Vulture

Television Bassist Fred Smith Dies at 77

Fred Smith, longtime bassist for Television and founding member of Blondie, has died. According to the band’s social media, Smith died Thursday. “He fought his illness long and hard these last few ...
Pitchfork

Television Bassist Fred Smith Dies at 77

Fred Smith, the longtime bassist of the fundamental New York punk band Television, died on Thursday (February 5). The group confirmed the news Saturday (February 8) on their official social media, ...
AV Club

R.I.P. Fred Smith: Television bassist dead at 77

Television’s Fred Smith passed away at age 77 on Thursday, February 5. The band confirmed his death from an unspecified illness on its official social media pages. Smith was the original bassist in ...
Rolling Stone

Fred Smith, Bassist for Television, Dead at 77

Fred Smith, bass player for rock band Television, has died at the age of 77. The musician’s death on Thursday, Feb. 5, was confirmed by the band on social media. Although a cause of death was not ...
Variety

Fred Smith, Bassist for Television, Dies at 77

Fred Smith, bass player for the influential proto-punk band Television, died Thursday. He was 77. The band confirmed his death on its Instagram. Smith started out playing with Angel and the Snake, ...
brooklynvegan

Fred Smith, Television bassist, dead at 77

Fred Smith, who played bass in massively influential NYC band Television, died on Thursday at age 77. The sad news was shared by Jimmy Rip who played in Television from 2007-2023. He writes: The ...
Stereogum

Television Bassist Fred Smith Dead At 77

Fred Smith, bassist for the truly influential New York City band Television, passed away on Thursday (Feb. 5). Smith's former bandmate Jimmy Rip broke the news today on Instagram. Smith (far right in ...
Variety

Fred Armisen to Host CNN Series With Deep Dives Into Universal’s Vast Music Archive: Nirvana, Guns N’ Roses, Many More

CNN and Universal Music Group have announced that comedian-actor-musician Fred Armisen will host a new series that looks into Universal Music Group’s vaults — the world’s largest music archives — ...
The Business Journals

Former Fred Meyer in Redmond sells to luxury fitness chain for $32 million

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The deal marks the fitness chain ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

A new Fred's south of Fort Worth has those big burgers — and new surprises, too

Fred's opened a Crowley location at 101 N. Magnolia St., extending customer reach. Menu preserves 18 burger varieties, adds chicken-fried items and TV-featured Outlaw. Dining room evokes a ...
Uproxx

Fred Again.. Taps Young Thug For The Uplifting ‘Scared,’ His First New Song Of 2026

It’s only been a few weeks since we’ve had a new Fred Again.. song, but given his ceaseless release schedule in the latter half of 2025, that feels like a long time. Fred unloaded a batch of USB002 ...