Nichols, Chris Gates, Dan Hoeskstra, Eastside Suicides, Fast Tammy, Frankie Nowhere, Mark Lochridge, Mike Carroll, Mike Corwin, Omari Jamal, Poison 13, Ray Patrick Colgan, Sugar Shack, the Crack Pipes, Tim Kerr, Toby Marsh, Walter Daniels
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JJ Offender
JJ Offender Jacobson (1965-2018) So, unfortunately for me, I moved to Austin in 1986…the year that the Offenders disbanded (not to date myself or anything)…meaning that I never got to see the original lineup. That being said, I was … Continue reading
Leonard Cohen vs Donald Trump
On November 8, 2016 the obsolete Electoral College of the United States did its fellow citizens – and the world as a whole – a huge disservice by placing Donald Trump in the White House. The same day Leonard Cohen, … Continue reading
Posted in Memorial, Obituary, Op-Ed Piece
Tagged #NotMyPresident, Buddha, Donald Trump, Hitler, Jesus, Leonard Cohen
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Stardust art legend David Bowie dies after his 69th birthday
Recently the world lost an illustrious artist: David Bowie. After battling cancer in secret for 18 months, Starman David Bowie died on January 10, 2016 at the age of 69. Around the globe fans are mourning the loss and memorializing … Continue reading
Posted in Event - Show - Festival, Featured Artist, Memoir, Memorial, Obituary, Uncategorized
Tagged Aladdin Sane, Blackstar, Changes, David Bowie, David Robert Jones, Fame, Goblin King, Golden Years, Halloween Jack, Labyrinth, Lazarus, Major Tom, Nicolette Mallow, Rank & Revue, Sound and Vision, Space Oddity, Starman, Thin White Duke, Under Pressure, Ziggy Stardust
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