Steve New
| Steve New | |
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 Steve New on stage with re-united Rich Kids 2010 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stephen Charles New |
| Also known as | Stella Nova |
| Born | 16 May 1960 Paddington, London, England[1] |
| Died | 24 May 2010 (aged 50) London, England |
| Genres | Punk rock, Post-punk |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 1970s–2010 |
| Labels | EMI |
| Associated acts | The Sex Pistols, The Rich Kids, Vicious White Kids, Kim Fowley, Generation X, Pearl Harbor and the Explosions, Iggy Pop, Wasted Youth, The New, John Sinclair, Beastellabeast |
Steve New (born Stephen Charles New[2] 16 May 1960 – 24 May 2010) was an English guitarist and singer, known for his work with a number of punk and new wave bands in the late 1970s and early 1980s including Rich Kids with former Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock. In the 2000s he changed his artistic name to Stella Nova and formed Beastellabeast, his last music group.
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[edit] Biography
Born on 16 May 1960 in London,[3] he attended Quintin Kynaston School in St. John's Wood, London, and started playing with the London Jazz Orchestra at the age of 14. He came to attention with his connections with the city's punk scene at the age of 15 after being asked to audition for the Sex Pistols as a second guitarist alongside Steve Jones [4] When Pistols' bass player Glen Matlock was ousted from the band, he invited New to join his new group Rich Kids alongside Rusty Egan and former Slik singer Midge Ure. He later played with Sid Vicious, Public Image Ltd, Iggy Pop, Chrissie Hynde, Kim Fowley, and a solo Glen Matlock whose last solo album "Born Running" was decicated to New[5] and features his last recorded work.[6]
A longtime transvestite, in his later years he came out, and preferred to be known as Stella Nova. He was the composer/musician/producer in Beastellabeast, along with lyricist/vocalist Beatrice Brown.
[edit] Death
Facing terminal cancer, Nova played with a reformed Rich Kids in London in January 2010 at a benefit concert for his family.[7]
Nova died on 24 May 2010, aged 50, leaving his children, Diva Atlanta New and Frank James Lightning Hopkins-New.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/england-and-wales/results?event=B&recordType=GRO&route=&recordCount=-1&forenames=stephen+charles&_includeForenamesVariants=on&surname=new&_includeSurnameVariants=on&fromYear=1960&toYear=1960&county=90&_county=1&district=&_district=1&mothersMaidenName=&_useMothersMaidenNameAsSurname=on&sortOrder=RK%3Atrue&_performExactSearch=on&x=25&y=16
- ^ The Independent - Obituaries - Steve New: Troubled guitarist with Rich Kids, Glen Matlock's post-Sex Pistols band
- ^ Fodderstompf PiL People Fodderstompf.com
- ^ Rich Kids history punk77.co.uk
- ^ http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Review.aspx?id=7433
- ^ http://www.floatingworldrecords.co.uk/albums/born-running2/
- ^ Rich Kids to reform for benefit
- ^ Notice of Steve New/Stella Nova's death
