Pat Fish ( The Jazz Butcher) Has Died

[Lisa Jesusandmarychain]

The man who kindly let us know what the Velvet Underground would have sounded like had they been fronted by Neil Innes left this big planet, scary planet last night by passing away in his sleep peacefully last night at the age of 64 :(

[ArtParrott]

Ah man, a key figure in the lore of Spacemen 3 too. He was due to play near me tomorrow night but I couldn't go, bit of a moot point now.

[the science eel]

The man who kindly let us know what the Velvet Underground would have sounded like had they been fronted by Neil Innes left this big planet, scary planet last night by passing away in his sleep peacefully last night at the age of 64 :(

That's a really sweet and apt little tribute.

I didn't know much about him or the band, but (of course) had heard 'Southern Mark Smith'. Which sounds nothing like The Fall, which makes it somehow more special.

RIP

[Catalogue of ills]

I liked Jazz Butcher a lot. When I hear Jonathan Richman's Roadrunner it always seems wrong that it's not about Northampton. Also "Hindley, Brady, Arding and Hobbs" is a great line for people of a certain age.