This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. When the influential punk band Fear formed in the late 1970s in the San ...

According to a post on the Anti- label blog (and as reported by Pitchfork), Derf Scratch, bassist for L.A. hardcore band Fear, died last Wednesday of as-yet-unknown causes. In a statement purportedly ...

Frederick Milner, better known as Derf Scratch, bass player for Fear from 1977 to 1982, passed away on July 28 after a long battle with an unspecified illness. Scratch was an original founding member ...

Mike Watt (Minutemen, dos, fIREHOSE, the Stooges) shared a special musical connection with fellow bass player, the recently deceased Derf Scratch, formerly of FEAR. Watt, one of the hardest working ...

Derf Scratch, original bassist for notoriously violent California punk band Fear, has died. While details are scarce, Scratch passed away on July 28 following a lengthy illness, according to a post on ...

Derf Scratch, founding bassist for the notorious Los Angeles punk band Fear, died due to complications from a long-term liver ailment July 28 in Camarillo, Calif. He was 58. Born Frederick Charles ...

From Vickie Chang's OC Weekly obituary: Frederick Milner, better known as Derf Scratch, bass player for FEAR from 1977-1982, passed away on July 28 after a long battle with an unspecified illness.

Reginald Levy, 88, a pilot praised for his cool-headed bravery during a 1972 hijacking by Palestinian militants, died of a suspected heart attack or blood clot Aug. 1 in Dover, England, his family ...

The Anti- label's blog reports that Derf Scratch, bassist for the legendarily misanthropic and violent L.A. hardcore band Fear, died last Wednesday. At the moment, there's no word on how Scratch died, ...

Derf Scratch, founding bassist for the notorious Los Angeles punk band Fear, died due to complications from a long-term liver ailment July 28 in Camarillo, Calif. He was 58. Born Frederick Charles ...