Overview
Rob Skipper the guitarist and founding member of North London indie rock group The Holloways, has been confirmed dead at age 28.
The Holloways released two albums in the band's seven-year career: 2006's So This is Great Britain? and 2009's No Smoke, No Mirrors, as well as several UK chart-topping singles including 'Generator' and 'Jukebox Sunrise' but failed to make a mainstream impression on the charts.
They toured with Babyshambles, The Pogues, The Kooks, The Rakes, The Wombats, The Pigeon Detectives and CSS and played at Glastonbury several times.
Rob also formed Rob Skipper & The Musical Differences as a side project in 2008, and later joined the power-pop group HARES.
The Musical Differences had recently been in the studio with Clive Langer (Elvis Costello/Madness). Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones was also a fan and contributed guitar to their first recording in 2009.
A cause of death for Rob Skipper is yet to be revealed.
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