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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

Louder

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Louder

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.

WEKU

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

The Guardian - UK

"Stop Making Sense" made me a convert

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

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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

Evening Standard

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 Independent UK

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.

The Conversation

“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?

Louder

"Little tyrant" David Byrne regrets how Talking Heads split went down

David Byrne says he regrets the way Talking Heads came to an end – as band prep for Stop Making Sense re-release

Louder

Why did Talking Heads break up? David Byrne regrets how he handled it ahead of reunion

The band members have had a tumultuous relationship

Evening Standard

‘I was a little tyrant’: David Byrne says he regrets ‘ugly’ Talking Heads breakup

‘As a younger person, I was not as pleasant to be around,’ band’s former frontman said

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David Byrne says he regrets ‘ugly’ Talking Heads breakup: ‘I was a little tyrant’

‘As a younger person, I was not as pleasant to be around,’ band’s former frontman said

Louder

“This is what I can’t bear about fans: they assume songwriters are writing about themselves all the time” - Brian Eno’s quest to deliver “interleaved stories”

Music as movement, speakers in teapots and laughing with Robert Fripp are all part of the great experimenter’s process

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Alter; Word-Play; Ride – review

Catalan company Kamchàtka create an enticing piece of site-specific theatre in the unlikeliest of places; a dinner party turns nasty at the Royal Court; and around the world in bloomers

The Guardian - US

Here Lies Love review – Imelda Marcos pop musical shines on Broadway

David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s disco-infused extravaganza turns the theatre into a dance floor with thrilling results

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Evening Standard

Royal Court appoints New Diorama’s David Byrne as its artistic director

Byrne will succeed Vicky Featherstone, who leaves the Sloane Square venue after more than a decade, in 2024

The Independent UK

Playwright David Byrne appointed as Royal Court’s new artistic director

Writer will take over from Vicky Featherstone in early 2024

The Guardian - UK

Royal Court theatre appoints New Diorama’s David Byrne as artistic director

Byrne, who is also an award-winning playwright, said he would ‘shape a rejuvenating culture’ at one of London’s most prestigious theatres

The Guardian - UK

David Byrne is a radical, dynamic appointment for the Royal Court

The theatre’s new artistic director proved himself a canny commercialist attuned to promising writing at the New Diorama. How will his maverick sensibility adapt to a major venue?

Cinemablend

Months After Nepo Baby Debate, Tilda Swinton’s Daughter Gets Honest About The ‘Connections’ She Has Because Of Her Famous Mom

Months after the Nepo Baby debate, Tilda Swinton’s daughter talks about the “connections” she has, thanks to her mom.

Dublin Live

Teetotal Hutch believed to be secret investor behind Dublin pubs

Gardai believe that non-drinker Monk is earning a fortune from the bar trade

Louder

“David Bowie’s Lodger was supposed to be called Planned Accidents… I was the accident!” Adrian Belew on being poached from Frank Zappa’s band

King Crimson and Talking Heads veteran recalls having to record for Bowie without hearing the songs first

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