L'Elephant live at mcCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NY Posted Monday, 21 July, 2008 by francey Tom Tom Club live in Brooklyn:
jabberwocky show ' 77 up for download Posted Sunday, 13 July, 2008 by francey "ROIO of the week" of Big O Magazine is Talking Heads live at the Jabberwocky, 1977. Get it while it's there: here, that is. Enjoy!
Cage the Elephant Posted Sunday, 13 July, 2008 by francey Kentucky band Cage the Elephant released their new single "No Rest for the Wicked" last month. The B-side of the 7" picture disk as well as the CDsingle contains a great cover version of Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer". A 30-sec snippet can be found on Last FM
Playing the Building Posted Tuesday, 10 June, 2008 by francey BoingBoing has an exclusive feature on David Byrne's latest project "Playing the Building".
Toe Jam Posted Tuesday, 10 June, 2008 by francey The BPA (Brighton Port Authority) ftr. David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal - check out the video for "Toe Jam" and see if you can figure out of David is in it or not...
Tom Tom Club reissues - update Posted Wednesday, 28 May, 2008 by francey Reissues of the Tom Tom Club CD's "Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom" and "Dark Sneak Love Action" are scheduled for release on June 24. Both titles are part of a line called "Encore" at WEA/Rhino. The artwork and tracklisting is identical to the original releases (so, no bonus tracks alas).
The reissue of "Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom" is the American version (originally released four months after the European one, with four different tracks) .
Both Tom Tom Club CDs have been officially out of print for 15-20 years. Available for pre-order now: BBCBB and DSLA.
Talking Heads NOT playing on Lowlands festival Posted Thursday, 22 May, 2008 by francey Recently, a rumour surfaced that Talking Heads would get back together this year and perform at the Lowlands festival in Holland in August.
Well, it's not true. So please stop spreading this false rumour.
Tina Weymouth on Kid Ginseng record Posted Friday, 16 May, 2008 by francey After several CD-EPS, Tom Tom Club turntablist/electropunker Kid Ginseng recently released his first EP on vinyl- "Gift to Connect" contains brand new tracks, as well as some reworked versions of Ginseng classics.
Special guests include Tina Weymouth (vocal sample on "Wild at Heart") and Tom Tom Club's Mystic Bowie (vocals on "High Zone").
Modern art icon Robert Rauschenberg dies Posted Thursday, 15 May, 2008 by francey Influential U.S. artist Robert Rauschenberg, best known for incorporating everyday objects into paintings, prints and sculptures, has died at the age of 82.
Rauschenberg won a Grammy Award in 1984 for designing the artwork for the limited edition of the Talking Heads album Speaking in Tongues.
New David Byrne/Brian Eno album and tour Posted Saturday, 19 April, 2008 by francey After an on-stage collaboration with Paul Simon last week, David Byrne told the NY Daily news he's "[...]collaborating with Brian Eno for the first time in 20 years. Brian had written a lot of music, but needed some words, which I know how to do. What's it sound like? Electronic gospel. That's all I'm saying."
Rumours say Byrne & Eno will also hit the road together for a tour in the US later this year.
Influential U.S. artist Robert Rauschenberg, best known for incorporating everyday objects into paintings, prints and sculptures, has died at the age of 82.
