They left to start the bro-punk Dead Boys, taking Rockets songs like “Sonic Reducer” and “Ain’t It Fun.” Thomas and Laughner moved on to Ubu. Rocket from the Tombs split up without ...

David Thomas, the live-wire frontman for experimental rockers Pere Ubu, has died. He was 71. The band posted news of Thomas’ death on its official Facebook page, where the cause of death was ...

went on to form legendarily shambolic Cleveland punk band the Dead Boys. Thomas and guitarist Peter Laughner teamed up to launch the artier, spikier Pere Ubu, whose name wast a riff on the outré ...

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — Chesterfield police on Thursday found a 12-year-old boy who had not been seen since Wednesday night. The department said the child was last seen at around 10 p.m. Police said ...

Stan Rickman, 91, and Roma Rickman, 88, were sadly pronounced dead at the scene. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary have now arrested two 15-year-old boys, from Bordon and Alton ...

Rocket From The Tombs broke up in 1975, with its members splitting off to form two bands, Pere Ubu and the Dead Boys. David Thomas and his former Rocket From The Tombs bandmate Peter Laughner ...

(Bators, Chrome and Blitz almost immediately formed the band Frankenstein in 1975, only to relocate to New York in 1976 to become the Dead Boys.) Thomas and Laughner formed Pere Ubu in 1975 ...

rose Dead Boys (co-founded by Chrome, with singer Stiv Bators) and Pere Ubu, which Thomas formed alongside Laughner in 1975. While Laughner died in 1977 from the effects of alcoholism, Pere Ubu ...

The Stockholm band’s latest album ‘viagr aboys’ sees them attempt to follow their own advice. According to frontman Sebastian Murphy, their fourth LP is a “simple and stupid” album, led ...

Two 15-year-old boys have been arrested on suspicion of murder after an elderly couple were found dead in a house fire. Stan Rickman, 91 and Roma Rickman, 88, were found dead at 4am on Monday 14 April ...

Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve "Mongo" McMichael has died after battling ALS at the age of 67, the NFL announced. McMichael's wife, Misty, told FOX 32 Chicago earlier Wednesday that her husband ...