Alan Vega, 1938-2016

by Alex Balk July 18, 2016

Martin Rev and Alan Vega, 1988/Photo: Canada Jack

“Alan Vega, the singer in the minimalist, proto-punk, proto-electro, proto-industrial two-man band Suicide and a prolific musician and visual artist on his own, died on Saturday.”

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Here’s Henry Rollins’ announcement of Vega’s passing over the weekend. Here are a couple of covers that have come out in the wake of the news.

Win Butler, “Dream Baby” [via]

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MGMT, “Goodbye Darling” [via]

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Vega was 78.