David Byrne: Last News

The Walkmen‘s Hamilton Leithauser has revealed that David Byrne is working on a brand new solo album that will feature him on it.While opening up about the nine songs that have been the most influential in his life in a feature with The Line Of Best Fit, Leithauser mentioned ‘Heaven’ by Talking Heads as one of the tracks and shared that he kept going back to the legendary NYC band’s third album ‘Fear Of Music’ while working on his forthcoming solo album ‘This Side of the Island’.“I think ‘Fear of Music’ is their best record. The words to that song (‘Heaven’) are amazing.

DEVO just announced they’re returning to the road for their ’50 Years of De-Evolution…Continued’ tour from May through August.These 16 shows — including three festival dates and a special guest slot opening for My Chemical Romance in Chicago — are the latest leg of the group’s farewell tour, which began in earnest in 2023 yet shows no signs of stopping anytime soon.“I’m looking forward to 2073,” Mark Mothersbaugh joked in an interview with The Guardian two years ago. “We’ll play 100th anniversary Devo shows and then maybe retire.”On this go-round, Mark Mothersbaugh and the witty avant-garde hitmakers behind “Whip It,” “Uncontrollable Urge,” Gut Feeling” and so many more iconic, ironic anthems are scheduled to drop into Brooklyn’s Paramount Theater on Tuesday, May 6.Prior to that, they’re set to perform at Radio City Music Hall’s star-studded “SNL: The Homecoming Concert” on Feb.

Dave Grohl will be performing at the upcoming 50th anniversary concert in honour of Saturday Night Live (SNL) – find out more below.Last week, SNL and Peacock announced the first round of performers who were confirmed to perform at the SNL 50: The Homecoming concert on Friday, February 14. Initially announced were the likes of Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus and Post Malone among others.The concert will be hosted by former SNL alum Jimmy Fallon and will include Backstreet Boys, Bad Bunny, Brandi Carlile, Chris Martin, David Byrne, Jack White, Robyn and more, with additional names set to be announced in the lead-up to the gig.Now, SNL has shared a new promo video for the concert, which confirms Dave Grohl’s participation.

Saturday Night Live‘s ‘SNL 50’ concert has been revealed – see the bill below.Last night (January 30), SNL and the Peacock network took to social media to announce the current line-up for the SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert show, which is due to take place on Friday, February 14. The concert will stream live on Peacock, and will kick off the 50th anniversary celebrations for SNL.SNL alumnus Jimmy Fallon will be on hosting duties, while Lorne Michaels and Mark Ronson are the show’s executive producers.

Saturday Night Live is planning a rocking celebration ahead of its 50th anniversary.

Q Lazzarus’ full version of the Talking Heads classic ‘Heaven’ has been released for the first time – listen below.The mysterious cult musician, best known for her 1988 song ‘Goodbye Horses’, first recorded the cover for her appearance in Jonathan Demme’s 1993 film Philadelphia, but the full track was never released.Lazzarus herself – real name Diane Luckey – appeared in the movie, singing the song, in what proved to be a rare public appearance during her lifetime. She passed away in 2022 at the age of 61.Now, the track has been shared in full, as a preview of ‘Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives Of Q Lazzarus’, a compilation of tracks recorded by the artist between 1985 and 1995.

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William Earl administrator The core four members of Talking Heads — vocalist and guitarist David Byrne, drummer Chris Frantz, bassist Tina Weymouth and keyboardist and guitarist Jerry Harrison — split rather acrimoniously in 1991 and have rarely shared stages in the years since. But in celebration of A24’s 40th anniversary reissue of their galvanizing 1984 concert film “Stop Making Sense,” the erstwile bandmates have spoken more kindly of each other and reunited for a series of interviews, and on Thursday night the four sat down for a Q&A with Questlove at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre that followed a screening of the film.

Talking Heads have spoken about the making of their iconic concert film Stop Making Sense, saying that they didn’t want it to be “too Spinal Tap“.All four members of the New York band – David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison – appeared on yesterday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (June 13).They talked to host Fallon about the upcoming 40th anniversary reissue of their 1984 album ‘Stop Making Sense’, the recent star-studded tribute compilation celebrating that record, and the A24 remastered Stop Making Sense film.At one point in the interview, Talking Heads were asked whether they had approached director Jonathan Demme with any “notes” on how he should capture their performance onscreen.“Do you all go like, ‘Hey, here’s what we definitely don’t want to do’?” Fallon said. Weymouth responded: “Yeah.

Talking Heads have announced a deluxe edition of their iconic live album ‘Stop Making Sense’ in celebration of its 40th anniversary.Four decades on from the classic concert album and live film, the set will be re-released as a 2LP and 2CD/Blu-ray set this summer.Following the deluxe edition of the soundtrack selling out when released last year, the album will be returning as a 2LP black vinyl on Rhino.com and retail and a 2LP crystal clear vinyl at Barnes and Noble on July 26. Both variants come with a 12-page booklet with liner notes from all four members of the band, as well as band photos.

David Byrne and Devo have shared an unearthed collaborative song called ‘Empire’ – you can listen to it below.The track was originally written by the pair for the former Talking Heads frontman’s fifth solo album, 1997’s ‘Feelings’, but it didn’t make the final cut. A version of the tune appears on Byrne’s 2004 record ‘Grown Backwards’.As announced earlier this year, the almost three-decade-old team-up between Byrne and Devo will feature on ‘Noise For Now, Vol.

Miley Cyrus has dropped her unique ‘Psycho Killer’ cover from the upcoming Talking Heads tribute album – listen to it below.‘Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense’ was first announced in December by A24 Music. The album, which is out now, features 16 artists taking on classics from the New York band – including the already released Lorde version of ‘Take Me to the River’, which Talking Heads themselves covered in 1978, from the 1974 original by Al Green.Now, Miley Cyrus has released her synthpop-drenched take on their hit ‘Psycho Killer’.

Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz has sparked rumours of a possible reunion of the band with a social media post reading: “We shall return”.Frantz posted an image on his Instagram page of a black and white theatre marquee with the main banner saying “TALKING HEADS”, alongside “Dec 13, 14, 15, 16, 8pm”, and “Tix at all ticketron outlets”.No further information has been provided. Check out the post below:A post shared by Chris Frántz (@frantzchris)All four band members – Frantz, frontman David Byrne, guitarist Jerry Harrison and bassist Tina Weymouth – made their first public appearance together in over 20 years for a Q&A and a screening of their remastered concert film Stop Making Sense at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.The four musicians have had a complicated relationship since their breakup in 1991.

2024 Tony Award nominations announced on Tuesday.When the list was read aloud by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry, it was snub city. Barry Manilow’s “Harmony,” the Britney Spears pop-sical “Once Upon a One More Time,” Huey Lewis’ funny “The Heart of Rock and Roll” and “How To Dance in Ohio” were all totally shut out.The musicals “The Great Gatsby” (one mention), “The Notebook” (three) and “Back to the Future” (two) got a dusting, but you can’t very well put “Best costume design nominee!” on a poster.Well, not on a good poster, anyway.David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s Imelda Marcos disco show “Here Lies Love” managed four noms, and “Days of Wine and Roses” got three, including score and best actress and actor for terrific Kelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James, respectively.

Girl In Red has shared a lively cover of ‘Girlfriend Is Better’, as part of a new Talking Heads tribute album. Check out the song below.The track will be part of ‘Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense’, a project that was first announced in December by A24 Music.The record will feature 16 artists sharing their own covers of Talking Heads classics – including the already released Lorde version of ‘Take Me to the River’, which Talking Heads themselves covered in 1978, from the 1974 original by Al Green.The project is out on May 17 (available to pre-order here) and the latest taster sees Girl In Red put her own signature spin on the track, incorporating playful instrumentation and impressive vocals.It also arrives on the heels of her brand new album ‘I’m Doing It Again Baby!’, which arrived earlier this month.“Talking Heads is an iconic band that helped define my identity when I was a teenager and they continue to inspire young people all around the world,” the singer said in a new statement.

Netflix hit Baby Reindeer has revealed that he “feels sorry” for the stalker character in the show.The show has been created by comedian Richard Gadd, and is based on his 2019 one-man play of the same name. It depicts a version of the real-life story of his own stalking ordeal.The synopsis clarifies that the show focuses “on struggling comedian Donny Dunn’s (Gadd) strange and layered relationship with a woman named Martha (Jessica Gunning), whose initially friendly demeanour unravels as she begins to stalk Donny relentlessly”.“Their first interaction is innocent enough: While working his shift as a bartender, Donny shows an act of kindness to Martha, a customer whose vulnerability is readily apparent,” the synopsis adds.“But, as the saying goes, ‘no good deed goes unpunished,’ and this casual encounter sparks a suffocating obsession that threatens to wreck both their lives and forces Donny to face his deeply buried trauma.”In a new interview with Variety, Gadd said that he intended to make the Martha character somewhat sympathetic, based on his experiences.“Stalking usually is depicted as someone who is kind of evil, whereas I felt like there was a vulnerable person who genuinely couldn’t stop, who for whatever reason had believed the reality that was inside her head and no matter what couldn’t change from that,” he said.“I mean, it is a mental illness and I wanted to portray that.

David Byrne has shared his cover of Paramore’s ‘Hard Times’, ahead of its exclusive Record Store Day vinyl release – listen to the track below.The track will be available as an “extremely limited” 12” vinyl release for Record Store Day 2024, with Paramore’s version of Talking Heads’ ‘Burning Down the House’ on the B-side.The cover was first announced last month by the pop-punk band themselves, who are serving as this year’s Record Store Day Ambassadors, and are also releasing their 2023 “almost” remix album ‘Re: This Is Why’ on vinyl for the first time for the event. That album will be available on 2LP Ruby + Bone vinyl and single black vinyl.Listen to Byrne’s take on ‘Hard Times’ here:This year’s Record Store Day takes place tomorrow (April 20) at all participating shops – visit here for more information.Speaking about his involvement with the track, Byrne has said: “The band told me that their song Hard Times was inspired by Talking Heads, so I learned it and recorded my version of their great song with a horn section.

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Record Store Day for “Record Store Day Afters,” a post-event sale.The event will kick off on April 22 – two days after Record Store Day on April 20 – and will feature Official international Record Store Day shops offering exclusive, limited-edition Record Store Day releases as a way to give a second chance to those who missed out on April 20.The music release database will also be host to the centralized shopping network, which will allow fans to be able to buy from shops located all over the world, allowing them to get limited-edition, region-specific vinyl. The event will include official Record Store Day retailers in over 13 countries.Along with the event, Discogs will also provide various Record Store Day-focused lists, guides, and more throughout the week.