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MEMORABLE TV PERFORMANCES: HOLE ON SNL 1994

We all know 1994 was a tragic yet amazing year for music. The albums that came out this year are still some of the best of all time even thirty plus years later. One of the albums that came out at this time that still gets a lot of flack is Hole’s, Live Through This. I remember buying it when I was a kid and thinking it was pretty damn good. And to this day I still think that. Seriously, if you haven’t listened to Live Through This in a long time, put it on and enjoy it! Now, back in 1994, while Hole was riding high off the release of their breakthrough album, they were asked to play on Saturday Night Live. On December 17, 1994 with legendary boxer George Foreman hosting, Hole would take the SNL stage and perform “Doll Parts” and “Violet.”

Hole-Doll Parts Live On SNL 1994:

Hole- Violet Live On SNL 1994:

Memorable TV Performances: Interpol- PDA on Letterman 2002

There are a lot of bands out there that I enjoy that would probably surprise a bunch of you that read Audioeclectica. One of which is Interpol. Now, when they first arrived on the scene I was not into it and I wrote them off as a Joy Division wannabe type band but, then I saw them around the time of their first album and my attitude about them changed. Yes, they have some very similar moments that you would find in a Joy Division song but, Interpol brought something more to it. Their debut album, Turn On The Bright Lights is a terrific debut album and the song “PDA” to this day always seems to perk me up. Which now brings me to Interpol’s late night TV performance debut on the Late Show with David Letterman back in 2002. It’s crazy to think that this song and performance is over 20 years old now and the song still sounds great! Enjoy!

Interpol- PDA (Live on the Late Show with David Letterman- 2002):