SLASH PUPPET Guitarist Lou Garscadden Remembered On 10th Anniversary Of His Passing - "A True Original, And A True Rock Star"
August 4, 2011, 13 years ago
The remaining members of legendary Toronto club band SLASH PUPPET, who were a fixture on the Canadian scene from 1989 - 1995, paid tribute today to late guitarist Lou Garscadden on August 4th, marking 10 years since his passing. They have issued the following statement:
"Ten years ago, Toronto, Canada, and the world lost a phenomenal guitar player and a true rock star when Louis Peter Garscadden passed away on August 4, 2001. It is truly unfortunate that more people the world over were not able to experience his obvious and overwhelming talents as a guitar player and his warmth and charm as a unique personality. A true original, and a true rock star who deserved a hell of a lot of more notoriety than he ever received. One of the best... period."
Check out the official Slash Puppet tribute page on Facebook here. Go to this location to watch footage of the band at the 1990 Toronto Music Awards.
As previously reported, No Strings Attached, a CD version of Slash Puppet's 1989 demo tape known as The Demo, was issued through Sun City Records out of Australia on September 3rd, 2007. The tracklist is as follows: 'Slow Down', 'Squeeze It In', 'Hard On Love', 'Bad Girls', 'Turn It On', 'Evil Woman', 'Some Kind O' Lady', 'Overload'.
Check out BW&BK;'s exclusive September 2007 interview with Slash Puppet frontman Mif discussing the band's career and the release of No Strings Attached here.
Mif also discusses the circumstances of Garscadden"s death, which was due to a heart attack.
