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Listen to Television's Edgy “Marquee Moon” Performance Just Before the Band Split in 1978 By Guitar Player Staff published 10 February 22 Richard Lloyd and Tom Verlaine’s “telepathic” guitar interplay was an art-rock tour de force.
Here’s Why 'Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols' Remains a Vital Record By Jim Campilongo published 16 September 21 The punk masterpiece continues to hit all the right spots.