Talking Heads

Talking Heads formed in New York City in the mid-'70s and quickly became fixtures in the New Wave scene with spiky songs like 'Psycho Killer.' After two albums of jagged, thorny art-rock, they steered into a different direction, adapting more worldly rhythms on their next few albums, peaking with 1980's genre-shifting 'Remain in Light,' one of the most influential albums of the period. In 1983, Talking Heads scored a hit with 'Burning Down the House,' and a subsequent tour made the band, particularly frontman David Byrne, unlikely stars. After a few more albums -- in which they explored Americana and pop -- the band (which also included keyboardist Jerry Harrison, bassist Tina Weymouth and drummer Chris Frantz) broke up. Married couple Weymouth and Frantz formed Tom Tom Club; Byrne launched a globe-trotting solo career.

Talking Heads – Best Animated Album Covers
Talking Heads – Best Animated Album Covers
'Remain in Light' Talking Heads were ready to dispel the idea in 1980 that they were David Byrne and "three other musicians." Not only was their album a more collaborative effort, they wanted to drive the point home by having all four members appear on the 'Remain in Light' album cover.
Chris Frantz of Talking Heads Looks Back At The Old Days
Chris Frantz of Talking Heads Looks Back At The Old Days
Some musicians who have been in the business for over 30 years aren't very comfortable talking about their past and prefer to only look forward. Chris Frantz, drummer for Talking Heads, is not one of them. In a recent interview to promote a new DVD, 'Chronology,' Frantz talked about his band's early days at CBGB.
Talking Heads’ ‘Fear of Music’ Revisited by 33 1/3 Book Series
Talking Heads’ ‘Fear of Music’ Revisited by 33 1/3 Book Series
Writing about music, they say, is like dancing about architecture. But the 33 1/3 book series does it more gracefully than most, looking at some of the most important albums of the rock era with a collection of short tomes that can offer everything from an oral history of the records to highly personal reflections on the music's meaning. This week, the 1979 Talking Heads album 'Fear of Music' gets
David Byrne Is a Piece of S—
David Byrne Is a Piece of S—
It isn't every day someone names a movie after one of your songs -- much less a movie starring Sean Penn in drag. So when former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne got the call to do soundtrack work for 'This Must Be the Place,' there was really only one answer he could give.
Talking Heads ‘Chronology’ DVD to Collect Live Performances From Band’s Entire Career
Talking Heads ‘Chronology’ DVD to Collect Live Performances From Band’s Entire Career
For years, the classic ‘Stop Making Sense’ concert film has been about the only available live material on video from Talking Heads. That will change this fall as Eagle Entertainment digs deeper into the band’s archives to present a new DVD of 18 rare live tracks, spanning from 1975 to 1983 with the band’s 2002 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction performance of ‘Life During Wartime’ tacked on as

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