Adam Parker Block (February 7, 1951 – January 27, 2008) was a San Francisco-based writer and music critic for The Advocate, for which he wrote a regular column entitled Block on Rock.
He interviewed numerous pop stars as well as lesser known music artists, helping to raise awareness of the emerging queercore movement.
[1][2] He died of pulmonary illness due to AIDS on January 27, 2008, aged 56, in San Francisco, California.
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