Tom Verlaine

Tom Verlaine, guitarist frontman of US band Television, dies at 73

The influential New York group, who broke up in 1978, were best known for Marquee Moon. Verlaine, their singer-songwriter, also worked with Patti Smith

Violent Femmes: Hotel Last Resort review – a meandering effort

Closing track best sums up the album, leaving you to wonder, who exactly is this album for?

Steve Gunne: The Unseen in Between review – Psychedelic folk rock with a hint of Tom Verlaine

Peter Perrett – How the West Was Won album review: Stunning debut solo release

Ulrika Spacek prove too much Television can be a good thing

Nels Cline: a guitarist’s guitarist

From pop to country, and from experimental to jazz, it sounds as if Nels Cline of BB&C – best known among rock fans as a member of Wilco – can turn his hand to anything

Tune up for a spectacular season of music

From rock legends Pearl Jam and Queens of the Stone Age to young guns Haim and Kodaline, the music calander is brimful of exciting happenings over the next few months. Here are 20 of the best upcoming shows and releases

Charlie Boyer & the Voyeurs: Clarietta

Punk goes down the pan at the Met

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