{"id":3584719,"uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3584719/?format=json","airdate":"2025-11-29T21:11:51-08:00","show":65248,"show_uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65248/?format=json","image_uri":"","thumbnail_uri":"","song":"This Is My City","track_id":null,"recording_id":"f458d68c-f7af-4ce4-967d-4643368a7ccb","artist":"Skyhooks","artist_ids":["28d34cd8-99b4-42f4-aaec-8f03c44cdb89"],"album":"Straight in a Gay Gay World","release_id":null,"release_group_id":"e63e4f06-1440-3a23-98ba-0f9d755cbd4f","labels":["Mushroom Records"],"label_ids":["49611287-8148-4803-9a85-fccde117515a"],"release_date":"1976-01-01","rotation_status":null,"is_local":false,"is_request":false,"is_live":false,"comment":"Bob “Bongo” Starkie, guitarist for the trailblazing Australian rock band Skyhooks, has died at 73 after a year-long battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Starkie was the youngest member of the band who “embraced the theatrics” that became a signature part of Skyhooks’ identity — from bold makeup and elaborate stage outfits to the irreverent swagger that helped define the group’s rise. RIP\n\nYou can check out some of that flair by watching the video linked below:\n\nhttps://youtu.be/oYSdjCu_lC4?si=vn_01Gx4okPNDAgK\n\nhttps://www.billboard.com/music/rock/bob-bongo-starkie-skyhooks-dead-obituary-1236124764/","location":1,"location_name":"Default","play_type":"trackplay"}