Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Filed under: News , R.I.P. Paul Preminger, former drummer for the notorious Vancouver-based garage punk band the Smugglers , died of an apparent heart attack on October 27. Preminger -- who co-founded the band in the late 1980's, but left to become a chef in 1992 -- played on the band's early singles, debut EP and compilation tracks. Smugglers vocalist Grant Lawrence, who doubles...
Punknews.org (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Paul Preminger, founding drummer of Vancouver-punks The Smugglers , has passed away from a heart attack. Smugglers vocalist Grant Lawrence remembered Preminger to Straight.com as: A guy that hit the drums hard, and who lived hard. He was a Joe Pesci, bulldog kind of a guy, but very smart, very funny, and very kind.…He was one of those guys who'd sit on the couch and answer...
CBC Radio 3 (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... BBQ Show and play a new track :: I'll bid a sad farewell to recently deceased Canadian musician Paul Preminger , the drummer of my band The Smugglers Earbuds in, volume up, smiles wide! Subscribe: iTunes | MP3 | OGG Direct Download: iTunes | MP3 | OGG RSS : cbcradio3.com/podcast/radio3/
Punknews.org (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... about his current and future plans. This week we said goodbye to founding Smugglers drummer Paul Preminger . I Can't Control My Fingers I Can't Control My Brain New feature content, weekly columns and exclusives The Punknews crew at the Fest may have done more festing than live-reporting, but they did come back home with some cool video footage. Check out Broadway Calls performing...
CBC Radio 3 (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
K'naan forced to cancel November tour with Maroon 5 due to fatigue. MySpace Fucked Up use Polaris money to record "Do They Know It's Christmas?" with Broken Social Scene , Vampire Weekend, No Age, GZA, David Cross + others. Exclaim Smugglers founding drummer Paul Preminger dies of a heart attack. Exclaim Watch the Great Lake Swimmers animated video for "I Will Never See...
