Over eight albums and two live records, Talking Heads charted an unlikely course — moving from a tiny punk club in New York City’s East Village to the pop charts and even movie stardom. David Byrne, ...
After years of silence, iconic band Talking Heads appeared to be gearing up to announce something big for their 50th anniversary. Teasers popped up on the band’s social media promising something would ...
The fact that one of the band’s first encounters with their new producer was unexpectedly over multiple containers of ice cream was one of the odder developments of the night. But given all the ...
Talking Heads bassist Tina Weymouth opens “Psycho Killer” with an iconic staccato riff. It’s the foundation of her band’s angular art rock masterpiece. Weymouth is also responsible for the song’s ...
With their 1985 album, Little Creatures, Talking Heads created arena pop songs — a direction that was partly inspired by Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth’s success with Tom Tom Club. Fans gravitated ...
Talking Heads will reunite for a live Q&A in honor of the 40th anniversary of their concert film Stop Making Sense. This is the first time all four members —David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz ...
They'll start flipping through these biographies, autobiographies and memoirs long before all the presents have been ...
In the late 1970s, music executive Seymour Stein coined the term “new wave” in an effort to persuade DJs who balked at punk artists to give his new band, Talking Heads, some air time. The ...
Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz paid tribute to late record label boss Seymour Stein and recalled how the exec dealt with radio stations’ refusal to play the band’s records. Stein was visiting the ...
Same as it ever was? In 1983, Talking Heads filmed three concerts and a rehearsal at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles. The result was the Jonathan Demme-directed 1984 concert film “Stop Making ...
Talking Heads have many acclaimed songs and are known for their visual output. After all, the band was front and center in what many consider the best concert documentary ever made, "Stop Making Sense ...