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Fred Smith, influential Television and former Blondie bassist, dies at 77
Smith helped define the proto-punk pioneers' sound, and had plans to return to the stage later this year
Richard Lloyd on episodes with Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix, and his bittersweet relationship with Tom Verlaine
They lost touch long before Verlaine’s death, but now the guitarist is at peace with those adventures. He reflects on Television, and his memories of backstage lessons with Jimmy Page's tech, and an onstage jam with John Lee Hooker
How an art-punk icon ended up playing with one of the blues’ all-time greats
Pre-Television, Richard Lloyd rubbed shoulders with many guitar stars, and had a rather memorable encounter with John Lee Hooker backstage at one of Boston’s premier jazz venues
Danielle Haim on her guitarist-for-hire days with Julian Casablancas, I Quit energy and Haim’s historic Grammy nomination
From their first gig at a Jewish deli to selling out arenas, Haim have been on quite a journey since their 2013 debut album – and made history as the first all-female band ever to be nominated in the Grammys’ Best Rock Album category
Danielle Haim reveals her biggest guitar influences – and who she believes is one “of the most genius guitar players” of all time
The multi-instrumentalist sister trio have just been nominated in the Best Rock Album category at the upcoming Grammys for their latest album, I Quit
Tom Verlaine influenced generations of alt-rock guitar greats – find out why they worshipped his playing with this lesson in his idiosyncratic style
The recently departed Tom Verlaine was one of the most important of the alt-rock and new wave players who brought an expansive and musically audacious approach to punk
Remembering Tom Verlaine, the cult hero who reconfigured guitar and inspired generations of alt-rock players
Inventive, wiry, elusive, genius, Tom Verlaine's guitar playing was a lightning rod for the artistically bold, and in partnership with Richard Lloyd, it gave Television a unique, thrilling sound
Tom Verlaine, influential Television guitarist, dies at 73
With fellow six-stringer and Television bandmate Richard Lloyd, Verlaine helped pioneer a nervy, avant-garde guitar approach driven by interlocking, weaving rhythm and lead parts
