Passed last night, less than 24 hours before the NYC release event for the band’s 3-LP retrospective box set.



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The timing would seem particularly tragic and I hope it’s just a really bizarre coincidence.

‘Too many creeps’ is ABSOLUTELY one of my favorite songs that TP panned—Boo hiss.

Wow. I saw them at SXSW a couple of years ago. He looked energetic and healthy.

Was reading about this fella- he was in the Gun Club for a bit, playing on the “Death Party” ep. Respect!

Another band that I failed to pursue back in the day, but I may look into that retrospective compilation. I hate it when the death of a band member is what causes me to discover them.....

The BTs sound better to me now than back then. I didn't pan "Too Many Creeps"--that was Tim Sommer, and I'm not sure I concur now or then, but he was in part explicitly reacting to the heavy buzz around them at the time, with which I might have agreed.

Regardless, another passing to mourn.

Ah, I could never hold a grudge against Jim Green or Tim Sommer, bad review or not….they introduced much of the music that meant everything in the world to me!

Stereogum interviewed surviving original members Cynthia Sley and Pat Place: [www.stereogum.com].