New Old Cramps: TV Set

Video: The Cramps - "TV Set"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K3cc9BMqmU

Video by Jason Willis. From Gravest Gravy, out August 21 on Vengeance.

Oh wow this is exciting. We're getting an album of unreleased, early Cramps material recorded by Alex Chilton at Ardent Studios in Memphis in October 1977....

#AlexChilton #Cramps #Memphis #Vengeance #videos #music #blog

https://gloriousnoise.com/2026/new-old-cramps-tv-set

The Cramps - TV Set

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Ted Tocks Covers

Wouldn’t It Be Nice

Originally posted on January 22, 2026

The Beach Boys released ‘Pet Sounds’ on this day 60 years ago.

“Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up
In the morning when the day is new?
After having spent the day together
Hold each other close the whole night through”

#thebeachboys #brianwilson #tonyasher #aljardine #mattjardine #alexchilton #eltonjohn #wilsonphillips #choirchoirchoir #trousdale

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2026/01/22/wouldnt-it-be-nice-to-live-in-the-kind-of-world-where-we-all-belong-musicislife-tedtockscovers-thebeachboys-brianwilson-tonyasher/

Wouldn’t it Be Nice – To Live in the Kind of World Where We All Belong. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #TheBeachBoys #BrianWilson #TonyAsher

Let’s take the time machine back exactly 60 years to the day that The Beach Boys entered Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles to record ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’.  At a glance ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’ is…

Ted Tocks Covers

Holocaust EP by Pauline Murray And The Storm, released on Polestar in 1986.

Pauline Murray (born 8 March 1958) is best known as the lead vocalist of the punk rock band Penetration, originally formed in 1976...

In the early 1980s, Murray formed the band Pauline Murray and the Storm, with Robert Blamire (bass), Tim Johnston (drums) and Paul Harvey (guitar), releasing the singles "Holocaust" in 1984, a cover of Alex Chilton/Big Star and the self-penned "New Age" in 1986... - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r9wd_oOyvg

#PaulineMurray #Penetration #PostPunk #AlexChilton #BigStar #Music

"The Letter" is a song written by #WayneCarson that was first recorded by the American #rock band #theBoxTops in 1967. It was the group's first and most successful single, reaching number one on the record charts in the United States and Canada. It was also an international success and placed in the top ten in several other countries. The Box Tops lead vocalist #AlexChilton sang "The Letter" in a gruff #blueeyedSoul style. The song launched Chilton's career.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyq3PUTnpd0
The Box Tops - The Letter (Audio)

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Ballad of El Goodo

March 20, 2010 ~ Just a few days after the death of Alex Chilton, his band Big Star plays at SXSW with many paying their respects by filling in on lead for their friend. #alexchilton #bigstar #sxsw #elgoodo #johndoe #chuckprophet #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rockmusic

https://robinbannks.com/2026/03/20/ballad-of-el-goodo/

Ballad of El Goodo

March 20, 2010 ~ Just a few days after the death of Alex Chilton, his band Big Star plays at SXSW with many paying their respects by filling in on lead for their friend. #alexchilton #bigstar #sxsw…

You Can't Make This Stuff Up ...
On March 17th, 2010: #AlexChilton, American rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer (Box Tops - "The Letter"; Big Star - "Thirteen"), died of a heart attack at 59.
#RIP 🕯
"The Letter" is a song written by #WayneCarson that was first recorded by the American #rock band #theBoxTops in 1967. It was the group's first and most successful single, reaching number one on the record charts in the United States and Canada. It was also an international success and placed in the top ten in several other countries. The Box Tops lead vocalist #AlexChilton sang "The Letter" in a gruff #blueeyedSoul style. The song launched Chilton's career.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzGzdppCHA0
NEW ** The Letter - The Box Tops {Stereo} 1967

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https://youtu.be/ftTOEJfzdq0?si=4C6x4s7iYuGpLigr
Last one, but how could I not? From the best Minneapolis band of all time (apologies to the Revolution and the Dü), an ode to one of my all time favorite musicians from my (¿)favorite(?) band, AND the namesake of my first born - yeah, I have to. If you know it, you’re already singing along.

I never travel too far / without a little Big Star.

#tunetuesday #mynameis #alexchilton #replacements

The Replacements - Alex Chilton (Official Promo Video)

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Ted Tocks Covers - Year 9 - Day 5

Wouldn’t It Be Nice

On this day 60 years ago The Beach Boys entered the studio and began to record ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’.

“Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up
In the morning when the day is new?
After having spent the day together
Hold each other close the whole night through”

#TheBeachBoys #BrianWilson #TonyAsher #AlJardine #MattJardine #AlexChilton #EltonJohn #WilsonPhillips #ChoirChoirChoir #Trousdale

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2026/01/22/wouldnt-it-be-nice-to-live-in-the-kind-of-world-where-we-all-belong-musicislife-tedtockscovers-thebeachboys-brianwilson-tonyasher/

Wouldn’t it Be Nice – To Live in the Kind of World Where We All Belong. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #TheBeachBoys #BrianWilson #TonyAsher

Let’s take the time machine back exactly 60 years to the day that The Beach Boys entered Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles to record ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’.  At a glance ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’ is…

Ted Tocks Covers