I received an email from Byron Dean of the Poor Dumb Bastards this morning confirming others I got in my inbox earlier. Guitarist Hunter Ward passed away suddenly over the weekend, amid rumors of drug use. More details to follow. – John Nova Lomax

This article appears in Jun 28 – Jul 4, 2007.

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