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UN speakers' go-to quotes: Ancient texts, modern greats and a little Talking Heads

Presidents, premiers, monarchs and cabinet ministers have plenty to say at their annual gathering at the U.N. General Assembly

The Independent UK · 15h ago

“I think the song seems more relevant than ever, especially in the US, with the ICE raids and all that”: How David Byrne and Brian Eno anticipated a darker tomorrow on Talking Heads’ 1979 masterpiece

With Eno stationed outside in a mobile recording van, the loft-recorded banger Life During Wartime painted a bleak picture of a seemingly inevitable future

MusicRadar · Aug 8

Row over dancing at David Byrne gig as disabled audience members speak out

A COMEDIAN has accused Talking Heads legend David Byrne of excluding disabled people from his sold-out Edinburgh concerts after encouraging dancing…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 24

‘I was there!’ Writers remember legendary gigs by Beyoncé, Brian Wilson, Britney, Oasis, Daft Punk and more

What’s it like to catch a gig so great it goes down in history? Our writers relive incredible performances by everyone from Amy Winehouse at the North Sea jazz festival to Kanye West at Glastonbury

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6

"We got mad at a promoter and threw donuts at the wall backstage. Then we cleaned it up, because we felt guilty." The unlikely triumph of rock'n'roll's greatest nerds, the B-52s

How new-wave eccentrics The B-52s spun lobsters, aliens and Yoko Ono into floor-shaking hits and became massive

Louder · Jun 16

Post your questions for David Byrne

As the former Talking Heads frontman releases his concert film American Utopia in 4K, he will join us to answer your questions

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8

“I tried to write a love song that wasn’t corny, that didn’t sound stupid or lame the way many do. I think I succeeded”: How Talking Heads crafted the delicate beauty of This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)

Both one of Talking Heads’ most out-of-character compositions and their most emotionally resonant, This Must Be the Place continues to cast its spell over listeners

MusicRadar · Mar 17

“I shuffled into this big open room, and Tina was there and she was very upset. She said to me, ‘If we get rid of David, would you join the band?’”: Adrian Belew insists he was asked to replace David Byrne in Talking Heads

He didn’t regard it as a serious offer though

MusicRadar · Mar 11

David Byrne review: A wonderful, singular, joyous show

5/5 David Byrne’s first night of his residency at Hammersmith Apollo is a journey into his vision of an American Utopia, which is filled with old Talking Heads classics

Evening Standard · Mar 4

David Byrne review – in life during wartime, this show will restore your faith in humanity

Byrne again reimagines the possibilities of the live gig, creating a vision of egalitarianism backed by elastic bass and polyrhythms

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3