His wife, Kim (Truch) Biggs, said the cause was complications of Lewy body dementia. At Slash Records — originally part of Slash magazine, the underground Los Angeles punk scene’s bible — Mr. Biggs signed bands, like the Germs, X and Fear, that were dominating the moment. The label later expanded into other kinds of rock with artists like Los Lobos, the Blasters, Violent Femmes and Faith No More. When it entered a distribution deal with Warner Bros. Records, Slash’s sound traveled far past Southern California. “The labels were hoping this annoying punk-rock thing would go away so they could get back to the business of classic rock.

Source: New York Times October 29, 2020 17:26 UTC