Brooklyn Vegan — Classic rap group De La Soul have a new album on the way, their first since 2004. The album, which is called and the Anonymous Nobody…, was crowdfunded and will be out August 26 via AOI. We mentioned back when it was announced that it will feature ... more info

Stereogum — When we’ve covered LA-based composer Jherek Bischoff in the past, his name has tended to appear on the back side of an ampersand. He’s assisted David Byrne, Sondre Lerche, and Amanda Palmer plus Pixies and the Roots, but his own solo work is well... more info

The Playlist — It may reflect my personal biases, but I didn’t expect to happy cry my way through this exuberant color guard documentary from Bill and Turner Ross. But from its early minutes through its triumphant finale, “Contemporary Color” bri... more info

Rolling Stone — Bob Boilen, veteran music journalist and host of NPR's popular music show All Songs Considered, had a deceptively simple question for musicians when he began compiling his new book: What song changed your life? In Your Song Changed My Life, doze... more info

Stereogum — There are a plethora of New York City art-rock bands who are not the Talking Heads, but who work in the same milieu that David Byrne and his cohort pulled from the ether in the ’80s. Landlady are one of those bands; they are not the Talking Heads, ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Outsider artist and improvisational musician Lonnie Holley, just played London's Meltdown Fest on Monday (8/24) which was a collaborative performance with Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor. (This year's Meltdown, which also featured Young Marble Giants, was�... more info

Core News — “David Byrne will be presenting his own show – recorded recently in his home city of New York – in which he selects his personal music choices from around the globe inlcuding some of the artists he has picked to perform at this year’s Meltdow... more info

Core News — “As part of 6 Music celebrates David Byrne, Gilles Peterson talks to the musician and record producer about his life in music. In an extended interview the pair discuss David’s role as a curator, which sees him taking the reins of this year’s M... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Irish Times shared the history of J.P. Donleavy's novel The Ginger Man, published 60 years ago. David Byrne will share his library of music books at this year's Meltdown music festival. The Rumpus interviewed author Neil Smith. Thump listed... more info

Stereogum — David Byrne’s Contemporary Color project came to Brooklyn this past weekend after premiering in Toronto the week before, and lucky attendees were able to hear new original compositions by St. Vincent, Dev Hynes, How To Dress Well, Ad Rock, and more... more info