Tag: Talking Heads

David Byrne planning most ambitious show since ‘Stop Making Sense’ for East Coast run

David Byrne today announced plans for a short run of East Coast concerts next March at which he’ll test out a new stage concept that he’s calling his most ambitious since the 1983 tour by Talking Heads that Jonathan Demme documented with the film “Stop Making Sense.” See full dates right here.

Angélique Kidjo to perform, record 're-imagining' of Talking Heads' 'Remain in Light'

Angélique Kidjo to perform, record ‘re-imagining’ of Talking Heads’ ‘Remain in Light’

Afropop star Angélique Kidjo will debut a “thrilling new version” of the Talking Heads’ landmark 1980 album Remain in Light at New York City’s Carnegie Hall in May, then will take the show on the road, performing the album at Bonnarroo and on a yet-to-be-announced world tour.

Vintage Video: Talking Heads talk, and perform, on UK's 'South Bank Show' in 1979

Vintage Video: Talking Heads talk, and perform, on UK’s ‘South Bank Show’ in 1979

For this week’s installment of Vintage Video, we turn to the UK television program “The South Bank Show,” and its 1979 spotlight on Talking Heads. The half-hour episode features the band being interviewed, plus live performances of classics such as “Psycho Killer” and “Life During Wartime.”

Watch: Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz talk Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club in 2½-hour Tokyo lecture

Watch: Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz talk Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club in 2½-hour Tokyo lecture

Red Bull Music Academy has released the complete video of a lecture delivered in Tokyo last November by husband-and-wife musical team Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, who discuss their history with the Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, plus the early CBGB scene and so much more, before taking audience questions.

Vintage Video: Newly surfaced Talking Heads concert from 1980’s 'Remain in Light' tour

Vintage Video: Newly surfaced Talking Heads concert from 1980’s ‘Remain in Light’ tour

For this week’s installment of Vintage Video, we turn to this killer Talking Heads concert that’s been making the rounds online, an 80-minute black-and-white performance filmed at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, N.J., about a month after the release of 1980′s Remain in Light.

Stream John Peel's own copy of the Talking Heads' 'Take Me to the River' 7-inch

Stream John Peel’s own copy of the Talking Heads’ ‘Take Me to the River’ 7-inch

In 2012, U.K. arts website The Space began posting, 100 at a time, titles from the late John Peel’s legendary record collection — reportedly numbering 26,000 LPs, 40,000 7-inches and “many thousands of” CDs. The listings included index cards, the records’ covers and, in some cases, links to stream the music on Spotify.