Tag Archives: Tom Verlaine

Tom Verlaine: 1949-2023

Posted on January 29, 2023 by postpunkmonk

There was another sad loss yesterday with the news that the great Tom Verlaine had died. I was late to the game with Verlaine. He was a reputation it took me a few years to finally hear. I knew Television … Continue reading →

Posted in obituary | Tagged 2023, Television, Tom Verlaine | 12 Comments

Collecting Lene Lovich Marginalia [part 1]

Posted on September 22, 2021 by postpunkmonk

I’ve already looked into the early pre-history of the iconic Lene Lovich. There’s a lot more where that came from if we instead turn our attention to, let’s say, the year 1978 when she was signed to Stiff Records. She’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Want List | Tagged Lemmy, Lene Lovich, Nina Hagen, Rachel Sweet, soundtrack, The Residents, Thomas Dolby, Tom Verlaine | 8 Comments

Television @ Georgia Theatre 11-7-13

Posted on November 11, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Strangely enough, it was when we were attending the Hopscotch Festival to see John Cale and Pere Ubu in September that we discovered that Television were playing at the Georgia Theatre exactly two months later. When we picked up our … Continue reading →