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Influential guitarist Glenn Branca has died, aged 69

3105 days ago
NME — "His influence on the music world is incalculable." Glenn Branca Celebrated avant-garde guitarist and composer Glenn Branca has died after losing his battle with throat cancer. “Glenn Branca passed away …Continue reading » The post Influen... more info

Glenn Branca, Experimental Guitarist and Composer, Dead at 69

3105 days ago
Topix — Glenn Branca, avant-garde composer, experimental guitarist and integral figure in the New York No Wave scene, died Sunday at the age of 69. Glenn Branca, an avant-garde composer, experimental guitarist and integral figure in the New York No Wave scen... more info

Glenn Branca: guitarist and composer dies at age 69

3105 days ago
Guardian Music — The avant-garde musician, who inspired a generation of new wave bands such as Sonic Youth, died from throat cancer, his wife saysGlenn Branca, the celebrated composer and guitarist, has died aged 69. Branca’s wife, the experimental guitarist R... more info

artists pay tribute to Glenn Branca

3105 days ago
Brooklyn Vegan — John Lurie, Geoff Rickly (Thursday), Ryley Walker, Blanck Mass, Sarah Lipstate (Noveller), Chris Traynor (Orange 9mm, Helmet) and more pay tribute to the late legend. Continue reading… more info

Avant-Garde Composer And Guitarist Glenn Branca Dies At 69

3105 days ago
Stereogum — Glenn Branca, the New York composer whose clangorous guitar compositions inspired a few generations of avant-garde music and underground rock, has died. Branca's wife and collaborator Reg Bloor announced on Facebook that Branca died of throat cancer ... more info

Glenn Branca, RIP

3105 days ago
Brooklyn Vegan — The influential avant-garde guitarist and composer passed away after a battle with throat cancer. He was 69. Continue reading… more info

Glenn Branca RIP

3105 days ago
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guest-filled Thurston Moore "oral discography" coming

3588 days ago
Brooklyn Vegan — 'We Sing a New Language: The Oral Discography of Thurston Moore' features contributions from Lydia Lunch, Richard Hell, Michael Gira, Lee Ranaldo, Glenn Branca, Nels Cline, and more. Continue reading… more info

David Bowie as Muse? Why One Composer Says So

3689 days ago
New York Times — Glenn Branca, who thinks of Bowie as an inspiration of sorts, will debut “The Light (for David)” at Roulette. more info

Glenn Branca premiering Bowie tribute at Roulette

3735 days ago
Brooklyn Vegan — "David Bowie was our hero. Intelligent, talented and with the desire to create a really new different rock…When he died, I was shocked like everybody else….I hadn't realized how much he meant to me throughout most of my life. I think somehow know... more info

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