Alan Carton, the brain behind the music release info blog Diditleak died of cancer last week. Alan was 23 years old.
Below is a passage of the The Village’s article on Alan, describing what he went though during the last years of his life.
“For two years, the Twitter account @diditleak was the secret weapon of online listeners and music critics alike. In real time, the account, which ultimately garnered over 11,500 followers, announced whenever a digital copy of a particularly desirable record first hit the Internet. For that it became a beloved resource of torrent-hungry music fans and writers angling for first listens. Using email tips and message-board-scouring alchemy, @diditleak seemed to know leaks better than anybody on Earth.”
As many others, we used Alan’s website as a resource numerous times. It is sad to see such a brilliant man passing away at such an early age.
Alan, you will be missed.
Article from: FreakBits