New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Santogold has revealed she is set to work with Jay-Z, Beastie Boys and Talking Heads' David Byrne.
Duncan Borrowman (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
I was given the Ting Tings CD "We Started Nothing" by Jes and Pip for my birthday in May. From the first second of having heard them my reaction was "Tom Tom Club". For those who haven't got the hint, Talking Heads are probably my favourite band of all time. Tom Tom Club are the Tina Weymouth/Chris Frantz spin off. Way back in the 80s I saw the Talking Heads/Tom Tom Club double bill live. My
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Earlier this year, former Talking Head David Byrne and super-producer Brian Eno revealed that the duo were working on a new album, with a tour planned for later this year. The first two dates of those shows, billed as “Songs of Talking Heads’ David Byrne and Roxy Music founder Brian Eno,” have popped up. The [...]
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
The title of this post is how an October 4th Santa Barbara show is being billed. There's also a September 20th Atlanta show on sale. As previoulsy posted, David Byrne and Brian Eno are going on tour....
Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Another day, another blog. As you can see from my titles I'm having a sort of Talking Heads themed weekend at Rothbury . It all started on the car ride here when This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) played as the sun was rising. That and I was doing my best David Byrne dances in order to successfully keep my driver awake. Crosseyed and Painless describes how I feel at this point. Crosseyed because...
Oh Word (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
A very clever video for Toe Jam by the new Fatboy Slim project Brighton Port Authority . The song features Talking Heads frontman turned building instrumentalist David Byrne and that one good British rapper . Given the declining budgets for music videos , this is a great example of how to do more with less. Warning: though it’s purportedly safe for broadcast, this video might still be not safe for...
Listening Post (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
Last month, the heads-up on the Talking Heads front man's newest experiment Playing the Building went viral like a self-replicating worm. This month, it's video's turn, and Listening Post is getting in on the action with an exclusive tutorial from...
The New Word Order (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
David Byrne has done some funky stuff in his career as a musician/artist. So has Fatboy Slim. Together they're just silly. Observe this recent viral video: Funny stuff. Slow day in Rhode Island today. Nothing else to say really.
Popdirt.com (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Norman Cook's latest project The Brighton Port Authority, aka The BPA, is out with the video to his new single 'Toe Jam', featuring former Talking Heads singer David Byrne and rapper Dizzee Rascal. Watch it below the fold.
The New York Observer (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
David Byrne has always been pretentious; that’s part of his charm. From the Talking Heads’ first single in 1977, “Love—Building on Fire,” to his debut as screenwriter and director with True Stories , and to myriad other projects—including, of all things, an opera about Imelda Marcos—Mr. Byrne has proved that faux naïveté, arty self-consciousness and adroitly deployed nerdiness can be diverting and...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
David Byrne, former frontman of the Talking Heads, has worked with some of the best musicians in the world. In his new work, "Playing the Building," anyone can play.
IndieMuse.com (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
This is amazing. David Byrne (of Talking Heads fame) takes an old building in New York and hooks up an organ to different pipes and beams in the building. The sound reverberates throughout the entire building creating a giant sound installation. There are no amplifiers; all the sounds are made by the little motors vibrating [...]
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
A track featuring vocals from Talking Heads man David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal is due out next month.
digitalexperience (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Founding member of Talking Heads, David Byrne, has created a giant musical instrument from an entire building in New York entitled Playing the Building. A small antique church organ is used to activate devices attached to the building’s structure, which produce a wide range of sounds. The organ doesn’t produce any sounds but its keyboard is [...]
Archinect (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
As previously mentioned in the news , David Byrne (of Talking Heads), has converted NYC's Great Hall of the Battery Maritime Building into a gigantic musical instrument. BoingBoing editor Xeni Jardin recently visited the installation and brought along the BB cameras. Watch/Discuss
