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Talking Heads‘ classic concert film Stop Making Sense is returning to cinemas, it has been announced.Last year, A24 released a remastered 4K version of the 1984 movie on the big screen to mark its 40th anniversary. The iconic band also reunited at a special screening as part of the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.Now, it’s been confirmed that the revamped edition of Stop Making Sense will be heading back to cinemas in various locations next Saturday (January 27).In a post on social media yesterday (January 17), A24 said that “monthly residency screenings” are scheduled in “select cities” including London, New York, Los Angeles, Austin, Chicago, San Francisco and Toronto.Additionally, fans will be able to buy a collector’s edition Blu-ray of Stop Making Sense at every showing as well as new special merchandise.You can purchase tickets and find more information here, and check out the announcement post below.A post shared by A24 (@a24)An official synopsis reads: “Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time.“Stop Making Sense stars core band members David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison along with Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir, Steve Scales, Lynn Mabry and Edna Holt.”It adds: “The live performance was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater in December of 1983 and features Talking Heads’ most memorable songs.”Last month saw A24 announce a Stop Making Sense tribute album, which will feature a cover of Talking Heads’ ‘Burning Down The House’ by Paramore.

David Byrne has shared his cover of Paramore’s ‘Hard Times’, ahead of its exclusive Record Store Day vinyl release – listen to the track below.The track will be available as an “extremely limited” 12” vinyl release for Record Store Day 2024, with Paramore’s version of Talking Heads’ ‘Burning Down the House’ on the B-side.The cover was first announced last month by the pop-punk band themselves, who are serving as this year’s Record Store Day Ambassadors, and are also releasing their 2023 “almost” remix album ‘Re: This Is Why’ on vinyl for the first time for the event. That album will be available on 2LP Ruby + Bone vinyl and single black vinyl.Listen to Byrne’s take on ‘Hard Times’ here:This year’s Record Store Day takes place tomorrow (April 20) at all participating shops – visit here for more information.Speaking about his involvement with the track, Byrne has said: “The band told me that their song Hard Times was inspired by Talking Heads, so I learned it and recorded my version of their great song with a horn section.

Lorde has released a cover of ‘Take Me to the River’, as part of a new Talking Heads tribute album. Check out the song below.The track will be part of ‘Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense’, a project that was first announced in December by A24 Music.The record will feature 16 artists sharing their own covers of Talking Heads classics, including Lorde’s version of ‘Take Me to the River’, which Talking Heads themselves covered in 1978, from the 1974 original by Al Green.Listen to the song here:Lorde has written about her first memory of seeing Talking Heads perform, when her mum showed her a video of them playing on Top of the Pops.“In the video I see a band from another time performing on a TV show,” she said. “The lead singer wears a suit, has high cheekbones and slicked-back dark hair.

Miley Cyrus has covered Talking Heads’ classic single ‘Psycho Killer’ – check out the video below.The pop star put a country spin on David Byrne and co’s 1977 song during a stripped-down set at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles this Wednesday (March 6), per Consequence.A fan account on X/Twitter shared footage of Cyrus’ performance yesterday (March 7). In the caption, it was said that the ‘Flowers’ star was “singing a new song that samples ‘Psycho Killer'”.They added that this rendition would appear on A24’s forthcoming Talking Heads tribute album, ‘Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute To Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense’.

Paramore have announced a limited-edition 12″ vinyl for Record Store Day which features David Byrne covering their track ‘Hard Times’.The exclusive release will feature the pop-punk icons’ cover of Talking Head’s ‘Burning Down The House’ as a B-side. Per Alternative Press, the 12″ vinyl will be an “extremely limited run exclusive for Record Store Day in 2024.”Taking to his official X/Twitter account, Byrne tweeted: “The band told me that their song Hard Times was inspired by Talking Heads, so I learned it and recorded my version of their great song with a horn section.

David Byrne has curated a Christmas playlist which features The Pogues, Phoebe Bridgers, Prince and more.Created as part of NPR’s Fresh Air series, the 19-track playlist spans different genres with songs to get anyone fully in the holiday spirit. Byrne described the playlist as “something that will bring a little joy to the holidays.”While speaking to NPR, the former Talking Heads frontman explained why the band never wanted to make a holiday album.

Talking Heads star David Byrne has opened up about the experience of re-watching himself in the iconic concert film, Stop Making Sense.The iconic band reunited for a Q&A back in September at the Toronto International Film Festival. Comprising Byrne, bassist Tina Weymouth, drummer Chris Frantz and guitarist Jerry Harrison, the band made their first public appearance together in over 20 years at the event.As announced in August, the long-awaited reunion was staged in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Talking Heads’ legendary concert film, Stop Making Sense (1984).Now, in a new interview with the New York Times, Byrne opened up about his appearance in the film, saying watching himself on screen and looking back felt like he is now “removed” from the experience.He explained: “It’s almost as if I’m watching a character. I’m a little removed.

the iconic New York rock club that started a music moment five decades ago.In fact, the all-female act made themselves so at home at the East Village institution that they once played in their pajamas at a benefit gig — with a loaded lineup including Patti Smith, Elvis Costello and CBGB house band Mink DeVille — after club owner Hilly Kristal kept pushing their set time back.“We used to use the Ramones’ loft around the corner [at 6 East 2nd St., now known as Joey Ramone Place] as our dressing room because it was horrible at CBGB,” Ross told The Post.“So we went over to the Ramones loft, and we changed into our pajamas. And we wore these pink flannel pajamas and cowboy boots back over to CBGB’s, and we brought pillows.

Talking Heads have recalled some of the earlier shows in their career including a performance at a pizza parlour and a chain restaurant called Beefsteak Charlie’s.The band marked their second public reunion while appearing as guests on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The rock veterans – comprised of drummer Chris Franz, frontman David Byrne, guitarist Jerry Harrison and bassist Tina Weymouth – made their first public appearance together in over 20 years earlier this month.

Talking Heads drummer Chris Franz has hinted that there could be a further potential reunion incoming.The iconic band – comprised of Franz, frontman David Byrne, guitarist Jerry Harrison and bassist Tina Weymouth – made their first public appearance together in over 20 years earlier this month. They reunited for a Q&A at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11.As announced in August, the long-awaited reunion was staged in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Talking Heads’ legendary concert film, Stop Making Sense (1984).Now, Franz has hinted that a further potential reunion could be on the way after sharing a new picture of Byrne with Weymouth.

Talking Heads drummer Chris Franz has hinted that there could be a further potential reunion incoming.The iconic band – comprised of Franz, frontman David Byrne, guitarist Jerry Harrison and bassist Tina Weymouth – made their first public appearance together in over 20 years earlier this month. They reunited for a Q&A at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11.As announced in August, the long-awaited reunion was staged in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Talking Heads’ legendary concert film, Stop Making Sense (1984).Now, Franz has hinted that a further potential reunion could be on the way after sharing a new picture of Byrne with Weymouth.

Talking Heads have opened up about the potential of a reunion, with bassist Tina Weymouth saying the band are “just savouring the moment”.The iconic band – comprised of frontman David Byrne, drummer Chris Frantz and guitarist Jerry Harrison and Weymouth – made their first public appearance together in over 20 years earlier this month. They reunited for a Q&A at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11.As announced last month, the long-awaited reunion was staged in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Talking Heads’ legendary concert film, Stop Making Sense (1984).“We’re just savoring the moment. We’re so happy that it’s resulted in this wonderful thing that’s lasted 40 years.

Talking Heads have opened up about why ‘Stop Making Sense’ marked their final tour as a band.The iconic band reunited for a Q&A recently at the Toronto International Film Festival (September 11). Comprising frontman David Byrne, bassist Tina Weymouth, drummer Chris Frantz and guitarist Jerry Harrison, the band made their first public appearance together in over 20 years at the event.As announced last month, the long-awaited reunion was staged in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Talking Heads’ legendary concert film, Stop Making Sense (1984).The band spoke to the Los Angeles Times following the event and opened up about why ‘Stop Making Sense’ turned out to be their last tour.In response, Byrne said: “It was hard to think about how we could top this.

Talking Heads reunited for a Q&A at the Toronto International Film Festival last night (September 11) – check out the footage below.The band – comprising frontman David Byrne, bassist Tina Weymouth, drummer Chris Frantz and guitarist Jerry Harrison – made their first public appearance together in over 20 years at the event.As announced last month, the long-awaited reunion was staged in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Talking Heads’ legendary concert film, Stop Making Sense (1984).The band members were joined by moderator Spike Lee (who produced and directed Byrne’s American Uptopia) for a brief Q&A following the debut screening of A24’s 4K restoration of the movie.“It’s so good to be here with my bandmates tonight,” said Frantz, according to the Los Angeles Times. “It’s been a long time.” The publication reports that all four members sat in separate rows to watch the screening, but claimed no “tensions were on display”.Despite prior speculation, Talking Heads did not perform acoustically or mention their tumultuous break-up.

David Byrne has discussed his relationship with his Talking Heads bandmate as they prepare to reunite for an upcoming Q&A.The band are reissuing their legendary concert film Stop Making Sense to celebrate 40 years since it was first released, and the moment also will see members Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz come together for their first public reunion in over two decades.Byrne recently explained that he regrets the way Talking Heads split up, and confessed that he was a “little tyrant” at the time.Now, he has spoken to The New York Times and elaborated on his feelings at the current time.“Divorces are never easy,” he began. “We get along OK.

Talking Heads has said that the re-release of their film Stop Making Sense acted as somewhat of a “healing experience” for the band.The musician reflected on the 1983, Jonathan Demme-directed concert film in a new interview on the Kyle Meredith With… podcast, and explained how re-releasing the film has helped the members grow closer.The band are reissuing the film to celebrate 40 years since it was first released, and the moment also will see members Harrison, David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, and Chris Frantz come together for their first public reunion in over two decades.According to Harrison, although the band underwent a tumultuous break-up, revisiting the film – which has been restored to 4K and distributed by A24 – has helped the members settle their differences, and played a significant role in bringing them back together.“We own the film together, [so we had] to work together to make a decision,” he told the host. “‘Is A24 the right distributor for us, the right partner for us?’ We had to have conversations about that, and this is something we did together.

Duran Duran have announced a new Halloween-themed album which will see them cover Billie Eilish, Talking Heads and more.‘Danse Macabre’ will be released on October 27 and feature a mix of new original songs, reworkings of songs from the band’s catalogue and covers.Alongside versions of Eilish’s ‘Bury A Friend’ and Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’ (featuring Måneskin bassist Victoria De Angelis), they will also share versions of The Rolling Stones‘ ‘Paint It Black’, The Specials‘ ‘Ghost Town’, Siouxsie and the Banshees’ ‘Spellbound’ and Cerrone’s ‘Supernature’.To announce the album, the band have shared its title track, one of three original new songs for the project.Keyboardist Nick Rhodes said: “The song ‘Danse Macabre’ celebrates the joy and madness of Halloween. It is the title track of our forthcoming album, which gathers together an unusual mix of cover versions, reworked Duran Duran songs and several new compositions.

David Byrne has said he regrets the way Talking Heads split up, explaining that he was a “bitter tyrant” at the time.The group recently announced that they would be reuniting for a Q&A at the Toronto International Film Fest in celebration of the 40th anniversary of their legendary concert film, Stop Making Sense. The event will mark the band’s first public appearance together in over 20 years.In an interview with People, former Talking Heads frontman Byrne explained: “As a younger person, I was not as pleasant to be around.

Talking Heads have announced that they will be reuniting for a Q&A at the Toronto International Film Fest.The Q&A with the iconic band – consisting of singer David Byrne, bassist Tina Weymouth, drummer Chris Frantz and guitarist Jerry Harrison – will be in celebration of the 40th anniversary of their legendary concert film, Stop Making Sense. It will take place on Monday September 11, after the debut of A24’s 4K restoration of the film.Both Stop Making Sense‘s TIFF premiere and the Q&A will be broadcasted as a global theatrical event at IMAX cinemas around the country.

Madonna, Talking Heads, The Pretenders, the Ramones and more – has died at the age of 80.His passing was confirmed by his youngest daughter Mandy, who told The New York Times that he died in his Los Angeles home on Sunday (April 2) after a battle with cancer.Stein was born in New York City on April 18, 1942. He became enamoured with the music industry in high school, and at 15 (in 1957), worked a summer internship at King Records in Cincinnati. He became a clerk for Billboard just a year later, and in 1961, took on a permanent role at King. It was in 1966 that Stein – alongside record producer Richard Gottehrer – would found Sire Productions.

Talking Heads’ bassist Tina Weymouth has described frontman David Byrne as “insecure” in a series of essays in the Sunday Times.Alongside drummer and husband Chris Frantz, who released a memoir titled Remain In Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina in 2020, she opened up about their complicated relationship with Byrne.“I recently described David Byrne as Trumpian, which didn’t go down well with everybody,” Weymouth wrote. “What I meant was that, from my experience, everything with David is transactional – he will use you until he has no more use for you.“He always seemed very insecure about himself and would often try to blame other people if things went wrong. Chris and I loved him dearly and we did our best to overlook these disastrous character flaws, but it seemed obvious that Talking Heads wasn’t going to last.”She continued: “In interviews David always says he’s happy and I’d like to believe that.

A new restoration of Jonathan Demme’s one-of-a-kind 1984 Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense is underway via A24, the production company announced Thursday (March 16). It hits theaters August 18, alongside a deluxe reissue of its soundtrack (via Rhino) featuring previously unheard takes from the four December 1983 L.A.

Talking Heads‘ Stop Making Sense documentary is returning to cinemas 39 years on from its original release.The film, directed by Jonathan Demme, captured the band at the height of their powers in 1983. Stop Making Sense was shot in Hollywood at the Pantages Theater, with the band touring in support of their fifth album, ‘Speaking in Tongues’.The entire concert was a tightly choreographed production and something unique at the time.

On Sunday, A24 became the first studio to win all six major categories at the Academy Awards with “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” An impressive feat, to be sure, but David Byrne didn’t win Best Original Song for “This Is A Life,” his contribution to the Daniels‘ film. But, alas, A24 has something to cheer Byrne up.

Snail Mail (aka Lindsey Jordan) linked up with Mac DeMarco to cover Talking Heads’ 1983 classic ‘This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)’.The cover ended Jordan’s show at the Ottobar on Monday (February 13); it was her fourth consecutive night performing at the 350-capacity venue – a local spot of hers – with the fifth and final gig taking place last night (February 14). As well as DeMarco, she was joined by a group of her and her band’s friends, who sung along and played additional instruments like shakers and a cowbell.It followed a playthrough of ‘A Cuckhold’s Refrain’, the joint single Jordan and DeMarco released – under the moniker of Peppermint Patty – last September. Earlier in the night, too, Jordan and her band covered Ride’s 1990 track ‘Vapour Trail’.Have a look at fan-shot recordings of the two covers, then see the full setlist from the night (via setlist.fm) below:1. ‘Headlock’ 2. ‘Golden Dream’ 3. ‘Thinning’ 4. ‘Speaking Terms’ 5. ‘Heat Wave’ 6. ‘Automate’ 7. ‘Ben Franklin’ 8. ‘Glory’ 9. Madonna 10. ‘C. Et Al.’ 11. ‘Vapour Trail’ [Ride cover] 12. ‘Pristine’ 13. ‘Valentine’ 14. ‘Static Buzz’ 15. ‘A Cuckhold’s Refrain’ [with Mac DeMarco] 16. ‘This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)’ [Talking Heads cover, with Mac DeMarco and friends]During the second night of her Valentine Fest last Saturday (February 11), Jordan linked up with Soccer Mommy to cover ‘I’m With You’ by Avril Lavigne.The five-night event was titled for Jordan’s second album as Snail Mail, ‘Valentine’, which arrived last November via Matador.

Talking Heads co-founders Chris Frántz and Tina Weymouth were involved in a car crash earlier this month after being hit by a drunk driver.Weymouth sustained three fractured ribs and a fractured sternum in the incident, Frántz revealed in a Facebook post today (March 27).“I was driving on the Post Road, U.S. Route 1 with Tina Weymouth when we were struck head on by a drunk driver who was driving on the wrong side of the road,” Frántz recounted.“Incredibly, we walked away from the collision,” Frántz continued.

David Byrne is currently hosting a second Broadway run of his lauded American Utopia show, and brought a performance to CBS Saturday Sessions yesterday (March 5).The show originally started its second run in Manhattan last year but was forced to cancel dates towards the end of 2021 due to company members testing positive for COVID. However, Byrne announced that the show would go on and set to work creating a modified version of America Utopia.With the second run continuing into 2022, Byrne and his band headed to CBS to perform Talking Heads‘ 1982 hit ‘Burning Down The House’ and ‘Marching Through The Wilderness’ to US TV yesterday morning.Check out the performances below:Last year, American Utopia was turned into a Spike Lee-directed movie, which NME called a rare concert film that packs in brilliant music, incredible visuals, a vital political message and jokes” in a five-star review.Elsewhere, Byrne recently announced ‘Theater Of The Mind’, a collaborative stage production between the singer-songwriter and his friend Mala Gaonkar, who is a neuroscientist.

Talking Heads‘ legendary concert film Stop Making Sense has been added to the National Film Registry.The 1984 film is one of 25 new additions to the catalogue in 2021, with other inductees including Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi, Wall-E, Selena and more.The Library of Congress adds 25 films to the registry annually, recognising aesthetically, culturally, or historically significant films that showcase “the range and diversity of American film heritage.”Others inducted in 2021 include comedy

Talking Heads frontman David Byrne before he filmed This Must Be The Place.Starring Sean Penn and Frances McDormand, the 2011 drama film follows wealthy former rock star Cheyenne who, bored in his retirement, ventures out to find a Nazi war criminal who tormented his father.The film, named after the Talking Heads song, was soundtracked by Byrne.

David Byrne brought his American Utopia show to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert this week, performing Talking Heads song ‘I Zimbra’ and showing Colbert some moves.The musician, who in September resumed performances of his hit music-theatre spectacle, had his Broadway troupe in tow for a performance of the 1979 ‘Fear Of Music’ classic on the popular US talk show.He also sat down with Colbert for a chat, which he ended by teaching the host some of his distinctive dance moves.

David Byrne has been honoured at this year’s 74th Annual Tony Awards at New York City’s Winter Garden Theatre for his Broadway production American Utopia.The former Talking Heads bandleader was presented with a Special Tony Award for the production, based off his 2018 album of the same name, which was also adapted into a concert film directed by Spike Lee that was released late last year on HBO.Byrne also performed Talking Heads’ 1982 ‘Speaking in Tongues’ favourite ‘Burning Down the House’

Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson has released a new season of her podcast The Jump – featuring an impressive line-up of musical guests.Manson made a third run of episodes available to stream on Tuesday (August 24).

David Byrne is giving New Yorkers the chance to rave again after helping to curated a socially distanced dance club.The Talking Heads icon has joined forces with Broadway set designer Christine Jones and choreographer Steven Hoggett to launch SOCIAL!, a new experimental club at the Park Avenue Armory.100 attendees will be invited to the venue’s Wade Thompson Drill Hall at a time to enjoy their own dance moves, or to take in a spoken choreography voiceover from Byrne himself.The event, which was

A singer-songwriter is setting up what is believed to be Scotland’s first record label for former prisoners.

Spike Lee signed on to direct the film version. Amy Schumer became such a groupie, she saw it six times and made Jennifer Lawrence and Phoebe Waller-Bridge attend with her.

The spread of the coronavirus has upended seemingly every aspect of our daily lives, including one way music fans have always coped in crisis: by coming together to experience the cathartic power of live music. As festivals and tours have been canceled, venues are temporarily closing their doors, and artists are practicing self-isolation, music fans may need the solace of live music more than ever before.