Lunchtime Flashback

Aquarium Drunkard Presents L'Aventure

Music blog Aquarium Drunkard has put together a compilation of LA bands covering Television's second album Adventure. The album features tracks by The Henry Clay People, Foreign Born, The Growlers, Local Natives, etc. Get it here for free or you can also make a donation if you want.

Tracy Jordan's Repressed Memories

Any fan of 30 Rock knows that Tracy Jordan had a tough childhood and now you can see just how bad it was with Tracy's repressed memories.

Band You Should Know - Television

Founded in 1973 in New York City Television were an extremely important band to the creation of the punk and post punk scene at the time. They could often by found on the stage at CBGB's along with The Ramones or Patti Smith. Where as punk was about returning rock and roll to its basics Television had a more complicated guitar sound. Led by Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd Television's songs contained a dynamic interplay between the two guitars. Their debut album Marquee Moon was voted number 128 on Rolling Stones 500 greatest albums list and ranked third on Pitchforks best of the 1970's. It also charted at number 28 in Britain at the time of it's release but remained an underground classic in the U.S. The band recorded one more album Adventure before breaking up. In 1992 they regrouped and released a self titled album and have performed live on and off ever since.

The Style Of Emma Peel

Emma Peel was a secret agent in the British show the Avengers. She was a martial arts expert, a business woman, artist and a fashion icon with her mod outfits and catsuits.

The Monochome Set

Along with bands like The Ramones, Television and Gang Of Four U.K. Post Punk band The Monochrome Set will have to settle for never being as big as the bands they influenced. A young Morrissey counted them as one of his favorites and so do Franz Ferdinand.