Television

”There was no one like Tom,” Patti writes in a moving essay for 'The New Yorker.'

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Tom Verlaine, frontman and guitarist in iconic NYC band Television, has died at age 73. The news was shared by Jesse Paris Smith who said he died after “a brief illness.“

"The last EP, we were kind of warming up to this. This EP is a lot more coming at you. Loads more guitar. And that’s a lot of fun," Billy Idol said.

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The Birth of Punk is at free pop-up exhibit at 25 Fulton at The Seaport that runs through the end of August...

It's an eclectic mix featuring The Beach Boys, Can, David Bowie, The Kinks, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, The Temptations, Funkadelic, Spiritualized, William Onyeabor, Prince & The Revolution, and more...

Luna's U.S. tour hit the NYC-area over the weekend with three shows, playing Jersey City's White Eagle Hall on Friday, Brooklyn Made on Saturday, and TV Eye on Sunday...

“It's true, this now decade-old album is named after this fantastic, underappreciated Television tune,“ says Real Estate bassist Alex Bleeker, “which was a joy for us to cover and record for you after all these years.“

If you're familiar with Guided By Voices 30+ albums you probably won't be surprised by a lot of artists who made his list.