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Golden Hours: Brian Eno at 75

May 15, 2023May 16, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Brian Eno, Cluster, David Bowie, David Byrne, Devo, Harold Budd, John Cage, John Cale, Jon Hassell, Nico, Paul Simon, Phil Manzanera, Robert Fripp, Roxy Music, Talking Heads, U2, Ultravox

Looking back on the career of rock’s avant-garde icon

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Rhino Unveils 24 Titles for Record Store Day

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Blur, Captain Beefheart, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Madonna, Nuggets, Record Store Day, Rhino Records, Rich Kids, Scott Weiland, Stevie Nicks, The Grateful Dead, The Ramones, Tori Amos, Van Halen

Exclusive titles from Van Halen, The Ramones, Madonna and more on deck this year

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Cheers to Ten Years of Big Ears

April 9, 2023April 9, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Algiers, Bela Fleck, Big Ears Festival, Bonny Light Horseman, Calexico, David Byrne, Devendra Banhart, Iron & Wine, Knoxville, Lee Ranaldo, Los Lobos, Lucius, Rickie Lee Jones, Tennessee, The Bad Plus, The Mountain Goats

The Tennessee festival offers big options in terms of its diversity and dynamic

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The Man From Utopia: David Byrne at 70

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 70th Birthday, Alex Timbers, American Utopia, Annie-B Parson, Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Feelings, Janelle Monae, Jerry Harrison, Naked, Remain In Light, Talking Heads, Tina Weymouth

Looking back on the career of a Great American Eccentric

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Music Journalism

Famous Quotes Vol. 26: December 2021

December 21, 2021December 22, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments “How Do You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?”, Christina Amphlett, David Byrne, David Johansen, Divinyls, Famous Quotes, Jim Sullivan, Lenny Kaye, Neil Tennant, New York Dolls, Patti Smith Group, Pet Shop Boys, Talking Heads

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Chris Frantz at 70

May 8, 2021March 24, 2022 Jim Sullivan 3 Comments 70th Birthday, Blondie, Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Genius of Love, Son of Sam, Talking Heads, Television, The Cramps, The Dead Boys, The Ramones, Tina Weymouth, Tom Tom Club

Jim Sullivan catches up with the groundbreaking drummer for Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club on his 70th trip around the sun

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Talking Heads Remain Amazing

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1980, Beastie Boys, Chris Frantz, Crosseyed and Painless, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Once In A Lifetime, Remain In Light, Remain In Love, Talking Heads, The Great Curve, The Young Aborigines, Tina Weymouth

Talking 40 years of Remain In Light

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African Dub/Reggae Electronics

African Head Charge And The International Language of Drum

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Adrian Sherwood, Africa, African Head Charge, Bill Laswell, Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah, Brian Eno, David Byrne, Dub, Jah Wobble, King Tubby, The Clash, U-Sound

An excellent new box set chronicles the second half of Adrian Sherwood’s celebrated vision of a Psychedelic Africa

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Famous Quotes Vol. 3: January 2020

January 13, 2020January 14, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Dave Vanian, David Byrne, My Generation, Patti Smith, Ray Davies, Rick Danko, Talking Heads, The Damned, The Kinks, The Who

Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the third installment of his inquisitive column

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40 Years of More Songs About Buildings and Food

August 1, 2018August 2, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1978, Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, New Wave, Punk, Talking Heads, Tina Weymouth

How their classic second album provided Talking Heads with an unexpected breakthrough

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