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entertainment1 month ago•1 min saved

Lou Koller, Voice of New York Hardcore, Dies at 59

Lou Koller, frontman and co-founder of Sick of It All, died at 59 after battling esophageal cancer that spread to the stomach. The band announced the loss and praised his ability to lift spirits at shows; Koller, a Queens native who formed the band in 1986, helped shape New York hardcore and released 12 studio albums. He was briefly cancer-free in 2025 before the cancer returned, and the group had planned a 40th-anniversary year. An amendment notes a misspelling of his name was corrected in the headline.

via The Guardian|

#entertainment #hardcore #lou-koller

music1 month ago•14 min saved

Hardcore Icon Lou Koller of Sick of It All Passes Away

Lou Koller, frontman of New York hardcore legends Sick of It All, has died after battling adenocarcinoma cancer. The band announced his passing, praising his camaraderie and energy. They noted that his age and the exact date of death were not immediately available, and that Koller paused touring in 2024 after doctors found a tumor in his esophagus. Sick of It All, formed in Queens in 1986, released Wake the Sleeping Dragon! in 2018 and were approaching what would have been their 40th anniversary; the group also thanked fans who donated to his medical fund.

via rollingstone.com|

#cancer #hardcore #lou-koller

gaming3 years ago•1 min saved

"Diablo 4's First Level 100 Player Achieves Record Time with Sleep Breaks"

A Diablo 4 streamer, Rob_2628, has become the first person to reach level 100 in the game in just under 55 hours with only eight hours of sleep. Rob hit level 100 in a non-hardcore run, meaning he won’t have his name carved in a Lilith statue at Blizzard HQ. Other non-hardcore players are close to joining the level 100 club, according to the Diablo 4 Launch Week Twitch Tracker.

via Dot Esports|

#diablo-4 #gaming #gaming-achievements

music3 years ago•7 min saved

Remembering Glen 'Spot' Lockett: The Punk Producer Who Captured the Fury of the 80s.

Glen "Spot" Lockett, the in-house producer for punk label SST, died at the age of 71 on March 4. He recorded classics by Black Flag, Hüsker Dü, Descendents, Minutemen, and many others. Spot's pursuit of honest, trickery-free takes meshed with minuscule budgets and the visceral fury of hardcore. Here are 10 of his most vital production jobs, including Black Flag's "Jealous Again" and "Rise Above," Descendents' "Myage," and Hüsker Dü's "Chartered Trips."

via The Guardian|

#black-flag #glen-lockett #hardcore