David Byrne's still going strong. The forthcoming 25th Anniversary Blu-ray Edition of Stop Making Sense reminds you he's been around longer than you. Talking Heads were clearly more than Byrne, but he's often at the forefront of the action in... CONTINUE READING STOP MAKING SENSE TURNS 25, COMES TO BLU-RAY»
Posted on October 12, 2009 in (17 comments)
Tags: Chris Frantz | David Byrne | Jerry Harrison | Jonathan Demme | Sufjan Stevens | Talking Heads | Tina Weymouth
Yeah, and if there's even a shred of truth to this Simon story the Lobos is telling about the Graceland sessions, then Paul really is the world's greatest dong. But first, the happy good times: David Byrne joined Paul Simon... CONTINUE READING DAVID BYRNE DOES PAUL SIMON ("THE WORLD'S BIGGEST PRICK" ACCORDING TO SOME DUDE IN LOS LOBOS)»
Posted on April 15, 2008 in (20 comments)
Tags: David Byrne | Los Lobos | Paul Simon | Talking Heads
The signs of a hipster reappraisal for Paul Simon have been apparent. Now with Paul's Byrne/Grizzly Bear-powered BAM residency, the moment is in full bloom. And Time Out New York is all over it for the mag's residency preview piece,... CONTINUE READING DAVID BYRNE, GRIZZLY BEAR, VAMPIRE WEEKEND DISCUSS THEIR LOVE FOR PAUL SIMON»
Posted on March 31, 2008 (16 comments)
Tags: David Byrne | Grizzly Bear | Paul Simon | Talking Heads | Vampire Weekend
Take our ink-stained hands and join us at the OldStand, where Jon McMillan goes to remind everyone what an honest-to-goodness music magazine is supposed to look like. A hirsute James Taylor gets the Leibovitz cover treatment for RS #255, alongside... CONTINUE READING OLDSTAND: ROLLING STONE, DECEMBER 1977»
Posted on January 7, 2008 in (6 comments)
Tags: Cameron Crowe | James Taylor | Linda Rondstadt | Pat Metheny | Rod Stewart | Steely Dan | Talking Heads
David Byrne's everywhere -- shows, art openings, top ten lists, parties, the grocery store, etc. Adding to his already impressive resume, the Talking Head recently sat down on Wired's dime and conversed with Thom Yorke, someone who also seems pretty... CONTINUE READING THE PRICE OF MUSIC: DAVID BYRNE INTERVIEWS THOM YORKE»
Posted on December 19, 2007 (20 comments)
Tags: David Byrne | Radiohead | Talking Heads | Thom Yorke
What a whirlwind career it's been for Vampire Weekend. And by career we mean 18 months of course. But in that time the band's nabbed themselves a BTW designation, blessings for from indie pop Godfathers old and new, a European... CONTINUE READING VAMPIRE WEEKEND TALK BLOGS, BYRNE, CRUNK ON MTV»
Posted on November 30, 2007 in , , (11 comments)
Tags: David Byrne | Talking Heads | Vampire Weekend
As we've learned of late, covering Talking Heads' tunes ain't the easiest thing to pull off (butchering the Heads' tunes, well now you're talking). Unlike Weiland 'n' Slash and those publicity hungry Exies, however, the Brazilian Girls' Head-y take is... CONTINUE READING BRAZILIAN GIRLS COVER TALKING HEADS»
Posted on August 27, 2007 in (8 comments)
Tags: Brazilian Girls | Talking Heads
Prince Paul may no longer be a Handsome Boy (he and Dan the Automator cited irreconcilable differences), but still he's talented and charming enough to attract a slew of notables to his new project: Baby Elephant sees Paul team up... CONTINUE READING NEW BABY ELEPHANT (FEAT. DAVID BYRNE) - "HOW DOES THE BRAIN WAVE?"»
Posted on August 8, 2007 in , (12 comments)
Tags: Baby Elephant | Bernie Worrell | David Byrne | Prince Paul | Talking Heads
Earlier this week, Velvet Revolver released the Melody And The Tyranny EP in Europe, on which they cover "Psycho Killer" and prep to rock you with their forthcoming Libertad LP. It's no "Once In A Lifetime" by the Exies or... CONTINUE READING VELVET REVOLVER BUTCHER TALKING HEADS»
Posted on June 6, 2007 in (7 comments)
Tags: Talking Heads | Velvet Revolver
It may be presidential election season, but nothing mobilizes the American citizenry like American Idol and/or Paris Hilton's jail sentence. The heiress's recent DUI conviction and jail sentence has resulted in competing petitions to the Governator: one asking him to... CONTINUE READING THE PETITION TO JAIL PARIS HILTON, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE BAND GUILTY OF MUTILATING TALKING HEADS»
Posted on May 14, 2007 in (7 comments)
Tags: Paris Hilton | Talking Heads | The Exies
Another thing we would have loved to hit while in Austin last week was David Byrne's "Record Companies -- Who Needs Them?" talk -- which suggests new marketing models for an industry that, he says, will see digital sales out-pace... CONTINUE READING QUOTES FROM DAVID BYRNE TALKING TO MUSIC HEADS IN AUSTIN»
Posted on March 23, 2007 (25 comments)
Tags: David Byrne | Talking Heads
Monday night marked the series premiere of NBC's great dramatic hope for a workable Studio 60 replacement, The Black Donnellys. Anybody watch? We didn't either. But Heroes, which was on right before it, is on fire. And speaking of Fire... CONTINUE READING WHEN ARCADE FIRE SAY "NO," SNOW PATROL SAYS "YES!"»
Posted on February 28, 2007 in , (25 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Leonard Cohen | Lost | Snow Patrol | Talking Heads | The Black Donnellys | The Real Housewives Of New York City
Mr. Cocker was the closing act at the Shockwaves NME Awards Show at the Astoria in London Saturday night, where he treated the crowd to Jarvis tunes and some choice covers. He scoffed at a "Common People" request ("this band... CONTINUE READING JARVIS COVERS TALKING HEADS, BLACK SABBATH»
Posted on February 19, 2007 in (5 comments)
Tags: Black Sabbath | Jarvis Cocker | Talking Heads
Anytime a band covers one of our favorite songs, we're all ears -- and when that song is "Once In A Lifetime," well, we're duty bound to share! So here's the vid from LA's The Exies (short for The Existentialists),... CONTINUE READING THE EXIES COVER TALKING HEADS»
Posted on November 15, 2006 in (91 comments)
Tags: David Byrne | Talking Heads
