Bryan Adams has definitely won the release day video contest, He’s still having fun: David Byrne has always been known for his cerebral songwriting gifts. Here he’s having fun and so are we, but he’s also suggesting he gets help in the analysis department. Whatever works: Robert Plant has always charged through life a rampaging …
David Byrne of Talking Heads to present Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot the Dynamic Achievements in the Arts Award at the American Folk Art Museum benefit on May 16th in New York. The event will include an exclusive performance and conversation. On May 16th, Nadya Tolokonnikova, the iconic artist, activist, and visionary behind Pussy Riot will present an incredible, not-to-be-missed event as a …
It’s David Byrne’s birthday, so a fitting time to celebrate the deliciously paradoxical “Listening Wind,” one of Talking Heads’ lesser known gems on Remain in Light. Of all the polyrhythms and African incantations on that record, “Wind” is the most hypnotic. “The wind in my heart, the wind in my heartThe dust in my hair, …
A truly singular genius, David Byrne has followed his personal aesthetic for forty years and we are all the better for it. I found this press release to be so David Byrne that I present it to you uncut: David Byrne’s American Utopia album, released earlier this year on Todomundo / Nonesuch Records, has been nominated for Best …
“It’s not an accident that we’re on stage together,” David Byrne declared near the beginning of a concert Thursday with St. Vincent at the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville, Wash. Good thing he said that considering how little the two performers genuinely meshed during the show. That said, the concert proved to be an …