Tim Yohannan (August 15, 1945 – April 3, 1998), also known as Tim Yo, was the founder of '' Maximum Rocknroll'', a

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and

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documenting

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. He also helped in establishing a number of DIY collectives, such as

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, Blacklist Mailorder, and the Epicenter Zone record store.

Biography

Yohannan was initially a

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, before shifting this ideology to the punk scene. Issue 425 of ''Maximumrocknroll'' stated, "Tim Yo was a Marxist!" As a self-appointed "punks' herdsman", Yohannan had a reputation as being notoriously difficult. Yohannan died at 53 on April 3, 1998 from complications from lymphatic cancer. The band

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recorded the song " Platypus (I Hate You)" on their 1997 album ''

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''. The song does not directly mention Yohannan. However, frontman

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tweeted on February 17, 2011 (and deleted the tweet a few hours later), "Platypus was written for Tim Yohanon. And I pray to god I misspelled his name. Rest in shit you fucking cunt". It is also widely believed that songs " 86" and " Ha Ha You're Dead" (from ''

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'' and '' Shenanigans'' respectively) are about him, although nothing is confirmed. The

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song "I'm Telling Tim" from their 1997 album '' So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes'' was also about Yohannan.https://www.filminquiry.com/turn-it-around-2017-review/

References

External links

''Maximumrocknroll''
official site
Salon obituary: The Day Punk Died
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yohannan, Tim 1945 births 1998 deaths Punk people Deaths from lymphoma

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