SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES and MAGAZINE guitarist JOHN McGEOCH has died
in his sleep at the age of 48.

The punk veteran was also famous for his work with Sex Pistol John
Lydon's Public Image Limited.

Steven Severin, bass player for the Banshees, said in a statement on
his website: "I was shocked and saddened to hear that John passed away
in his sleep last Thursday. Although we hadn't worked together for a
long time and I hadn't seen him for a couple of years he was always in
my heart and often in my thoughts."

He added: "Without doubt the most inventive guitarist of our
generation and my favourite Banshee. Love to all his friends and
family. Bye John."

According to press reports, McGeoch qualified as a nurse in 1995 after
giving up performing. However, he continued to work on music for
television.

Born in Greenock, Scotland in 1955, the guitarist moved to Los Angeles
in 1986 only to return to the UK in the Nineties.

His distinctive guitar playing and sound can be heard on such Siouxsie
And The Banshees hits as 'Happy House', 'Spellbound' and 'Christine'.

*Two 1984-era Duran Duran DVDs Reappear On May 4
May will be a good time for you Duran Duran fans. Those of you who
still remember watching "Wild Boys" for an hour straight on MTV the
night of its debut will be glad to hear about the two classic era
Durannie films that are set to be released on DVD. The first is Arena
which is a tour film from a stop in Oakland, CA in 1984. along with
live footage, the film features some crazy narrative bits, according
to Rolling Stone, which makes it, either really cool, or really weird.
Added to this package are two extra songs, "Rio" and "Girls On Film,"
padding the tracklisting out to 12. also released on the same day will
be Sing Blue Silver, a documentary look at the daily doings of the
band on that same Arena tour, but also with live footage. Look for
both tasty DVDs in store on May 4.

umm sad about the death but what the hell does duran duran dvd have to do with that????

if that's a press release...that's sick and not to mention retarded