R.I.P. David Thomas

Very sad to hear that Pere Ubu frontman David Thomas has died. He was a highly unique and entertaining vocalist and a powerful presence on stage and in recordings. I don't think I've mentioned Pere Ubu on this blog before but they are definitely among my favorite weird rock bands. I'll post a few links (although, I'm mostly familiar with their early stuff).

Obit - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/24/david-thomas-pere-ubu-dies

Pere Ubu links:

Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pere_Ubu

The Modern Dance - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMxy067kbpQihe6kPCGpT2v2icM8bc4aF

Terminal Tower - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7A9F34C047143A0F

Datapanik in the Year Zero (side 1) - https://youtu.be/MdIi6vSG9aY?si=SloYAsCPRUN2nvm8

Datapanik in the Year Zero (side 2) - https://youtu.be/wawaAdPhdsk?si=NCzLc5IP73lTtjJh

Dub Housing - https://youtu.be/T3VhUI7ed1A?si=LS4nzORnEXwJ9k8O

- W.A.Davison

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