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Street Sweeper Social Club
Street Sweeper Social Club


Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre(s) Rap Rock
Funk Rock
Years active 2006—present
Label(s) Warner Bros. Records
The Null Corporation
Associated acts The Coup
Rage Against the Machine
Audioslave
The Nightwatchman
Lock Up
Electric Sheep
Class of '99
Galactic
Members
Tom Morello
Boots Riley



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Joy Division's Ian Curtis Gravestone Stolen

July 3, 2008
Joy Division's Ian Curtis Gravestone StolenThe gravestone of Ian Curtis, the former frontman of Joy Division, has been stolen from a cemetery in Cheshire.

Police have launched an appeal for possible witnesses to the theft, which took place between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning.

The gravestone is inscribed with the words 'Ian Curtis 18 - 5 - 80' and the song lyric 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'.

Curtis hung himself at the age of 23 shortly before the band were due to embark on their first tour of the United States.

A spokesperson for the Police said that the there is no CCTV in the area and there are no apparent leads in the investigation.

"This is a very unusual theft and I am confident that someone locally will have knowledge about who is responsible or where the memorial stone is at present,” the spokesperson added.

(by Jason Gregory)



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