Dedicated to the only friend we need

Shows

January 1, 9pm (EST)--WCSB 89.3 in Cleveland, Ohio, did a retrospective of Rowland S. Howard's work. The show, "Drinking Electricity", was co-hosted for the evening by Julz Finely, and was streamable online at http://www.wcsb.org/listen/.

Januray 2, 11.15pm--Australian music video program Rage paid tribute to Rowland S. Howard Saturday night on ABC1, (Twitter).

BOYS NEXT DOOR
Shivers (Mushroom)
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
Pleasure Heads Must Burn (ABC)
THESE IMMORTAL SOULS
Marry Me (Lie! Lie!) (Festival)
ROWLAND S HOWARD
Exit Everything (Independent)

January 4, 2pm (AEDT)--979fm's all-Australian program "Living In The Land Of Oz" also paid tribute to Rowland.

The show featured songs by The Boys Next Door, The Birthday Party, These Immortal Souls and Rowland's solo career, including the Pop Crimes album in its entirety. Rowland's collaborations with Lydia Lunch, Nikki Sudden and Magic Dirt were also featured, (Cave Forum).

Photo/Videos

Photo Tribute by Carbie Warbie
Video Tribute ft. "Ocean" by Edie
Video Tribute ft. "Shivers" by Deco

Facebook memorials:
R.I.P. Rowland S. Howard
Memorial Autoluminescent Wall

Guestbook Entries

Edie
4 January 2010

Reflections

Mess+Noise - January 22, 2010
Rowland S Howard: A Tribute

Contributors include Genevieve McGuckin, Barry Adamson, Harry Howard, Dolores Sam Miguel, Clinton Walker, Bruce Milne, Jeffrey Wegener, Conrad Standish, Sophie Best, Loki Lockwood, and Jonnine Standish.

Article reproduced on-site here with kind permission.

Swamplandzine - 2010
Reflections on Rowland S. Howard

Contributors include Simon Bonney, Kristian Brenchley, Robert Brokenmouth Julie Finley, Cypress Grove, Gabriel Hart, Janne Perttula, Phil Shoenfelt and Mark Steiner.

Dave Graney's Blog - January 2010
Rowland Howard's Passing

Laughing Clowns' Blog - January 2010
Rowland Howard: A Friend of the Laughing Clowns
by Jeffrey Wegener

Popshifter - January 2010
Rowland S. Howard 1959-2009
by Julie Finley

Messitsch by Burns - January 2010
Rowland S. Howard (1959-2009)
by Helen Thein

NME.com - January 2010
The Horrors, HTRK pay tribute to Birthday Party's Rowland S Howard

Olivia Scarlet's Tumblr - August 2010

March 2011
Rowland With A W
by Victoria Jaschob

Rowland's work means so very much to me. I regret never being able to have seen him perform live but I'm thankful for the music he's left behind.

Rowland is gone and there will never be another like him but his memory lives on through his music.

ricky trux
5 January 2010

can't believe you're gone, dear friend. been too good to be true for so many years....too good for this mediocre world. never got to see you perform even. missed Crime & C.C. in '86.....thought i could make it up one day soon, but here i sit 24 years later feeling cheated. you are one the Truly Greats....nobody can compare now, not even close. thanks for all the beautiful heart wrenching notes that you've given us....they will not die.

deb
6 January 2010

sleep peacefully rowland. in my minds eye, i still see you as the very young man i saw over 30 yrs ago. thats more than half my life time ago. i really appreciate the effort you made for your last gig at the prince, i knew how sick you were, but you gave us your best. fond memories. we love you and will not forget you.

Susan Collard
7 January 2010

it is surreal when someone your own age leaves so unexpectantly.I met Rowland at 3PBS when I was record librarian. Rowland insisted on making us the coffee as well as investigating the record library. Mick Geyer, who has also sadly left us, was the interviewer. What a lovely man, totally without ego, as are the best musicians. Vale Rowland, all my love to Harry, your beautiful sister and all your family. Susan Collard

Hugo Yap
10 January 2010

Rowland, you passed away the day before my birthday and I found out on the morning of my birthday. I was so sad.

I missed the gig you did at The Oxford Art Factory just to do an extra shift worth 50$ at work, thinking that I could always catch you some other time. Now I'm crushed.

But you led a heroic life. Every time I feel down, I just put on "The Golden Age of Bloodshed" on my mp3 player. Rowland who never gave up the fight, who had his Fender Jaguar beside him even in death, singing "On this worst of all possible worlds, on this planet of perpetual sorrows, I found the best of all possible girls - she's as pure, and white and bright as tomorrow". Really cathartic; the idea that a woman's love will save you from the horrors of existence.

You inspired me to write my own music too. This is a bit naive - but, you made me realize one doesn't have to be a Stevie Ray Vaughn to create great music. Dead Radio and Shut Me Down are my favoritest songs and they're not lick-heavy finger twisters.

Rowland, I'll see you for that big jam session in the sky. But until then, I can only try to be as good as you, as a musician.

Yours,

Hugo

matt
Rowland S. Howard (1959-2009) rest in peace
19 January 2010

I saw Rowland perform live at All Tomorrow's Parties in Sydney 2009, and he was the stand out performance for me personally. I managed to get a few photos of him until my film ran out that day. Rest in Peace Rowland. Peace to you and family and loved ones. Thanks for the music. Peace, Matt