RIP Malcolm McLaren

Say what you will about him, Malcolm McLaren certainly left his imprint on the music scene, on and behind the scenes. While his detractors would say that he was a scoundrel and profiteer of the changing musical climate, his meddling only helped it grow and become more interesting. Writers like Simon Reynolds, author of Rip It Up And Start Again, have called McLaren a "pied piper of pantomime pop", with the goal of making music more portable but "less important". Still, he brought bands like The Sex Pistols and New York Dolls to the public, which is more than noteworthy regardless of his manipulations, such as his ousting of Adam Ant from the original Adam & The Ants lineup. Aside from his managerial work, he also scored a few hits of his own, particularly on his hip-hop influenced Duck Rock album, which contained this little pop nugget, "Buffalo Gals".