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"Stop Making Sense" made me a convert

Reflections on Jonathan Demme's master work as the iconic film is rereleased for its 40th anniversary

Salon

Stop Making Sense: How Talking Heads made the greatest concert film of all time

That a live show could be at once so energised, joyous and inventive had a major impact on arena performance for decades to come – influencing acts from David Bowie to Billie Eilish

Evening Standard

The Talking Heads on the once-in-a-lifetime 'Stop Making Sense'

For nearly four decades, the Talking Heads documentary “Stop Making Sense” has exerted an inexorable pull on all who encounter the frenetic fever of arguably the finest concert film ever made

The Independent UK

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How Qantas might have done all Australians a favour by making refunds so hard to get

I’m not sure whether I’ve got any unclaimed Qantas flight credits.

The Conversation

“Whenever I got accosted on the street by a crazy maniac, the best thing to do was walk away. I always felt threatened. We had to leave by the back door at a lot of places”: Devo’s battle for survival

They’re the coneheaded “alien” stars whose controversial anthems and madcap behaviour wound up the masses – but how prog were Devo?

Louder

"Little tyrant" David Byrne regrets how Talking Heads split went down

David Byrne says he regrets the way Talking Heads came to an end – as band prep for Stop Making Sense re-release

Louder

Why did Talking Heads break up? David Byrne regrets how he handled it ahead of reunion

The band members have had a tumultuous relationship

Evening Standard

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‘I was a little tyrant’: David Byrne says he regrets ‘ugly’ Talking Heads breakup

‘As a younger person, I was not as pleasant to be around,’ band’s former frontman said

The Independent UK

David Byrne says he regrets ‘ugly’ Talking Heads breakup: ‘I was a little tyrant’

‘As a younger person, I was not as pleasant to be around,’ band’s former frontman said

The Independent UK

“This is what I can’t bear about fans: they assume songwriters are writing about themselves all the time” - Brian Eno’s quest to deliver “interleaved stories”

Music as movement, speakers in teapots and laughing with Robert Fripp are all part of the great experimenter’s process

Louder

The week in theatre: Alter; Word-Play; Ride – review

Catalan company Kamchàtka create an enticing piece of site-specific theatre in the unlikeliest of places; a dinner party turns nasty at the Royal Court; and around the world in bloomers

The Guardian - UK

Here Lies Love review – Imelda Marcos pop musical shines on Broadway

David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s disco-infused extravaganza turns the theatre into a dance floor with thrilling results

The Guardian - US

Royal Court appoints New Diorama’s David Byrne as its artistic director

Byrne will succeed Vicky Featherstone, who leaves the Sloane Square venue after more than a decade, in 2024

Evening Standard

Playwright David Byrne appointed as Royal Court’s new artistic director

Writer will take over from Vicky Featherstone in early 2024

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Royal Court theatre appoints New Diorama’s David Byrne as artistic director

Byrne, who is also an award-winning playwright, said he would ‘shape a rejuvenating culture’ at one of London’s most prestigious theatres

The Guardian - UK

David Byrne is a radical, dynamic appointment for the Royal Court

The theatre’s new artistic director proved himself a canny commercialist attuned to promising writing at the New Diorama. How will his maverick sensibility adapt to a major venue?

Cinemablend

Months After Nepo Baby Debate, Tilda Swinton’s Daughter Gets Honest About The ‘Connections’ She Has Because Of Her Famous Mom

Months after the Nepo Baby debate, Tilda Swinton’s daughter talks about the “connections” she has, thanks to her mom.

Dublin Live

Teetotal Hutch believed to be secret investor behind Dublin pubs

Gardai believe that non-drinker Monk is earning a fortune from the bar trade

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Louder

“David Bowie’s Lodger was supposed to be called Planned Accidents… I was the accident!” Adrian Belew on being poached from Frank Zappa’s band

King Crimson and Talking Heads veteran recalls having to record for Bowie without hearing the songs first

Dublin Live

Regency Hotel getaway driver Jason Bonney insists he's innocent to fellow inmates

He is serving an eight-and-a-half year sentence in Wheatfield Prison

Irish Mirror

Champion boxer tells how he took on mob boss Daniel Kinahan - and gave him black eyes and a nose bleed

Peter McDonagh told how he went six rounds with Kinahan after his sparring partner didn't turn up

The Guardian - UK

‘Complex. Unsettling. Creepy.’ Jarvis Cocker, Colm Tóibín and more on the disturbing genius of Artangel

From prison cells to department stores, for the past 30 years the visionary commissioning body has created unforgettable artworks in unlikely spaces. Famous fans pick their favourite works

The Independent UK

CBS News effort shows the growth in solutions journalism to combat bad news fatigue

Following the new can be relentlessly depressing, so much that some people use that as an excuse for avoiding it

Irish Mirror

Jonathan Dowdall's lawyers claim he was 'duped' and put in 'firing line' for Regency Hotel attack

Dowdall is appealing the severity of his four-year sentence for facilitating the Regency attack

Dublin Live

Former GSOC officer at centre of Gerry Hutch party probe is believed to have left Ireland

He was heading up GSOC’s investigation into the death of Detective Supt Colm Fox – who was the lead investigator into the Regency shooting

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