Dave Stein, aka “The Hardcore Attorney,” has passed away. He was an entertainment lawyer for several bands, ranging from Agnostic Front to Sick Of It All to Madball to Shelter to Shutdown to Taking Back Sunday to The Starting Line, and he was also a musician, produced the first Absolution 7″, sang on Agnostic Front records, owned the labels Combined Effort Records and Mendit, and promoted shows. His sister Elissa broke the news: This morning the world lost the most resilient, awe-inspiring, fierce warrior I’ve ever known: my hero and my little brother Dave Stein. He let go with grace and ease, after saying he could still fight if there was something to fight for. But it was his time. Dave had cancer when he was 9 months old and battled endless illnesses and set back...
