Funeral Parade

My hastily written obit for post-punk.com on Olli Wisdom's passing yesterday at age 63. Was never the biggest fan of his band Specimen (though they did have some okay tracks, really)--

--but I think it's Olli's hustle as a behind-the-scenes, maker-of-things-happen, that deserves a lot of support. He was a diligent promoter, coordinator, organizer, a champion and advocate of lesser known dark bands to whom he dedicated effort giving performance space to, and through all this his, he always seemed to be in a great mood doing it. This includes touring the Batcave event like a roadshow across different cities in the US, that linked up many disparate scenes and isolated folks giving a lot of locals their first shot, in an age before cellphones and social media. He seemed by all accounts a good and genuine guy. 🖤😓

https://post-punk.com/olli-wisdom-of-specimen-and-the-batcave-has-passed-away/.

Olli Wisdom of Specimen and the Legendary Batcave Has Passed Away It is with heavy hearts we have to relay the tragic news of the passing of Olli Wisdom, singer, and co-founder of both the gothic rock band Specimen and the…

A FANTASTIC playlist of 2010s-2020s deathrock by Jose A. Ferri. 🖤🦇

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