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| From | "Harris, Will" <wharris1@bcharrispub.com> |
| Subject | Television |
| Date | Fri, 21 Mar 2003 14:10:19 -0500 |
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As much as Pitchforkmedia.com's smugness annoys me, they do offer up some
really good information:
Television to Play East Coast, Reissue Marquee Moon
Will perform latest hits "Fear Factor", "American Idol", "Survivor: Amazon"
Marnie Christenson reports:
There's no questioning the influence of Television-- the band-- especially
since virtually every review of every garage-rock hype-of-the-day in the
past two years has namechecked them at least once (yep, even our Strokes
review, guilty as charged). Perhaps sensing their resurgence in popularity,
or maybe just because they felt like jammin' together like in the old days,
the band reunited in 2001 for a few shows in the UK, as well as an
appearance at the Noise Pop Festival in Chicago. And now, two years later,
they've made plans to put in some additional U.S. appearances. According to
The Wonder, a Television fansite, the band has booked the following clubs:
03-21 New York City, NY - Irving Plaza
03-22 New York City, NY - Irving Plaza
03-23 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of the Living Arts
03-24 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
The website has also reported that their 1977 classic, Marquee Moon, will be
released on 180 gram Audiophile vinyl by the San Francisco record label 4
Men with Beards, with include original artwork, lyrics and liner notes. It
was originally expected to drop sometime this month, but there have since
been delays with the pressings. Although a new drop date has not been set,
Redtrumpet.com, a website that is taking pre-orders for the record, is
forecasting an April release.
Television originally formed in the early 70s as The Neon Boys, and featured
current frontman Tom Verlaine, drummer Billy Ficca, and Richard Hell on
bass. The band added guitarist/vocalist Richard Lloyd in 1973, and
officially became known as Television. However, Hell soon left to join
ex-New York Doll Johnny Thunders in his band, The Heartbreakers, and later
went on to form The Voidoids. Ex-Blondie bassist Fred Smith filled the
"void" left by Hell, and they recorded an EP which was released only in
Britain.
Marquee Moon, the band's first full-length, arrived on Elektra Records in
1977. Though critically acclaimed, and a smash in the UK, the album garnered
little attention stateside, even after Television's wildly successful tour
with Blondie in 1977, after the model-fronted mods blew up. Television's
follow-up, Adventure, similarly failed to grab the attention of the kids in
the U.S. at the time of its release, but both albums have since been very,
very re-evaluated.
Regards,
WiLL
WiLLiAm E. HaRRiS
Call Scripting Analyst
Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company
Chesapeake, VA
Ph. 1-757-965-8055
<mailto:wharris1@bcharrispub.com>
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