Guardian Music — The band's former frontman David Byrne says cutting arts in schools is 'narrow-minded' since the benefits are provenA cheer from the sidelines for those battling to keep a creative element in the British school curriculum, against the tide of Gove in... more info

Sky News — Former Talking Heads front man David Byrne has made a sequel - of sorts - to his acclaimed 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense. more info

Guardian Music — A concert movie featuring the ever-inventive David Byrne, showcasing an album he made with Eno. By Andrew PulverDespite the presence of cutting-edge new media designer Hillman Curtis behind the camera, this is a pretty straightforward concert movie f... more info

Totally Fuzzy — W said... RICHARD THOMPSON - FIVE LIVE BOX VOLUME THREE Our THIRD collection of live Richard Thompson concerts, and the BEST yet. Five shows from RT, The Richard Thompson Band and Richard & Danny Thompson. All great quality. * THE RICHARD THOMPSON BA... more info

Popdose — The world doesn’t need another greatest hits album — we’ve already got three goddamn Essential REO Speedwagon collections, and enough bargain-basement repackaged crap to fill truck stop carousels from coast to coast. That’s why, instead of an... more info

Totally Fuzzy — W said... A look at cosmic bands playing in cosmic places. * PINK FLOYD At Pompeii (1972) * HAWKWIND At Stonehenge (1984) * GRATEFUL DEAD At The Giza Pyramids (3CD 1978) Listen Before You Download * REDUX http://ngootbredux.blogspot.com Thanks Fuzzy ... more info

XLR8R — New York cellist/composer/disco legend Arthur Russell has continued to have a growing impact amongst contemporary artists despite his death over a decade ago. Between his collaborations with artists like Phillip Glass and David Byrne, as well as his ... more info

Pop Candy — Last year David Byrne released Bicycle Diaries, a book chronicling his lifetime and discoveries made while traveling the world on a bicycle. more info

Aquarium Drunkard — “Lost my shit, trying to act casual.” For years…years…that is what I thought David Byrne was singing on “Crosseyed And Painless” off the Talking Heads Remain In Light LP.  Nope. It turned out he was singing “lost my shape.”  The mis... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I received this email towards the end of last month:-I've been enjoying the blog a lot lately and, in particular, love the 5 album sides idea. I'd be curious to know which you'd pick for Talking Heads. I know you tend to focus on UK and especially S... more info