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KnightontheSun t1_j6jvnea wrote

Reply to comment by MayoFetish in Television’s Tom Verlaine Dies at 73 by ramdom-ink

Perhaps you are trying to be funny, but I genuinely wondered.

The band's name was Television.

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GoatLegRedux t1_j6k24ma wrote

For anyone unfamiliar with Television, they’re pretty much responsible for really getting the NYC punk scene moving. CBGB was struggling when Television acted as a catalyst to make that venue legendary.

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GibbysUSSA t1_j6k3j2p wrote

For anyone interested in learning more about this period, I highly suggest reading Please Kill Me by McNeill and McCain. It is an oral history that covers this scene amazingly well. Lots of interesting stories.

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punkrockmsfrizzle t1_j6kcz0r wrote

I second this, it's a super interesting read!

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GibbysUSSA t1_j6ke3u3 wrote

And if you want to know more about the Los Angeles scene, there is a similar book called We've Got the Neutron Bomb. I think Please Kill Me is a better book, though.

EDIT: I really enjoy oral history books and subcultures, so if anyone has any recommendations, I'd greatly appreciate them!

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punkrockmsfrizzle t1_j6km3zb wrote

Ooo, I'll definitely have to check that one out! The other one I have on my bookshelf is The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980-1984. I haven't read the whole thing yet, but that may also be interesting to folks interested in punk history.

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Geomaxmas t1_j6n86fa wrote

I also recommend the podcast no dogs in space. The song in the beginning is a parody of love comes in spurts.

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