We Like it Lossless! — 4AD / 2006So here it is, the album that you've probably read about a thousand times already and serious contender for album of the year on numerous taste-making journals and blogs. Championed by the alternative music press as one of the finest record... more info

ContactMusic — Former Talking Heads star David Byrne and director Todd Haynes will join filmmaker Darren Aronofsky among the judges at this year's (11) Venice Film Festival in Italy. Aronofsky has already been announced as jury head and now his panel has been confi... more info

Indie Selections For Your Erections — 2011 Fourth of July Mix!!! 1. Matmos - The Stars and Stripes Forever2. Galaxie 500 - Fourth of July3. X - Fourth of July4. Bruce Springsteen - 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)5. Ryan Adams - Firecracker6. The Decemberists - July, July!7. Si... more info

Guardian Music — (Warp)In David Byrne's tour film, Ride, Rise, Roar, Brian Eno admits he doesn't really like lyrics, and in the accompanying notes for this second Warp album in only a few months, he admits the "liberation" of realising that a song needn't involve sin... more info

Guardian Music — The series which started with Cole Porter covers recognises Brazil's recognition as 'a major force in world affairs'In 1989, Leigh Blake and John Carlin were just two friends with a dream. In response to the effect of the Aids epidemic on NYC's artis... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Architecture in Helsinki is an Australian band based in the inner Melbourne suburb of Northcote. The group consists of Cameron Bird, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, and Kellie Sutherland. Moment Bends is the fourth album by Architecture in ... more info

Stereogum — From Webster Hall last night: It’s good to live in NYC. (via The Awl) more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo via caitbrauner An already excellent show was made epic when David Byrne surprised everyone by joining Paul Simon on stage at Webster Hall to perform two songs during the encore last night (6/6). First Simon and band backed David... more info

ContactMusic — Pop star David Byrne has revealed the offers for Talking Heads to reform have dried up - but he insists there is too much "animosity" for the band to regroup anyway. The Once in a Lifetime hitmakers enjoyed great success during the late 1970s and thr... more info

Altsounds — On May 31 Eagle Rock Entertainment releases Ride Rise Roar, a documentary film detailing the unique creative process of David Byrne shot over the course of his `08/`09 “Songs of David Byrne & Brian Eno” tour. Having screened at... more info