Television was an American art-rock band from N.Y.C. that released the single “Little Johnny Jewel” on Ork in 1975, followed by two albums on Elektra: Marquee Moon (1977) and Adventure (1978). They were the first rock band to play the Bowery dive bar CBGB, which became the epicenter of the Lower East Side band boom […]
Richard Hell — aka Richard Lester Meyers (born Oct. 2, 1949) — is an American singer, bassist, songwriter, and poet from Lexington, Ken., who became a fixture of NYC’s Lower East Side bohemian/art scene during the early 1970s. He first recorded with The Neon Boys, a formative version of Television. After a brief stint with […]
Marquee Moon is an album by Manhattan maximalist street-rockers Television, released in 1977 on Elektra. Tracklist: A1. “See No Evil” (3:56) A2. “Venus” (3:48) A3. “Friction” (4:43) A4. “Marquee Moon” (9:58) B1. “Elevation” (5:08) B2. “Guiding Light” (5:36) B3. “Prove It” (5:04) B4. “Torn Curtain” (7:00) Credits: Tom Verlaine — lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, songwriter, […]
