Sad news from Canada’s left coast this week, as former Pure guitarist Todd Simko expired unexpectedly, prompting an outpouring of support from his friends, family, and compatriots in the musical Twitterverse.
The band’s apex probably occurred in the early 90s, and was perhaps more influential to those that followed than they were at the time. Simko went on to work in the studio with a number of bands, including one I miss dearly, The Organ. Here’s one of their more popular tracks, from the album Generation Six-Pack, “Anna Is a Speed Freak.”
