good morning everyone –
Some sad news out this week for Television. Richard Lloyd, the guitarist who led the cerebral dual-guitar approach with Tom Verlaine, has died. He was 75.
According to a family statement, Lloyd died of a bile duct cancer called cholangiocarcinoma.
There aren’t many bands out there whose sound have been as foundational to me over the last decade as Television. They were unlike anything to come out of the CBGB era. Sure they rose to power in New York City alongside the New York Dolls
and Lou Reed, but they sounded as if they belonged in a Matisse, not Max’s Kansas City.
It feels like you can only listen to Television at night, where you’re closer to your dreams. That’s when the music sucks you in an takes you away. Sometimes I don’t know where to start, but thankfully the options are limited. Television only released two of them, after all, and neither charted much commercial success.
But where did Television fit, after all?
Still, I always end with Marquee Moon, one of the most glorious tracks ever recorded. It might just be my favourite song of all time, in no small part to Verlaine and Lloyd ripping on the guitar. It’s as far away from the Ramones as you could get.
So today we’re throwing it back to one of the first songs to be featured in the Track of the Day to celebrate the late great Richard Lloyd.
Fitzie’s track of the day: Marquee Moon, by Television
And now for your links:
Football London: “Mikey Moore given brutally honest Tottenham loan verdict as manager doubles down”
The Athletic ($$): “Are Tottenham ‘complaining’ or just helping fans feel they are being represented?”
The Independent: “Mauricio Pochettino becomes major candidate to replace Michael Carrick as Man United manager”
The Guardian: “Mauricio Pochettino interested in leaving USMNT job for Manchester United”
BBC: “Savage denies media work is impacting role as manager”
New York Times: “Richard Lloyd, Torrential Guitarist of Television, Has Died”
Paste: “Geese pay tribute to Television’s Richard Lloyd with cover of “Ain’t That Nothin’”“
