Gregg Foreman

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Gregg Foreman
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Background information
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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  • Post-punk
  • garage
  • soul
  • synth
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  • Musician
  • DJ
Years active1989–2026
Formerly ofThe Delta 72, Cat Power, Pink Mountaintops, The Gossip

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Gregg Foreman (October 5, 1972 – April 21, 2026) was an American musician and DJ born in Philadelphia.[1][2][3][4] Foreman gained recognition initially as the front man of The Delta 72,[5][6] a band that created a frenetic and honest style channeling post-punk rock sensibilities with 1960s British Invasion R&B.[7] The live gigs of The Delta 72 have been characterized by Gregg's energetic stage performances and James Brown-like moves.[5][7]

Early life and education

Gregg Foreman was born in Philadelphia on October 5, 1972. He had one sister, Abbe Foreman, a photographer in Philadelphia. His mother, Vicki Foreman was a school teacher. Foreman was raised in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and attended Conestoga High School.

Career

Foreman began playing music in his hometown of Philadelphia. When he was 13 he bought his first synthesizer, a Roland Alpha Juno, and a Yamaha drum machine. Foreman spent time in the Philadelphia post-punk/goth music scene, playing in bands and hosting a cable-access music and culture show.[citation needed]

After high school, Foreman joined a post-hardcore band called Junction, with whom he toured and made records. Within a few years and inspired by Washington, D.C. bands like Fugazi, Foreman started the post-punk/soul/no wave band the Delta 72. The band toured and released records on Dischord Records, Kill Rock Stars and eventually Touch and Go Records. They worked with Brendan Canty, Eli Janney, Steve Albini, Royal Trux and Shelly Yakus, before disbanding in 2001. In the interim, Foreman played on records including Acme by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.[citation needed]

By the mid 1990s, Foreman started freelance writing for the Philadelphia City Paper, interviewing musicians as Ian McLagan of Small Faces and Bobby Byrd of the James Brown band. At this time, Foreman became obsessed with 45 rpm records, starting a mod/soul night in Philadelphia called "The Turnaround", which became part of the nightclub Making Time. The Turnaround inspired Foreman to DJ in Philadelphia and around the world, doing so at venues including David Lynch's Silencio, Parisian venue Le Baron, and Tokyo's Beat Cafe. Foreman's sets included music from mod, soul, post-punk, girl group, cold wave, and 1960s psychedelic and garage genres.[8]

He joined Cat Power[5][9] in 2006, and eventually became musical director. He was also in Canadian band Pink Mountaintops,[5] psychedelic post-punk band the Meek,[6][10] and was a part-time member of the psyche rock band the Black Ryder.[5]

In 2015, Foreman worked on Re-Licked, a project of James Williamson of the Stooges, including Alison Mosshart from the Kills, Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream, Jello Biafra from the Dead Kennedys[11] and Mark Lanegan.

Foreman also hosted The Pharmacy,[12] a radio show focusing on the architects of underground music, interviewing artists like Alan Vega of Suicide,[7] Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre,[13] Genesis P-Orridge from Psychic TV; and pioneer of no wave, Lydia Lunch.[14]

In 2019, Foreman released an EP with Vega, featuring mixes by drummer Jim Sclavunos and composer JG Thirlwell, and musical contributions from Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner and White Hills.[citation needed]

In 2019, Foreman joined American post-punk band the Gossip for a European tour which included an appearance at Madrid's Mad Cool festival.[citation needed]

In 2020, Foreman began working with Kat Von D on her debut LP Love Made Me Do It and its 2024 follow-up My Side of the Mountain.[citation needed]

In his later career, Foreman had been producing live scores to underground, strange art and obscure films at the Philosophical Research Society, working with artists like Death Valley Girls, Martin Rev, David J,Eugene Hütz and Paris Jackson.[citation needed]

Foreman was found dead at his home in Los Angeles, California, on April 21, 2026, at the age of 53.[15][16][3]

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Joe Taysom. "The Delta 72 and Cat Power musician Gregg Foreman dead at 53". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Max Pilley. "Tributes paid after death of The Delta 72 frontman Gregg Foreman, also of Cat Power and The Gossip, age 53: "He lived a life that others only claim to have lived"". NME. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ann Powers. "Gregg Foreman (The Delta 72, Cat Power) Dead At 53". Stereogum. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Meet Gregg Foreman". Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gregg Foreman (Pink Mountaintops/The Meek/The Black Ryder/The Silver Chords/Cat Power/The Delta 72/Your Mom)". February 27, 2012.
  6. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gregg Foreman – Cat Power/ The Meek/ Pink Mountaintops – Nuclear Bunker Discs". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  7. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Artrocker Magazine". artrockermagazine.com.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cat Power – Silver Stallion (Live). YouTube.
  10. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.The Meek – "Beatitude" | a Do512 Lounge Session. YouTube.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."INTERVIEW: James Williamson – October 2014 | 100% ROCK MAGAZINE". Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Shape of Sound to Come A.k.a. The Pharmacy!!". December 26, 2015.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Brian Jonestown Massacre, this week on the Pharmacy". April 30, 2014.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Trust the Witch: Lydia Lunch, this week on 'The Pharmacy'". February 27, 2014.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Grassi, Emily Rose (April 22, 2026). "Musician Gregg Foreman found dead in his California home by firefighters at 53". NBC Philadelphia. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Beloved rock frontman and radio host dead at 53: 'He was one of one'". PennLive. April 22, 2026. Retrieved April 22, 2026.

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