Mastodawn

jwz Apr 7, 2025

RIP Dave Allen. He was the bass player of two of my favorite bands of all time, Gang of Four and Shriekback. I met him once, about a decade ago. He endured my embarrassing fanboying with grace.

"According to Burnham, Allen passed away at home with his family after enduring the early-onset of mixed dementia for some years."

Guitarist Andy Gill died of COVID in 2020, so now they are Gang of Two.

There is not a lot of decent video of Allen's era, but watch these...
https://jwz.org/b/ykl2

Show thread

Delta Lead

@jwz "I need a cheeseburger to go!"
I was living in Adelaide, Australia about the time of Oil and Gold (Fish Below the Ice so much better than Nemesis) and heard that they were playing two dates, one in Sydney, one in Melbourne. So four of us caught the overnight train for the weekend to see them. Talked to Allen after the show fanboying to the max and he was very gracious about it.