First the bad news: in many ways 2016 has, how you say, sucked. Beyond recent political events, many seminal artists have left the planet, the most recent being the loss of the great Sharon Jones. And folks remaining on the planet are rightfully bereft.

Now the good news: the ever-entertaining and talented Chuck Prophet (never miss a chance to catch him live) has a new album coming out entitled Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins. Prophet has already released the audio for new song Bad Year For Rock and Roll (see at bottom). Now comes a video put together by a Prophet fan, which you can watch below, which depicts the artistic loss (minus Ms. Jones). Indeed it’s been a bad year for rock ‘n roll (and the arts in general). You can stream/pre-order Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins (out on Yep Roc) HERE.

Kids: if you don’t know Bobby Fuller, look him up.  And you can start HERE.

RIP all you greats.