As usual, this year's Austin City Limits Festival was a laid back affair, made even more pleasant than normal by the relatively balmy weather -- we were blessed with a nice steady breeze, and even a few occasional clouds this year -- but I spent most of the fest running around trying to see as much as possible. Here are some highlights: david byrneIn addition to being the nicest dudes, Fleet Fo...
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Here is a song from David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Brian Eno's album Everything That Happens Will Happen Today. You can go here to stream the album and get a free download. One of the things that I loved about the Talking Heads is that they were a little bit out of control. You never knew when a song would suddenly take a turn or when Byrne would start vocally flipping out like some kind of...
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This was the first year in three that I didn't make the trek down to Austin for the party in Zilker Park, because of the unexpected arrival of ATP NY but also because of the fully expected urge to gouge out my eyes and ears after taking in mostly the same bands for the fifth time this summer. Except for David Byrne. I really wanted to see David Byrne. He's touring in support of his great Eno-co...
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Yesterday the New York Times published a story on former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne's latest project. No, it's not another album with Brian Eno. And, sadly, it's not a some plan to reform the Talking Heads (What a plan that would be!)Byrne, an avid biker, designed nine bike racks that incorporate a theme/trademark of the particular part of New York City they were nailed into. The dollar...
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So...David Byrne, former leader of the Talking Heads has undertaken a new project. He has written and directed a disco themed musical about the life of former Philippine's leader and avid shoe collector, Imelda Marcos. Here is a blurb about the production:Through a series of songs written by David Byrne, with musical contributions from Fatboy Slim (Norman Cook), Songs from Here Lies Love presen...
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If you've been to my MOG page and looked around at all, you've probably seen up at the top where I wrote the following: "Band I most regret never seeing live: Talking Heads." Well, after the David Byrne show this week I think I can safely erase that message. Even though Tina, Chris, and Jerry were not there, I think it's safe to say this show was the closest thing I'll ever see to a Talking ...
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Trying to get a bit more organised about all the music files on my drive I kept coming across cool oddments I've collected. So why not share?David Byrne isn't known for his cover versions, unless it's his take on Verdi. But here he drops a cool choice on an unsuspecting audience.
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David Byrne: Songs of David Byrne and Brian EnoDavies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CAOctober 6, 2008Shouted an ignoramus at Davies Hall, before David Byrne even got a chance to play a single song: "Bring back the Heads!" It's a complicated issue, of course, because so much of the joy that was about to be gleaned from the set can be traced back to that old jittery warhorse Talking Heads. The ba...
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The wonderful songwriter Cole Porter was honored in the early 90's "Red, Hot and Blue" AIDS benefit. Bunch of folks doin' updated versions of Porter classics. I started talkin' about it last night here:http://mog.com/blog_post/view/103600#comment-405474But, I thought Mr. Byrne deserved his own post with this cool montage video.
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David Byrne wants you to know that wild hearts can’t be broken and that age doesn’t always lead into stodginess. The proof is in this clip from his Live At The Union Chapel DVD, in which he covers Whitney Houston and artfully brings the ‘80s back into the house of God.
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Luckily not all together! As Danger Dot pointed out, NIN are playing in Oakland this Friday, September 5th. Deerhunter opens the night at the Oracle Arena. For more NIN tour dates, tap on:www.NIN.com Brian Wilson also plays in Oakland that night, but at the Paramount Theater. Ooooh, fancy! He'll perform "That Lucky Old Sun" and his "greatest hits." For more tour dates and places, jump ove...
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I finally started listening to the backlogged podcasts of All Songs Considered on my I-pod. (Kids are back in school and the holiday seasons are over!) The first one I put on was from October 18th and it starts off with a song from David Byrne. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15965475Music For Knee Plays was a record that David Byrne released in 1985. He wrote it to accompa...
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As "The Morning News":http://www.themorningnews.org/ would say, a long read."David Byrne + Daniel LevitinThe singer/songwriter and the neuroscientist meet up to discuss music.":http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2007/04/david_byrne_daniel_levitin.php?page=all&p=yDB: When somebody tells us what this song is about, or what this painting is about, we're kind of stuck because talking about the art, a...
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So David Byrne mixes the crazy soup and I like to eat it all up! Today is OUR Birthday and to celebrate please enjoy my favorite Talking Heads song with our main man looking botoxy yet cool talking about women providing balance and killer strings. Please feel free to post your own Byrne favorite and share the love!!!
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Very cool, wish I was in Manhattan!Playing the building is a sound installation in which the infrastructure, the physical plant of the building, is converted into a giant musical instrument. Devices are attached to the building structure — to the metal beams and pillars, the heating pipes, the water pipes — and are used to make these things produce sound. The activations are of three types: wi
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