Tag: Richard Lloyd

Tom Verlaine, Television frontman and hugely influential guitarist, dies at 73

Tom Verlaine, Television frontman and hugely influential guitarist, dies at 73

Tom Verlaine, the frontman of foundational late-’70s New York City art-punk quartet Television, and a dazzling and hugely influential guitarist, died Saturday.

Matthew Sweet’s breakthrough album ‘Girlfriend’ to be reissued on 180-gram vinyl

Matthew Sweet’s breakthrough album ‘Girlfriend’ to be reissued on 180-gram vinyl

The classic third album from Matthew Sweet — 1991’s Girlfriend, featuring the twin guitar attack of Robert Quine and Television’s Richard Lloyd — will be reissued on 180-gram vinyl this fall by Plain Recordings in what’s being billed as the record’s first time back on 12-inch since its initial release.

Loop reunites to co-headline All Tomorrow’s Parties ‘End of an Era’ with Television

Loop reunites to co-headline All Tomorrow’s Parties ‘End of an Era’ with Television

The annual All Tomorrow’s Parties holiday festival in Camber Sands, England, will come to an end later this year with one final two-weekend extravaganza, with the first weekend headlined by Television performing Marquee Moon in full and the second weekend both curated and headlined by the reunited Loop.