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 ...

For a band that broke up under a cloud of bitterness, Talking Heads still appreciate a good celebration. The recently released biography “Burning Down the House” (HarperCollins, 512 pages) from New ...

Talking Heads are having a pretty incredible run for a band that broke up 35 years ago. In 2017, Selena Gomez rode one of Tina Weymouth's slippery basslines all the way to the Top 20. The band's ...

Talking Heads’ More Songs About Buildings and Food is a concept album about late capitalism that speaks with disarming directness to the current political moment. Celebrating its 40th birthday this ...

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 ...

The quintessential art school band of our time began at Rhode Island School of Design, where singer/guitarist David Byrne started the Artistics with drummer Chris Frantz. Frantz’s girlfriend and ...

Talking Heads’ art pop has shaped multiple generations of artists, from Radiohead to St. Vincent to Lorde. During New York’s nascent punk years, they were part of the culture-shifting scene at CBGB ...

Talking Heads have announced a Super Deluxe Edition of their debut album, Talking Heads: 77. The three-CD/Blu-ray and four-LP vinyl sets will be available on Nov. 8 and include a remastered version of ...

You know how this story goes. It begins with a pair of white tennis shoes walking on stage. Cheers from an audience begin to swell in volume, until one voice crawls through their noise: “Hi, I’ve got ...

Would you be able to answer a series of Jeopardy questions about the Talking Heads? Those watching the popular quiz show Tuesday (Oct. 15) had their chance when the members of the Talking Heads were ...

For a band that broke up under a cloud of bitterness, Talking Heads still appreciate a good celebration. The belated first video for the band's 1977 cult favorite “Psycho Killer” debuted in early June ...