‘They felt like a possible future’: how Brian Eno and I recorded Television’s first demos
Richard Williams
In search of the new, Richard Williams – then an A&R man at Island Records – captured early Television in an office block salsa studio. But Tom Verlaine wasn’t impressed
January 2023
Tom Verlaine: a guitar antihero whose sensibility was more classical than Clapton
Chris Forsyth
Tom Verlaine obituary
Tom Verlaine: Television’s perfectionist guitar genius always kept punk guessing
Alexis Petridis
Tom Verlaine: a life in pictures
Tom Verlaine, frontman and guitarist of US band Television, dies at 73
The perfect song
Robert Forster: Venus by Television is the most perfect song of all time
March 2018
From Kurt Cobain to Adele: early demos from the biggest names in music
A pre-fame recording from Amy Winehouse was recently unearthed, defying her estate, and it’s one of many resurfaced demos giving early insight into the talents of major stars
February 2017
These are the songs that never end: 10 of music's most rewarding long cuts
Father John Misty just debuted Leaving LA, a 13-minute, chorus-free track off his upcoming album. Here are the most brilliant and bewitching songs to have gotten the long-form treatment
November 2013
Television – review
The pioneering New York art-punks return for a rare appearance that manages to keep a lot of the magic of their legendary album Marquee Moon intact, writes Dave Simpson
May 2008
Playing the guitar
Ten albums every guitarist should own
Will Hodgkinson, author of Guitar Man, picks 10 albums with the power to help you forget about broken strings and bleeding fingers
