Lost Rock Stars - those not dead but missing in action
Posted by Gramsci on 18 August 2008 - 4:21pm.
Mark's editorial in the last issue refered to the Dead Stars feature as Lost Stars. This set me thinking.. who are the best stars who are not dead but have simply disappeared from view.
My suggestion to start the ball rolling is Mary Margaret O'Hara who despite releasing the quite simply outstanding "Miss America" in 1988 to great critical acclaim and consistent placings in top 100 album charts has only relased an EP and soundtrack album since to little or no fanfare.
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Vic Godard
loved Subway Sect - whatever happened to him?
He became a postman!
Still gigging though - see his Myspace site.
MMOH is one of my obsessions.
http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/waiting-hardest-part#comment-26651
Check out the available titles from The Henrys.
Missed the Henry's completely
are they worth checking out and what is the extent of the MMOH contribution.
I have got one track from the Christmas EP and the "Apartment Hunting" album but still waiting for the "proper" follow-up.
MIA
Paddy McAloon has to all intents & purposes disappeared from view as well unfortunately.
The Real Gone Kid herself...
has gone...
Maria McKee, where art thou?
Maria McKee
I saw her just last year singing to a handfull of people in a small square at a festival in a Swedish town. She sang a song by her half-brother Brian MacLean, originally recorded by Love, called 'Orange Skies' - very nice it was too, though the gig was a little rough and untogether generally. No 'Show Me Heaven' - not that I was bothered, or expected it.
She released an album last year called "Late December"
It's good.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Late-December-Maria-McKee/dp/B000MRA88A/ref=sr_1...
And it's on eMusic without DRM. And on 7Digital with DRM.
Mark Hollis of Talk Talk
seems to have vanished completely. A TT fansite says he has now 'retired from active duty' which is a huge shame..
Maria McKee
I seem to remember a recent Maria McKee album being reviewed in Word.