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ANDY Awards announce jurors selected in crowdsourced vote

The ANDY Awards' campaign site, ElectTheJury.com. Organizers of the 2010 International ANDY Awards announced the names of the 25 jurors selected via an online voting process.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Talking Heads

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Stereophile

Joint Recordings of July 1990: Rei Momo, O SambaKind of like...

DAVID BYRNE,: Rei Momo Luaka Bop/Sire/Warner Bros. 25990-1 , -2 . Steve Lillywhite, D. Byrne, prods.; Jon Fausty, eng.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Brazil, Indie

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Rhizome.org

Playing the Building (2008) - David Byrne

Creative Time presents Playing the Building, a 9,000-square-foot, interactive, site-specific installation by renowned artist David Byrne.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Opinion

Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Villanovan

Moody music for your Halloween monster mash

Halloween is coming up, and the question is always "What are you going to dress up as?" If you are throwing a party, it doesn't matter whether you're dressed up like the Joker or Keith Richards, you still need that creepy background music to set the mood.

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Related Topix: Halloween, Talking Heads, Pop/Rock, Entertainment

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Midwood Paper

April 11: Iss. 14

The fetid Gowanus Canal is on track for a federal clean-up - but it could also flush the canal zone's first major residential complex.

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Related Topix: Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, Mixed Martial Arts, Matt Hamill, Mark Coleman, Pop/Rock, Coney Island, NY, Queens, NY

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Conversational Reading

David Byrne: Cities, Bicycles, and the Future of Getting Around

Hosted by Ben McNally.) "Cities, Bicycles, and the Future of Getting Around" was all about how bicycles and bike-culture would play a major role in revitalizing dead or dying urban spaces, especially as automobiles became less and less practical with respect to the environment and one's personal finances.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Talking Heads

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Now Toronto

Bicycle Diaries

I'm on 9th Avenue at 34th in Manhattan. That is, I'm trapped on 9th at 34th. The light has cycled three times, yet I haven't gained an inch.

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Related Topix: New York

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Deseret News

Talking Heads on DVD

The Talking Heads in Blu-ray and the DVD debut of a horror fan-favorite from the '80s lead off these movies that have arrived on home video.

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Related Topix: Talking Heads, Pop/Rock, Thriller, Crime Movies, The Silence of the Lambs, Horror Movies, Drama Movies, The Stepfather

Sat Oct 17, 2009

The Otago Daily Times

Long Player: Byrne lights up a house of several rooms

In the age of the single download, Jeff Harford rediscovers the album... The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads is a rare and precious thing and not only because copies of the original live double-vinyl/cassette release are hard to find.

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Related Topix: Talking Heads, Pop/Rock

Fri Oct 09, 2009

Columbus Dispatch

Brazilian trailblazers back on track after long hiatus

In 1993, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain wrote to the psychedelic Brazilian rock outfit Os Mutantes, citing it as a major influence and begging the disbanded trio to reunite.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Mutantes, Nirvana, Grunge, Talking Heads, Beck

Wed Oct 07, 2009

BG News

More to world music than just novelty, there is real art and musicianship to be found also

"I hate world music," said an angry David Byrne, singer and principle songwriter for New Wave band Talking Heads and founder of my favorite music label, Luaka Pop.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Talking Heads, Marketing, John Coltrane, Jazz, Black Entertainment, Opinion

Sun Oct 04, 2009

Dwell

Bike Rack by Studio Tractor

Though the racks Tractor and Kirkiles designed will be installed out front of the museum for the exhibition, Towers tells me that they'll also be for sale, in stainless steel, in side the gift shop.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Fri Oct 02, 2009

Dwell

magic dots square app friday finds

I'll be the first to admit that sometimes it's imperative for your sanity to just space out for a minute.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Talking Heads

Thu Oct 01, 2009

BBC

Cook and Byrne find guest singers

Fatboy Slim has confirmed that Martha Wainwright and Cyndi Lauper will appear on the album he worked on with former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne.

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Related Topix: Dance, Fatboy Slim, Talking Heads, Pop/Rock

Wed Sep 30, 2009

DigitallyOBSESSED.com

Stop Making Sense on Blu-ray Oct 13

Talking Heads at their best in concert footage shot at the famed Pantages Theatre in Hollywood .

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Related Topix: Talking Heads, Pop/Rock, Crime Movies, The Silence of the Lambs, Thriller, New York Metro, Media

Mon Sep 28, 2009

MotherJones

Music Econundrum: Sacrifice Stadium...

Q: I heard stadium concerts are carbon nightmares. So do I have to skip U2 next time they're in town? A: In July, former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne slammed U2 for its massive 360Es tour.

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Related Topix: Talking Heads, Pop/Rock

Sun Sep 27, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

Review: 'Bicycle Diaries' by David Byrne

On the Talking Heads' 1979 album, 'Fear of Music,' the disembodied, hesitant voice of singer David Byrne runs down the virtues and disadvantages of the world's metropolises in the song 'Cities.' 'I'm checking them out,' he says of various spots, from London to El Paso.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Talking Heads, Sports, Entertainment

Thu Sep 24, 2009

Streetsblog

Packed House Applauds Bicycle Diarist Byrne and Friends

What was billed as a book reading by famed Talking Heads frontman David Byrne on Tuesday evening took on the air of a teach-in on cities and bicycles, with Byrne and fellow cycling superstars Janette Sadik-Khan and Paul Steely White taking turns extolling New York City's blooming bicycle infrastructure before a packed house at the Union Square ...

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Talking Heads, Retail, Barnes and Noble, New York Metro

Wed Sep 23, 2009

Boogie Downer

David Byrne Should Move to the Bronx

The exact quote is as follows: "Prices have come down to the point where I could afford something nice," he says, "maybe with a little backyard." Dear David: That's a terrible idea! You should move to the Bronx.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Talking Heads

Fri Sep 18, 2009

Providence Journal

U2 hoping to reduce its carbon footprint

U2's "360 Tour," which makes a stop at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro Monday night, is a good old-fashioned stadium-rock extravaganza.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, U2, Music, Providence, RI, Entertainment

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