Peter Bossley, one of the infamous Macc Lads, who earned a reputation of being one of the early eighties' most offensive bands, has died suddenly at the age of 42. He was found dead at his home in Newcastle-under-Lyme on Thursday evening.
The Macc Lads (they were from Macclesfield, of course) were together from 1981 to 1985 and called themselves the "rudest crudest lewdest drunkest band in the known world". Their particular brand of political incorrectness, outright misogyny and homophobia got them banned from many venues and radio stations and, presumably, provided lots of inspiration for many hip hop acts that followed.
In more recent times Bossley worked as a journalist for Stoke On Trent newspaper The Sentinel, where he was voted Columnist Of The Year in the UK Regional Press Awards.