L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — In progressive music circles, it's an event whenever Tom Tom Club , the arty electro-funk Talking Heads spin-off composed of Heads members Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, releases a new record.  more info

KEXP Seattle — Back in 1984, in an interview with himself, Talking Heads’ David Byrne stated that he would tour again “when there is something new to say to an audience.” While the songs themselves need not be new, the performance should be fresh and inventiv... more info

Guardian Music — Grizzly Bear, On tourIf anyone still maintains the illusion of American popular culture as dumb, just point out Grizzly Bear: arch, labyrinthine, and a top 10 act in their own country. One of a group of acts lately put the "college" back into college... more info

Guardian Music — Night Engine channel Bowie at his least fashionable. Bring on the rolled-up jacket sleeves and serious moonlightReading this on mobile? Click here to listenHometown: London.              The lineup: Phil (vocals), Dom (keyboards), Ed (bass), L... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Parlour Flames is the new band from Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthur’s and Manc singer song-writer/poet Vinny Peculiar, and after what started out as an EP the duo decided to take it all the way by putting an album together which is due out... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Let’s take a trip to the Bowery, shall we? By the time the Feelies emerged in late 1976, CBGB was already well established as the epicenter of the era’s cutting-edge rock music scene: the reputations of Patti Smith, Television, Talking Heads, a... more info

Topix — While not his "aging rocker's bio," David Byrne's third book, How Music Works , might be as close to an autobiography as we're likely to get from the Scottish-born co-founder of Talking Heads. more info

Guardian Music — Listen to the debut album from Leeds indie band This Many Boyfriends and let us know your thoughtsReading this on a mobile? Click here to listenThe debut from This Many Boyfriends feels less like an album and more like a fanclub letter. With referenc... more info

Chicago Tribune — Former Talking Heads frontman explores recording technology and his ideas about music and performanceHe was the "anthropologist from Mars," instantly staking out a place with his band in the rising punk scene at a mid-'70s dive called CBGB on New Yor... more info

Guardian Music — (4AD)Even if it was simply a means to defend against whines of "artsiness", the Talking Heads frontman and the multi‑instrumentalist Annie Clark's decision to build their collaboration – their first and, let's hope, not last record together – f... more info