Tom Verlaine of the Television dies aged 73

Singer, songwriter, and guitar player for influential New York band Television, Tom Verlaine has died aged 73 after a "brief illness", the New York Times reports. Television's first album 'Marquee Moon', released in 1977, is one of the most critically heralded punk/post-punk albums of all time. After Television broke up in 1978, Verlaine embarked on an extensive solo career that saw him release ten albums across the ensuing decades, exploring a variety of musical themes that generally get tossed together under the label “post-punk.