That Is Not My Beautiful Hot Dog Stand

Great interview with David Byrne at Pitchfork. Chris Dahlen asks all the right questions about Bush Of Ghosts, Imelda Marcos, and Tropicalia (we're seeing Os Mutantes on Friday!). But here's the kicker:PITCHFORK: I just had one last question. A friend... CONTINUE READING THAT IS NOT MY BEAUTIFUL HOT DOG STAND»

Posted on July 17, 2006 in MP3 (12 comments)
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Sufjan Stevens, David Byrne, Jon Stewart Rock For Literacy

Must ... get ... tickets ... Revenge Of The Book Eaters Beacon Theater, NYC 8/23 Sufjan Stevens David Byrne Jon Stewart John Roderick Dave Eggers Sarah Vowell John Hodgman + Special Guests It's the first in a six concert series... CONTINUE READING SUFJAN STEVENS, DAVID BYRNE, JON STEWART ROCK FOR LITERACY»

Remix Byrne & Eno

Back in March, David Byrne/Brian Eno's My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts was remastered and reissued, much to audiophiles' delight. Now the duo's put all the multitracks from two of the tunes at bush-of-ghosts.com. Remix, upload, and then let... CONTINUE READING REMIX BYRNE & ENO»

Posted on June 12, 2006 (5 comments)
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More Songs About Buildings and Shoes

Newsgum: David Byrne and Fatboy Slim to collaborate on a musical about Imelda Marcos. No, really. CONTINUE READING MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND SHOES»

Posted on September 30, 2005 (5 comments)
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David Byrne Blogs About Arcade Fire

"2.3.05 Sat in with Arcade Fire, the Montreal band, last night at Irving Plaza ... apparently a video of me singing with them is already up on the web..." Read the full Arcade Fire post at davidbyrne.com. (AF pic via... CONTINUE READING DAVID BYRNE BLOGS ABOUT ARCADE FIRE»

Posted on February 8, 2005 (23 comments)
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This Must Be The Place

Saw Sufjan Stevens at Southpaw Sat night; I got there so early, I caught the end of the early show (Robyn Hitchcock) -- thank you stranger who gave me the free ticket. More on Sufjan here, and Robyn love here.... CONTINUE READING THIS MUST BE THE PLACE»

David Byrne Wants To Dance With Arcade Fire

"Flavor of the month" Arcade Fire were fantastic last night. Win claimed it was the band's first time playing New York; he loves to fuck with his fans. Anyway, I've already dedicated enough posts to Arcade Fire. In lieu of... CONTINUE READING DAVID BYRNE WANTS TO DANCE WITH ARCADE FIRE»

Posted on November 12, 2004 (35 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | David Byrne | Whitney Houston

David Byrne's Empire

The Onion: The song "Empire" sounds pretty direct. David Byrne: That's a direct criticism. Oddly enough, that song was written more than four years ago, but I couldn't put it on a record. It seemed too cynical and too ironic,... CONTINUE READING DAVID BYRNE'S EMPIRE»

Posted on April 21, 2004 (5 comments)
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PowerPoint, Counter PowerPoint

The Epistemology of David Byrne The man behind a new book and PowerPoint presentation is not your average Talking Head. PowerPoint Makes You Dumb Almost no corporate decision takes place without it. But what if PowerPoint is actually making... CONTINUE READING POWERPOINT, COUNTER POWERPOINT»