25-03-2025
Kevan Staples, co-founder of alt-rock band Rough Trade, dead at 74
Kevan Staples, co-founder of legendary Toronto rock band Rough Trade, had died at the age of 74.
Staples co-wrote the band's risque breakout hit High School Confidential, as well the songs Birds of a Feather and All Touch.
His death was announced in a social media post by band co-founder Carole Pope, who said he died on Sunday.
"He was a bright light that will burn forever," she wrote on Instagram.
The band won four Juno awards in the 1980s and was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2023.
"Their music challenged conventions and left a lasting impact on Canada's cultural landscape," says a post on the Canada Walk of Fame's Instagram page.
No other details of his death have been released.
