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David Byrne's Still Happening

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) October 30, 2008 11:46 am
I'm a huge sports fan, so it would have to take something pretty important to make me miss watching the potential final game of baseball's World Series and the season opener for basketball's Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. Well, in my universe, David Byrne is important. The veteran singer, songwriter and guitarist and his talented troupe of...
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LISTEN: Talking Heads' David Byrne and Will Oldham are The Pieces of Shit

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By Jon Pappo (CHARTattack) November 17, 2011 4:44 pm
This Must Be the Place stars a haggard looking Robert Smith-esque Sean Penn, playing a retired rock star turned Nazi-hunter. I know, you’ve totally seen this movie like a million times before, but bear with me. The film’s soundtrack features a rather unique collaboration between Talking Heads leader David Byrne and folk weirdo Will Oldham, who...
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David Byrne Takes On The Man, Wins

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) April 12, 2011 1:17 pm
Back in 2010, David Byrne discovered Charlie Crist, who was then the governor of Florida and was running for the United States Senate, was using the Talking Heads' "Road To Nowhere" in a campaign ad. It turned out Crist's campaign had not obtained the necessary licenses or permission to use the song.So Byrne sued Crist and his campaign for $1...
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Billy Corgan, David Byrne Talk About Carl Jung

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 14, 2009 3:39 pm
Few things are more exciting than listening to Billy Corgan and David Byrne talk about late psychologist Carl Jung, right? Right? The two musicians will be part of an upcoming series on Jung's Red Book at New York City's Rubin Museum Of Arts that will also feature contributions from Sarah Silverman and screenwriter and director Charlie Kaufman (...
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Datarock — "True Stories"

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By CHARTattack Staff July 21, 2009 11:18 am
Here's the video for "True Stories", Datarock's Talking Heads-inspired new single from their upcoming new album, Red. It's due out Sept. 1. This clip features Fredrik Saroea, Ketil Mosnes and company dressed in red (what else do they ever wear?) and paying homage to the Talking Heads against a red and black background.
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Remain In Light ... Still Brilliant!

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) December 5, 2008 4:35 pm
Just listened to Talking Heads' Remain In Light (1980) in its entirity on my iPod, man... if that's not one of the most brilliant pieces of vinyl ever recorded. The careful merging of American New Wave/Punk with the growing interest in new world rhythms powers this album to new heights compared to their previous album, Fear Of Music (1979)....
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Strut Releasing Compass Point Studio Compilation

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By Moya Dillon (CHARTattack) January 7, 2008 5:00 pm
Relaunched U.K. label Strut will release Funky Nassau — The Compass Point Story 1980-1986, a compilation chronicling the music made at the legendary Bahamas studio of the same name, on Feb. 12. The six years covered by the compilation mark the prime years of the studio founded by Island Records head Chris Blackwell in 1977 and managed by Alex...
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