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The Bedazzled Radio Hour: Tom Verlaine Tribute (Audio)

Feb 01, 2023
Produced by Spike Priggen.

In this broadcast, host Spike Priggen pays tribute to singer, guitarist, and songwriter Tom Verlaine, best known as the frontman for the New York City rock band Television. Verlaine died Sat., Jan. 28, at the age of 73. "The Bedazzled Radio Hour" features pop, rock, and soul obscurities from the '60s, '70s, '80s and beyond, including freakbeat, baroque rock, glam, bubblegum, pop-psych, sunshine pop, garage rock, girl groups, British invasion, punk, funk, new wave, Northern soul, and more. Live from Spike's Record Rack, a record store on Main Street in Catskill.

Spike Priggen is a singer, songwriter, musician, and record store owner currently based in the Hudson Valley. He is the former editor and publisher of the retro pop culture blogs Bedazzled.tv and Scopitones.com. Priggen broadcasts live from Spike's Record Rack, his record store on Main Street in Catskill.