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Frank Kerr, lead singer of punk band Teenage Head, has died of natural causes, according to bandmate Gord Lewis and a press release sent out earlier this evening from Sonic Unyon. The Sun has a few more details, and you can see some of the punk band's past performances on YouTube—Eye points to this especially terrific vid of the band performing "Let's Shake" on the Musi-Video Show.

In the latest chapter for one of the area's longest-running bands, Teenage Head are celebrating the release of a new album this week with a concert on Friday at Jeff Healey's. Originally hailing from Hamilton, Teenage Head were one of the seminal bands at the infancy of the Toronto punk scene, along with bands like The Scenics, The Viletones, The Mods, and The Ugly. Frequently cited as Canada's answer to The Ramones—although their new wave and, at times, rockabilly sound was actually more like the Blasters—Teenage Head's reputation for wild live shows was never really successfully captured on record, so they never really achieved the commercial success they probably deserved. But they are forever tied to this city for providing several of Toronto's most notorious music-related incidents.