By: Scram
Hell's a mensch. A late version of the Voidoids came thru Santa Cruz while I was studying there, and decided not to go on when Club Culture refused to honor their guarantee. (Admittedly, there were...
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Oh right, I keep forgetting about Pitchfork's undeniable, supreme cultural authority. that wasnt my point. my point is that there were hundreds of great punk bands with as much energy and ability that...
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Oh right, I keep forgetting about Pitchfork's undeniable, supreme cultural authority. And caddis is right: now people are paying attention to them but when they were actually still a band they could...
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Television was hardly "one of the most popular bands from that era." Critics loved them - but commercially they flopped. Outside of the NYC area and the UK they got precious little airplay and now if...
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most underexposed and underrated musicians of the past twenty or thirty years. Um.. Television is one of the most popular bands from that era and consistently ranks in the top 10 lists of magazines and...
View ArticleBy: quarsan
i saw richard hell supporting elvis costello back in the... possibly 79. he was excellent and we had a long chat afterwatds. great guy. and marquee moon is one of the best albums ever.
View ArticleBy: Funmonkey1
Long live CBGB's. It's almost criminal both CBGB's and OMFMUG are over. I remember hard core Sunday afternoons way back when and then as an adult so many different shows. That clip brought out the...
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These guys were awesome. This clip brings back very pleasant memories, very uplifting. Thanks bardic.
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Too quiet, that. Doesn't do 'em justice. I saw them supporting The Clash live in Leeds in 1978 and they'd have stolen the show from most headliners. Not The Clash though...
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Tom Verlain's a fucking genius. He and Roger Miller are perhaps the most underexposed and underrated musicians of the past twenty or thirty years.
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Richard Hell & the Voidoids play CBGB's, 1977 (youtubefilter). Check out the crowd interviews between the two songs. Also, Richard Hell tries to learn a Television song from Tom Verlaine parts One...
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