David Byrne - Byrne Abandons Human Microwave

Rocker-turned-artist DAVID BYRNE had to abandon plans to create a giant microwave for humans - after discovering it would be fatal. The Talking Heads frontman has ...

Publicado: 2008-10-27 Proveedor: Contact Music

Twice in a Lifetime: Byrne, Eno Reunite for New Disc

One fine day' — there's a funny story about that," Brian Eno says with a smile, referring to one of the 11 songs on Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, the new, gleaming art-pop album the British producer and occasional solo artist has made with his friend, ex-Talking Heads singer-guitarist David Byrne.

Publicado: 2008-08-28 Proveedor: Rolling Stone

Talking Heads Star Builds Arty Bicycle Racks For NYC

Talking Heads rocker David Byrne is helping New Yorkers pedal around the Big Apple by designing a range of arty bicycle racks.[...] Read more!

Publicado: 2008-08-23 Proveedor: StarPulse

David Byrne - Byrne Looks At World From Different Angle

Brian Eno has been talking about the experience of working with former TALKING HEADS frontman David Byrne.The pair recently recorded a new album EVERYTHING THAT ...

Publicado: 2008-08-08 Proveedor: Contact Music

David Byrne - David Byrne And Brian Eno Working On New Album

David Byrne and Brian Eno have collaborated on their first album for 27 years, entitled EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS TODAY. The legendary TALKING HEADS frontman and ...

Publicado: 2008-07-31 Proveedor: Contact Music

David Byrne To Make Music With Building

NEW YORK (AP) - Ex-Talking Heads front man David Byrne plans to turn a landmark building in Manhattan into a giant musical instrument.[...] Read more!

Publicado: 2008-05-12 Proveedor: StarPulse

Rock List: Readers’ Best Eighties New Wave Bands

Inspired by last week’s announcement of the Regeneration Tour, we asked the Rock Dailyists to tell us their favorite New Wave acts of the 1980s. After rewatching the entire Savage Steve Holland filmography and tallying the votes, the readers have selected Echo & the Bunnymen as their favorite keyboard-stabbing, oddly hair-cutted New Wavers. Check out the entire top ten list after the jump. 1. Echo & the Bunnymen 2. New Order 3. Talking Heads 4. Psychedelic Furs 5. Elvis Costello 6. The Police 7. Depeche Mode 8. Duran Duran 9. The Cure 10. XTC [Photo: Musto/Redferns/Retna]

Publicado: 2008-04-14 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock Lists

The Almost Impossible Rock and Roll Quiz: Week 3

Where do Talking Heads side projects, Stephen King movies and post-punk album covers live in harmony? In the ten questions that make up the latest Almost Impossible Rock and Roll Quiz. Click below to push your knowledge of pop, rock, hip-hop and everything in between to the limit. • The Almost Impossible Rock Quiz: Week 3 [Photo: Slattery/Retna]

Publicado: 2008-04-14 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: The Almost-Impossible Rock & Roll Quiz

"As non-music-critic venture capitalist Fred ... [Vampire Weekend]

"As non-music-critic venture capitalist Fred Wilson... wrote, 'What would happen if the 1977 vintage Talking Heads covered Paul Simon's 'Graceland'? You'd get the sound of a new band called Vampire...

Publicado: 2008-02-11 Proveedor: Idolator Etiquetas: Advertising Age,Vampire Weekend

Weekend Rock List: Best Live Albums

Okay, send us your suggestions for the best live albums ever officially released — that means your dusty bootleg cassettes don’t count, Deadheads and Phish phans. Post your picks, and on Monday, we’ll reveal our comprehensive list. Here are five of our favorites: Talking Heads - The Name of This Band Is … The Allman Brothers - At Fillmore East The Grateful Dead - Europe ‘72 Kiss - Alive James Brown - Live at the Apollo

Publicado: 2007-11-24 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock Lists

MTV2 Chops Off Its Talking Heads

So much for viewers not noticing the staff cuts at MTV2: Over the weekend, the alt-video blog altmusictv reported that the channel has decided to get rid of VJs for its few remaining music-video...

Publicado: 2007-02-26 Proveedor: Idolator Etiquetas: mtv2, mtv

David Byrne and Brian Eno Launch New Album Website

Details about David Byrne and producer Brian Eno’s collaboration album have emerged, as the duo launched a new site today. The album, entitled Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, will be released in August strictly through the album’s official website. As Byrne says in a video on the page, Eno wrote the music and Byrne wrote the lyrics. Everything That Happens will be streamed for free in its entirety upon its release, with physical and digital copies available for purchase. If you sign up for updates at the page, you’ll also be sent a free MP3 of one of the songs on August 4th. Additionally, Byrne will go on a tour that prominently features his previous collaborations with Eno, including their three Talking Heads albums together and their 1981 album My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. Dates for that tour will be announced soon. [Photo: Getty]

Publicado: 2008-07-28 Proveedor: Rolling Stone Etiquetas: Rock News