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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

Guitar World

Hone your rhythm chops with this lesson in ‘70s funk essentials – including the ‘sexy tremolo’

Loosen up that picking hand, fire up that wah, and get ready to dig into these 9 funk licks in the style of the decade’s greatest players

Guitar World

On the road with Iggy Pop... kind of

How Katie Puckrik discovered a new ‘lust for life’ whilst on tour with an OG Sex Pistol, Bowie’s guitarist and Blondie’s iconic drummer...

Evening Standard

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Take Me to Church singer Hozier to play Cardiff Castle this summer

Cardiff Castle has Westlife, Tom Jones, Blondie and loads more playing this summer, now Hozier has been added to the list

Wales Online

Meet Me in the Bathroom charts the rise of The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem and more in early 00s New York

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol and more populate Meet Me in the Bathroom, an archival documentary that sheers away the New York scene's ugliness, pettiness and ambiguity.

ABC News

Sex Pistols star rules out Sid Vicious hologram despite ABBA success with 3D format

ABBA have been busy touring in hologram form, with David Bowie's estate rumoured to be considering a 3D gig, but punk band the Sex Pistols have no intentions of following in the Swedish band's footsteps

Daily Mirror

Glastonbury 2023: Blondie accidentally confirms line-up place after letting slip secret

The official line-up is not set to be revealed until next month - but punk rock'n'roll legends Blondie have let slip that they will indeed be returning to Worthy Farm to perform to fans

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Blondie drummer says band are ‘going to be playing’ Glastonbury festival 2023

The band’s drummer appeared to confirm the news while being interviewed on a radio show

The Independent UK

‘They felt like a possible future’: how Brian Eno and I recorded Television’s first demos

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

The Guardian - UK

Tom Verlaine obituary

Visionary frontman of Television whose 1977 debut LP Marquee Moon is considered one of the most influential albums of its era

The Guardian - UK

Coachella 2023: How to get tickets to see Blackpink, Bad Bunny and Frank Ocean

Californian festival will also host acts such as Blondie, Rosalia and Gorillaz

The Independent UK

Bands, fireworks and coloured snowflakes made Aberfeldy Hogmanay party pure magic

The crowds came for a Hogmanay hoolie in Aberfeldy's town square and made memories in the glow of a well planned professional set-up.

Daily Record

Box sets galore: New collections from David Bowie, Wilco, Joni Mitchell, Ahmad Jamal and more

How broad and narrow is the market for CD and vinyl box sets?

Tribune News Service

Converted ice rink a short drive from Liverpool where 70s and 80s stars performed

It was a music mecca in its time

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Wales Online

Blondie announces big outdoor gig in Cardiff

Don't leave them hanging and go see them at Cardiff Castle

Tribune News Service

Gift ideas for the holidays that are music critic-approved

The gift of giving is welcome year-round, but perhaps never more than as the holidays approach. Our array of top picks should help brighten the season.

Daily Mirror

Restaurant owner's four-word reply to savage 'public toilet' Tripadvisor review

Waz's Bistrot in Bromsgrove boasts a 5.0 rating on Tripadvisor with diners comparing it to a Michelin Star restaurant but one customer seemed impressed in a sassy review

The Independent UK

R.E.M., Blondie, Snoop Dogg get nods for Songwriters Hall

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Los Angeles Times

Here’s how the ‘Hocus Pocus’ sequel followed up that legendary musical moment

Halfway through “Hocus Pocus 2,” Bette Midler shouts off a set of direct commands. “Clear the altar, all of you! Clear my stage!” she says, sending everyone around her scurrying.

The Guardian - UK

‘I went from the outskirts of Glasgow to LA and stretch limos’: Altered Images on making Don’t Talk to Me About Love

‘We were young and bolshie, telling experienced people what to do. The producer later told me: You guys really pushed me to the edge’

Salon

Blondie's mind-blowing, 1974-'82 box set

We're in a golden age of box sets, and Blondie's does not disappoint

The Independent UK

Blondie opens vaults for a hefty box set celebrating cool

For decades, a New Wave treasure trove sat in a converted barn

Chicago Sun-Times

The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago July 21-27

The Pocket Jazz Festival, Cat Video Fest, Taste of Wicker Park and the Bantu Festival are among the highlights in the week ahead.

The New Daily

Stranger Things and The Boys share more in common than just the supernatural

Following the resurgence of Kate Bush's hit Running Up That Hill in Stranger Things and Blondie's Rapture in The Boys, the Tiktok memes are going ballistic.

The Independent UK

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 26-July 2

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of June June 26-July 2 include writer-director Larry David, singer Deborah Harry of Blondie and rapper Missy Elliott

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