A packed Hammersmith Odeon, December 13, 1984. Awaiting their heroes, Marillion fans are growing increasingly impatient with support act Cardiacs, a bunch of outliers led by the charismatic Tim Smith.
Tim Smith, frontman of the highly influential, impossible-to-pigeonhole progressive punk band Cardiacs, has died at age 59. Tim’s brother and bandmate Jim Smith wrote on the band’s website, “I’m sorry ...