It's all gone somewhere beyond

In memory of David Berman — the singer-songwriter behind Silver Jews and, more recently, Purple Mountains — who died this week. He was 52. A cause of death has not been revealed. His death was ruled a suicide, according to published reports.

The top video is "Darkness and Cold" from the recently released new album by Purple Mountains. The clip below is for "Random Rules" with the Silver Jews from 1998...



East Village-based writer Sarah Larson penned this tribute to the singer-songwriter titled "David Berman Made Us Feel Less Alone."