Legendary Punk Bassist Gives Update Amid Stage 4 Kidney Disease Battle originally appeared on Parade. Those who've worn out their copy of Minor Threat'sOut of Step know Steve Hansgenwell. Hansgen's ...

A punk bassist recently broke the news that he was struggling with stage 4 kidney disease. Now, he’s announced an update on his health. Parade reports how Steve Hansgen — who many might recognized as ...

Thundercat may best be known as a funk and R&B-oriented bassist – yet, he got his start in thrash metal and hardcore punk ...

Smith died from cancer on Thursday, Feb. 5 ...

The former bassist of a popular hardcore punk band has died. His death was announced over the weekend, and follows a 19-month-long battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Bring Me the News ...

Teresa Ryan, who played bass in the proudly extreme 1970s Los Angeles punk band Germs under the name Lorna Doom, died Wednesday in Thousand Oaks, California. She was 61. Ryan would stand calmly ...

Dave Allen, the bassist of the groundbreaking post-punk band Gang of Four, has died just weeks before the start of the band’s farewell tour. He was 69. Allen died Saturday morning, April 5, at home ...

FAST-PACED: "That energetic, busy style and pronounced attack of punk bass playing is something that originally attracted me to bass," says local musician Alex Deutsch. "It's one of the reasons I play ...

Fred Smith, bass player for the influential proto-punk band Television, died Thursday. He was 77. The band confirmed his ...