Dave Allen, bassist in post-punk band Gang of Four’s core lineup before co-founding the British rock group Shriekback, has died at the age of 69. Allen’s former Gang of Four band mate, drummer Hugh ...

As the 1970s ended and the 1980s began, English group Gang of Four blended aggressive, angular guitar parts, funk rhythms and left-wing lyrical salvos into a potent mix, quickly becoming a seminal ...

Gang of Four‘s 1982 third album, Songs of the Free, is getting a vinyl reissue on October 25 via Matador in the US (preorder). The album was remastered this year from the original tapes by Frank ...

Gang of Four confirmed that Ted Leo and Belly and L7’s Gail Greenwood will join original drummer Hugo Burnham and singer Jon King on the English post-punk outfit’s upcoming farewell tour. On Instagram ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dave Allen, the influential bassist who played with British post-punk Gang of Four during their early years, has died at 69. The ...

Gang of Four are currently on their Long Goodbye farewell tour, with original frontman Jon King and drummer Hugo Burnham augmented by Belly/L7 bassist Gail Greenwood and Ted Leo on guitar. They’re ...

Sadly, Dave Allen of Gang of Four has passed away. He was 69 and had been suffering from dementia. Allen was a Gang of Four founder and was in the band from 1977-1981 and 2004-2008. After playing in ...

Dave Allen, the bassist who played with Gang of Four in their heyday, died at home with his family on Saturday, April 5, the band announced on social media. While no cause of death was given, the band ...

Dave Allen, the founding bassist of the highly influential British post-punk band Gang of Four and the funk-inflected group Shriekback, died last Saturday, according to a post from GO4 drummer Hugo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Mike Dunn; Matador Records Gang of Four confirmed that Ted Leo and Belly and L7's Gail Greenwood will join original ...

Exploring several avenues in the music industry, Dave Allen appeared in bands like The Elastic Purejoy, Low Pop Suicide, and Shriekback. But for most, they remember the musician for his time in the ...

Former Gang of Four and Shriekback bassist Dave Allen died Saturday of unspecified causes at the age of 69. The news was confirmed by his Gang of Four bandmate Hugo Burnham, who noted that Allen had ...