Martin Tamburovich (June 6, 1958 – December 2, 2003) was the co-founder of

New Alliance Records New Alliance Records was an independent record label founded by American musicians D. Boon and Mike Watt (of The Minutemen) and longtime friend and associate Martin Tamburovich. They were inspired by the example of their friends in southern Cali ...

and vocalist for the short-lived

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/ new wave band

The Reactionaries The Reactionaries were an American punk rock band formed in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, in 1978. The band's continual members were lead vocalist Martin Tamburovich, guitarist D. Boon, bassist Mike Watt, and drummer George Hurley. The R ...

. Tamburovich, along with his San Pedro High School classmates D. Boon,

Mike Watt Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957) is an American bassist, vocalist and songwriter. He co-founded and played bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen (1980–1985), Dos (1985–present), and Firehose (1986–1994). He began a solo ca ...

, and

George Hurley George Hurley (born September 4, 1958) is a drummer noted for his work with Minutemen and fIREHOSE. Music career Early years Originally from the East Coast, Hurley and his family moved to San Pedro, California, when he was six years old. ...

, formed the band in 1978; they disbanded a year later. Boon and Watt then formed

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, and Hurley joined them soon after, but Tamburovich would continue to collaborate with his former band members. Since then, he played with such bands as The Slivers and later The Plebs. He resided near

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and still kept in touch with the surviving members of The Reactionaries. On December 2, 2003, Tamburovich died of a bacterial infection.

Discography

With The Reactionaries

* Live recording from George Hurley's shed, January 1979

References

External links

Mike Watt's obituary of Tamburovich (December 30, 2003)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tamburovich, Martin American punk rock singers The Reactionaries members 2003 deaths 1958 births 20th-century American singers