Watch Television (with Richard Hell) on television in 1974!

Admittedly the image quality ain't great and neither is the fidelity but this footage of Television with Richard Hell is very rare.  

That time Tortoise's John Herndon & Doug McCombs went on a shopping spree

Check out what John and Doug picked up at Amoeba in San Francisco for their recent "What's In My Bag" appearance. 

Here's the scoop...

Douglas McCombs and John Herndon of Tortoise stopped by Amoeba San Francisco for a shopping trip and a chat for Amoeba’s 'What’s in My Bag?' series. They pick up a book by Budgie and music by Tom Verlaine, Louis Jordan, David Thomas, Silent Servant, Broadcast, Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers, Bill Orcutt, Emptyset, Wah!, Oneohtrix Point Never, The Durutti Column, and Peaches. You can take a look inside and hear what they have to say about their picks below.

Tortoise returns to Toronto for a show at the Concert Hall (888 Yonge) on Friday, July 3 with BASIC opening at 7 pm. Tickets are $55.50 ($40 + $15.50 fees) and available here. 

R.I.P. Tom Verlaine of Television, 1949-2023

Sadly, Television songwriter/guitarist Tom Verlaine passed away Saturday at the age of 73. He'll be greatly missed. 

LINKS

NaimaPublication.com Richard Hell remembers Tom Verlaine

New York Times Influential guitarist/songwriter Tom Verlaine dies at 73

New Yorker He Was Tom Verlaine by Patti Smith

WFMU-FM Tom Verlaine guests on the Gaylord Fields' show 1/8/2006

Doom & Gloom From The Tomb Tom Verlaine at NYC's Avery Fisher Hall Nov 21, 1997

CMW: Television @ The Phoenix, Monday (7 pm)

Canadian Music Week 2019 launches with an early Television show at The Phoenix. Check the performance clips below. 

Happy Birthday Tom Verlaine

Celebrating Tom Verlaine's birthday with a demo of Television's "Double Exposure" from 1974. 

Television vs. Evie Sands

See if you can spot any similarity between Marquee Moon and Evie Sands' You've Got Me Up Tight from 1965.

Happy Birthday Tom Verlaine

Patti Smith & Tom Verlaine live in Spain 1996