Aquarium Drunkard — Revisiting David Byrne's score to "The Catherine Wheel" (1981). Like Remain In Light and Bush of Ghosts, Byrne rides a similar aesthetic groove, mining funk, African poly-rhythms, processed vocals and the avant-garde, all underscored by a potent sens... more info
JamBase — Revisit 10 memorable live performances on television in 2018 featuring John Prine, Mavis Staples, David Byrne, Jeff Tweedy, St. Vincent, Dave Matthews Band, The Marcus King Band and more. more info
JamBase — Celebrate The Meters bassist George Porter Jr.’s birthday today by revisiting a show he played backing Talking Heads frontman David Byrne in 1992. more info
Popdose — I think I’m done with the Maid of Orleans. Last season’s revival of Shaw’s Saint Joan was OK, but David Byrne’s musical Joan of Arc: Into the Fire (no kidding, that was the title) was dreadful. You’d think the Public Theater, which indulged... more info
Sweeping The Nation — This is the other part of our annual bonfire of the vanities - "other" tracks means those from albums that didn't quite make the top 50 of the year and those from artists that didn't put out an album this year at all. Last year, you may recal... more info
LargeHeartedBoy — Guy Gunaratne discussed his novel In Our Mad and Furious City with Longreads. David Byrne shared a playlist of protest songs. 38 "best books of 2018" lists were added to Largehearted Boy's master aggregation Wednesday (bringing the total to... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — The EP, which features Talking Heads and solo songs, is included with the deluxe edition of the Grammy-nominated 'American Utopia'.
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The Quietus — A new EP from David Byrne features live versions of four tracks from his recent album American Utopia as well as a pair of Talking Heads classics more info
JamBase — A new EP from David Byrne entitled 'The Best Live Show Of All Time' features five live tracks recorded in Brooklyn this past September during his American Utopia Tour. more info