David Byrne makes music with London building

David Byrne doesn't want to rock the building, but it may shake a little.

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5Top: Five singers who ruined pop music

Sure, he could sound like John Lennon on one album and Luther Vandross on the next. But that was the problem with David Bowie — in his heyday he seemed more of a theatrical chameleon who tried on personas than an impassioned rock singer. Bowie’s restless experimentalism allowed him to pull off being coolly distant and affected. Sadly, others copped his affectations without his intelligent approach. For a while in the 1980s, it seemed as if nearly every singer drew more from Bowie’s European theater tradition of singing than the tradition of rock singing itself (which came from R&B and gospel sources). Those who succumbed to Bowie-itis included everyone from Ric Ocasek of the Cars to David Byrne of Talking Heads to Robert Palmer to even Cyndi Lauper and Madonna. In short, anytime anyone tries on a vocal persona instead of singing from the heart, they’re channeling the Thin White Duke.

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Working off what comes in by e-mail

To demonstrate his working relationship with Brian Eno, David Byrne plugs an iPod into his computer. From speakers comes the gentle strumming of an acoustic guitar, the chords occasionally changing.

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NY hosts 9 bicycle racks designed by David Byrne

Musician, artist and bicycling enthusiast David Byrne has designed nine unusual bike racks that have been installed around New York City.

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David Byrne to make music with NYC building

Ex-Talking Heads frontman David Byrne plans to turn a landmark building in Manhattan into a giant musical instrument.

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Twice in a Lifetime - David Byrne & Brian Eno Back Together

In 1981 Ronald Reagan had just taken office, I was 10 years old going on 11, and David Byrne and Brian Eno released a joint venture album that was unlike just about anything ever released: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts [site contains album in entirety], a combination of electroni …

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If you happened to venture to the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid this summer, you may have come across Julio, a robot who sings in the voice of former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne while mimicking the facial expressions of a human crooner.

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If you walk to the southern tip of Manhattan past the skyscrapers of Wall Street, just where the crowds gather for the Staten Island ferry, you'll see (and hear) something extraordinary.

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David Byrne Uses An Entire Building as a Giant Instrument

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When Musicians Become Weenies

Listening to an early, mid-70s song by The Police today made me start thinking about music.

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Rethinking the music video: Jakob Trollback and flight404

"I'm working a lot with motion and animation, and also I'm an old DJ, and a musician, so music videos are always something that I found interesting. And, uh... but they always seemed to be so reactive, so I was thinking can you... remove the... uh...

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On March 27, The Morrison Hotel Gallery, which houses a variety of music-related art and photography, will open an exhibition space at 313 Bowery, the former home to the famed CBGB's Gallery.

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What is called the music business today, however, is not the business of producing music. At some point it became the business of selling CDs in plastic cases, and that business will soon be over. But that's not bad news for music, and it's certainly not bad news for musicians.

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Both Radiohead and a former Talking Head have advice for young artists on navigating the chaotic music industry.

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Hey look it is a seed from SEED.

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David Byrne, former lead singer of the Talking Heads and pretty much the coolest geek on the face of the planet, spoke out against DRM and big record labels this week at South by Southwest.

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In his latest blog entry, musician David Byrne, formerly of the Talking Heads and an RIAA artist, suggest when people are buying CDs, don't buy any from the RIAA. With all the crippleware, spyware, and other security nightmares installed on new discs, he suggest avoiding them al

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Great article about David's recent doings in the Phillipines in December 2005. Here is his journal entry regarding said event - Manila: Why am I here?.

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