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“David Bowie and Brian Eno used to laugh at me, saying: ‘You’re not supposed to be able to play that!’” Adrian Belew on Frank Zappa’s lessons, Robert Fripp’s synth guitar, and what’s coming up with Steve Vai

Still amazed that he managed to gather Vai, Tony Levin and Danny Carey into new band Beat, Belew reflects on his light-speed journey from 1977 to 1982, and how he plans to reactivate King Crimson’s ‘80s albums on stage

Guitar World

UK arts need ‘rescue package’ to avoid lost generation, says Royal Court boss

David Byrne calls for urgent state support for young playwrights, particularly those from minority or working-class backgrounds

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Paranoia and polyrhythms: Talking Heads’ greatest songs – ranked!

As an all-star version of 1984’s Stop Making Sense is released, we run down the band’s best tracks, from the beautiful Dream Operator to the existential crisis of Once in a Lifetime

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“Watching David Byrne work was so pivotal”: St. Vincent on what she learned from working with the Talking Heads leader

The pair collaborated on the 2012 album Love This Giant

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“Being a guitarist requires versatility – you can’t settle on one thing that might not showcase you”: Alena Ciera on what she learned playing with David Byrne and CeeLo Green – and why MIJ Strats rule

The session ace checks in to discuss her approach to storytelling via guitar – and American versus Japanese Strats

Guitar World

David Byrne and Devo, Courtney Barnett, The War On Drugs and more to appear on Noise For Now Vol. 2, a comp to benefit abortion access and reproductive rights

Unreleased music from artists including David Byrne and Devo, Courtney Barnett, The War On Drugs and more to appear on abortion rights benefit album

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Two for One: next episode, guests, movies and everything you need to know about the TCM series

Many of the best filmmakers around are bringing some iconic double features in TCM's Two for One. Here's what you need to know.

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"This was fun!" Talking Heads vocalist David Byrne has recorded a Paramore cover in recognition of Paramore covering Talking Heads

A forthcoming Record Store Day release will feature Paramore covering Talking Heads, and Talking Heads frontman David Byrne covering Paramore

Louder

A renaissance at the Royal Court Theatre? After a dismal run the future finally looks bright

The Sloane Square venue is up against some real challenges, but David Byrne may just be the person to make it the vital London venue it once was

Evening Standard

Stella McCartney celebrates Mother Earth with no lack of glamour

Designer laments the state we’re in but at Paris show says ‘the clothes should never be compromised’

The Guardian - UK

John Lithgow to star as Roald Dahl in play about author's antisemitism

Giant, based on real events in 1983, is one of nine new plays in David Byrne’s first season as artistic director at the Royal Court Theatre

Evening Standard

John Lithgow to star in Royal Court play about Roald Dahl’s antisemitism

US actor will appear in Mark Rosenblatt’s drama Giant, directed by Nicholas Hytner, in first season of new artistic director David Byrne

The Guardian - UK

No sets, less fuss, a cast of one: can standups save the UK’s cash-strapped theatres?

For the Royal Court and Park theatres, putting on comedy acts is a moneyspinning way to find new audiences. But are playhouses set to stage fewer plays?

The Guardian - UK

“People would ask: ‘Is David Byrne a genius or a moron?’ I wanted to nip that ‘moron’ bit in the bud, so it was better to say ‘genius.’ The truth is somewhere in between”: The prog credentials of Talking Heads

The eccentric post-punk outfit certainly progressed with albums including More Songs About Buildings And Food, Fear Of Music and Remain In Light… but were they actually progressive?

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Listen to Paramore's cover of Talking Heads classic Burning Down The House, from the forthcoming tribute album Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense

Hayley Williams channels the spirit of David Byrne on Paramore's punk-funk cover of Talking Heads anthem Burning Down The House

The Guardian - UK

Royal Court refuses to rule out job losses as funding cuts bite

Theatre dedicated to new writing says it is ‘reassessing staff teams’ after sharp rise in production costs

Cinemablend

32 Best Movies Set In Texas

Texas has it all, big cities, small towns, beaches, deserts, and everything else in between, so it makes sense that so many great movies would come from the Lone Star State. Here's our list of 32 great movies set in Texas.

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“Occasionally one of their legs would go up slightly. Were they playing or checking emails? I thought it would be fun to have them doing The Hokey Cokey”: Bill Bailey’s Kraftwerk sketch

Comedian and master prog musician discusses the gems in his record collection, including Yes, Roxy Music and Hawkwind – and outlines plans to play the Albert Hall like an instrument

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Up First briefing: Hollywood writers deal, NASA asteroid sample, pickleball caucus

Hollywood writers reached a tentative deal with major studios. NASA scientists are celebrating the successful landing of an asteroid sample. A pickleball caucus is uniting senators across parties.

The Guardian - UK

Stop Making Sense review – Demme’s Talking Heads doc still burning down the house

The energy of Jonathan Demme’s 1984 film defies categorisation, and David Byrne in the ‘Big Suit’ is the Chuck Berry of new wave art-rock

Salon

"Stop Making Sense" made me a convert

Reflections on Jonathan Demme's master work as the iconic film is rereleased for its 40th anniversary

Evening Standard

Stop Making Sense: How Talking Heads made the greatest concert film of all time

That a live show could be at once so energised, joyous and inventive had a major impact on arena performance for decades to come – influencing acts from David Bowie to Billie Eilish

The Independent UK

The Talking Heads on the once-in-a-lifetime 'Stop Making Sense'

For nearly four decades, the Talking Heads documentary “Stop Making Sense” has exerted an inexorable pull on all who encounter the frenetic fever of arguably the finest concert film ever made

The Conversation

How Qantas might have done all Australians a favour by making refunds so hard to get

I’m not sure whether I’ve got any unclaimed Qantas flight credits.

Louder

“Whenever I got accosted on the street by a crazy maniac, the best thing to do was walk away. I always felt threatened. We had to leave by the back door at a lot of places”: Devo’s battle for survival

They’re the coneheaded “alien” stars whose controversial anthems and madcap behaviour wound up the masses – but how prog were Devo?

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