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  • Duran Duran’s John Taylor recovers from coronavirus: ‘We can and will beat this thing’

    Duran Duran’s John Taylor recovers from coronavirus: ‘We can and will beat this thing’

    • 5 April 2020
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    Duran Duran bassist John Taylor today announced that he tested positive for the new coronavirus three weeks ago, and has since recovered from a mild case of COVID-19, an illness he described in a social media post as feeling like a “turbo-charged flu.” Read Taylor’s full statement right here.

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  • Peter Murphy: ‘I am very happy to say that I have made a full recovery’ from heart attack

    Peter Murphy: ‘I am very happy to say that I have made a full recovery’ from heart attack

    • 23 August 2019
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    Peter Murphy released a statement Friday saying he has fully recovered from his recent heart attack, and thanking the doctors who got him “up and running again” and credited his tour manager and assistant with being “directly instrumental in saving my life.” Full details right here.

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  • The Jazz Butcher’s Pat Fish ‘has been unwell,’ friends raising money for his recuperation

    The Jazz Butcher’s Pat Fish ‘has been unwell,’ friends raising money for his recuperation

    • 22 May 2019
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    Pat Fish, the founder and mainstay of cult U.K. indie-pop act The Jazz Butcher, is recovering from medical treatment for an undisclosed malady, leading friends to launch a crowdfunding campaign to help raise money to cover expenses during recuperation. Full details on how to contribute right here.

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  • Andy Anderson, former drummer for The Cure, reveals he has terminal cancer

    Andy Anderson, former drummer for The Cure, reveals he has terminal cancer

    • 20 February 2019
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    Drummer Andy Anderson, who joined The Cure after Lol Tolhurst moved to keyboards and played on the band’s 1984 album The Top, revealed on Facebook this week that he has Stage 4 cancer, a terminal diagnosis that there is “no way of returning back from.” Read his full statement here.

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  • Trevor Horn’s L.A. studio — used by Pet Shop Boys, The Art of Noise — destroyed by wildfire

    Trevor Horn’s L.A. studio — used by Pet Shop Boys, The Art of Noise — destroyed by wildfire

    • 9 December 2017
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    Famed producer Trevor Horn’s residential studio in the Los Angeles hills — a six-bedroom home and state-of-the-art recording facility above Bel Air — is among the hundreds of structures lost in the devastating wildfires currently tearing across Southern California. Horn has vowed to rebuild the facility.

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  • Scott McCaughey, leader of Young Fresh Fellows and R.E.M. sideman, suffers stroke

    Scott McCaughey, leader of Young Fresh Fellows and R.E.M. sideman, suffers stroke

    • 17 November 2017
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    Scott McCaughey, leader of the Young Fresh Fellows and the Minus 5, and who spent 17 years as a touring guitarist and multi-instrumentalist for R.E.M., suffered a stroke while on a tour of the West Coast with Alejandro Escovedo, his wife announced today. He is in stable condition, but a long recovery is expected.

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  • Hoop dreams: Guy Picciotto of Fugazi and Rites of Spring makes NBA jumbotron cameo

    Hoop dreams: Guy Picciotto of Fugazi and Rites of Spring makes NBA jumbotron cameo

    • 11 November 2017
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    We here at Slicing Up Eyeballs HQ are, admittedly, not fans of sport, but were nevertheless duly impressed to see the jumbotron operator at a Washington Wizards basketball game this past week throw the camera onto local fan Guy Picciotto, an icon of D.C.’s post-hardcore scene after his pivotal role in both Rites of Spring and Fugazi.

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  • Conway Savage of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds recovering from brain tumor surgery

    Conway Savage of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds recovering from brain tumor surgery

    • 26 October 2017
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    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds today revealed that Conway Savage, who plays piano and organ, and provides backing vocals, has been absent from this year’s Bad Seeds tour because he underwent surgery that was “largely a success” for a recently diagnosed brain tumor. Read the full statement from the band.

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  • Suspect arrested, $20,000 in stolen audio equipment recovered from 40 Watt Club

    Suspect arrested, $20,000 in stolen audio equipment recovered from 40 Watt Club

    • 3 August 2017
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    Police in Athens, Ga., this week arrested a former contractor accused of stealing $20,000 in audio gear from the 40 Watt Club, a burglary that had drawn offers of more than $15,000 in rewards from members of R.E.M., Camper Van Beethoven and others. The gear has been recovered, police said.

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  • R.E.M., Camper Van Beethoven members offer reward after PA stolen from 40 Watt Club

    R.E.M., Camper Van Beethoven members offer reward after PA stolen from 40 Watt Club

    • 29 July 2017
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    The legendary 40 Watt Club in Athens, Ga. — an early home base for college-rock mainstays R.E.M., The B-52s, Pylon, Love Tractor, Guadalcanal Diary and more — was burglarized Friday, with dozens of pieces of equipment stolen related to the venue’s PA system. Members of R.E.M. and Cracker have offered rewards.

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  • ‘Manchester stands together’: Reactions to bombing from Johnny Marr, Peter Hook, more

    ‘Manchester stands together’: Reactions to bombing from Johnny Marr, Peter Hook, more

    • 23 May 2017
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    Musicians and fans from around the world are standing in solidarity today with the people of Manchester, site of an Islamic State-claimed suicide bombing that killed at least 22 fans leaving an Ariana Grande arena concert last night. We’ve rounded up reactions from Johnny Marr, Peter Hook, Alison Moyet, Pet Shop Boys and more.

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