Recent blog posts about David Byrne from music blog aggregator, Elbo.ws http://elbo.ws/artist/davidbyrne/ 2013-05-18T16:56:05+01:00 text/html 2013-05-14T21:45:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4950487/happy-birthday-david-byrne/
Tuesday, May 14th marks the 61st birthday for David Byrne, a musician and humanitarian whose career is so prolific that I cannot imagine anyone disliking. But what work of the critic-proof artist's to queue up in celebration? Let's go with Jonathan Demme's rockumentary masterwork " Stop Making Sense ." It's the best thing to play in another tab while you're gearing down from the work day and opens with "Psycho Killer." Done. Argument's over. Plus, YouTube wants $1.99 for "True Stories," which is well worth it. But, ya know. Many happy returns, sir. [...]]]> text/html 2013-05-14T21:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4950385/they-say-its-your-birthday-david-byrne/
A collection of Talking Heads covers in honor of David Byrne's 61st birthday.]]> text/html 2013-05-13T21:41:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4948259/david-byrne-and-st-vincent-cancel-a-jersey-show/
DB & SV ( more by Tim Griffin ) OH NO: "DUE TO A SCHEDULING CONFLICT, THE JUNE 11th DAVID BYRNE & ST. VINCENT SHOW AT THE WELLMONT THEATRE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. REFUNDS AVAILABLE AT POINT OF PURCHASE. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR JUNE 12th." Meanwhile "Here Lies Love" at the Public Theater has been extended and is going strong. More DB/SV tour dates, including the Capitol Theater, are HERE . Continue reading "David Byrne & St. Vincent cancel [...]]]> text/html 2013-05-05T13:51:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4932821/shot-by-anton-corbijn/
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WORLDS END PRESS have certainly come a hell of a long way since the days of their bright andeccentricelectro-pop releases. And the release of their new single, 'Deadbeat Sweetheart' is the perfect supporting evidence in our argument. 'Deadbeat Sweetheart' is the first taste from WEP 's forthcoming debut album. Coming in at around 7 minutes, this is definitely not your typical dance-pop, early local set at Groovin' The Moo kind of track. This is a brooding take on a genre that is developing quicker than we can [...]]]> text/html 2013-04-28T15:45:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4919571/profile-city-society/
With a sound that walks the line between dream pop and chill wave, New York producer Richard Cupolo has created a memorable debut that's become a favorite of ours. His debut record isn't due out until May 15th, but you can still preview it in all of it's grandeur in our review from earlier this month . Ahead of all this, we were able to catch up with Cupolo to find out a little about his background, plans for a tour, and if there was anything in the works to expand City Society into more [...]]]> text/html 2013-04-26T17:49:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4917570/full-show-friday-david-byrne-1993-concert-film/
For this week's Full Show Friday we present Between The Teeth, a concert film featuring former Talking Heads front man David Byrne's October 31st, 1992 performance at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey. The film is long out-of-print and has never been issued on DVD. Byrne and his band work through solo gems as well as a batch of Talking Heads classics including (Nothing But) Flowers, Life During Wartime and Road To Nowhere. David was in the middle of his Uh [...]]]> text/html 2013-04-25T09:38:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4914279/electric-picnic-predictions/
Ahead of this afternoon's announcement I make a point of the pointless... It's nearly May and there is still no announcement from the organisers of Electric Picnic , until later this afternoon of course. With Longitude ( Kraftwerk , Phoenix , Foals , Vampire Weekend ), Forbidden Fruit ( Chic , Four Tet , James Blake , Austra , Daughter ), Iveagh Gardens ( Tallest Man On Earth , Grizzly Bear , Beach [...]]]> text/html 2013-04-09T20:05:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4881812/8035-music-festival-announces-2013-lineup-wu-tang-clan-david-byrne/
80/35 , a two-day music festival held at the Western Gateway Park in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, announced its first wave of scheduled acts today. It will feature headlining performances by the Wu-Tang Clan and David Bryrne & St. Vincent. The festival is set to showcase more than 40 artists including Yeasayer, Deerhunter, Wavves, Tea Leaf Green, Kitty (Pryde) and many more. The sixth annual 80/35 presented by U.S. Cellular will take place on Friday and Saturday, July 5 and 6, 2013. 80/35 draws more than 30,000 people every year and is organized by the Greater Des Moines [...]]]> text/html 2013-04-09T15:26:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4880927/el-festival-8035-revela-su-cartel-wu-tang-clan-david-byrne/
El festival 80/35 revela su cartel: Wu-Tang Clan, David Byrne & St. Vincent, Deerhunter El festival 80/35 ha revelado su cartel para la edicin 2013 que tendr lugar el 5 y 6 de julio en Western Gateway Park en Des Moines, Iowa. La alineacin cuenta con ms de 40 actos, destacados por Wu-Tang Clan, David Byrne & St. Vincent, Deerhunter, Yeasayer, Wavves, Umphrey's McGee, Kitty, y Roster McCabe,entre otros. Los pases para ambos das ($39 dlares) y los VIP estn disponibles aqu . [...]]]> text/html 2013-04-09T15:01:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4880858/8035-fest-david-byrne-and-st-vincent-tlg-umphreys/
The sixth annual 80/35 music festival will take place on July 5th and 6th in downtown Des Moines, Iowa boasting a lineup that includes hip-hop legends Wu-Tang Clan, the killer pairing of David Byrne & St. Vincent, experimental rockers Deerhunter, aggro-jammers Umphrey's McGee, San Francisco's own Tea Leaf Green and more national and regional acts. 80/35 brings three stages and more than 40 bands to Des Moines. Here's the initial lineup... Friday, July 5 :David Byrne & St. Vincent,Yeasayer,Tea Leaf [...]]]> text/html 2013-04-09T15:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4880805/8035-2013-lineup-revealed-wu-tang-clan-david-byrne-and-st/
80/35 has revealed the lineup for its 2013 festival, which takes place July 5th - 6th at Western Gateway Park in Des Moines, Iowa. The lineup features over 40 acts, highlighted by Wu-Tang Clan, David Byrne & St. Vincent, Deerhunter, Yeasayer, Wavves, Umphreys McGee, and Kitty, among others. Limited early bird two-day tickets ($39) and VIP passes are now available .]]> text/html 2013-04-07T23:52:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4877134/apc-top-10-march/
March is supposed to be spring, but all over Europe it was more than snowy :( At least we had hotttttttt tunes. Let's see the best ones! As a bonus we give you our TOP5 DJ mixes too, courtesy of MIXCENTRAL . First here is the the official TOP 10, followed by the individual charts of the APC Family members. APC TOP 10 February #01 Justin Timberlake Suit & Tie ( Aeroplane remix) [ link ] WIN : WIN [...]]]> text/html 2013-04-04T10:09:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4869972/david-byrne-e-st-vincent-dal-vivo-anche-a-firenze/
L'atteso tour italiano di David Byrne e St. Vincent aggiunge una nuova data a Firenze, presso teatro Verdi, il prossimo 12 settembre 2013; la tappa del duo si aggiunge a quelle del 9 settembre presso Anfiteatro Vittoriale Gardone Riviera Brescia, 10 settembre Teatro Geox, Padova, 11 settembre Auditorium Parco della Musica Roma. Prezzi da 70 euro in gi con un sesto settore (ovvero con la necessit di mettere un binocolo nella borsetta) a 25 euro. Di seguito tutti i dettagli, data per data. 9 settembre Anfiteatro Vittoriale Gardone Riviera, Brescia poltronissime [...]]]> text/html 2013-03-29T14:49:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4859929/cbgb-made-into-new-movie-starring-alan-rickman-david-byrne/
A new film based on New York punkinstitutionCBGB is to be released later this year. TheRandall Miller-directed movie will tell the story of the famous nightclub and gig venue and feature the likes ofAlan Rickman as founder Hilly Kristal, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins as Iggy Pop,Rupert Grint as Cheetah Chrome and guest spots fromRichard Hell, David Byrne and Television frontman Tom Verlaine. No due date has yet been confirmed for the flick.]]> text/html 2013-03-23T06:02:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4847922/saturday-morning-cuties-david-byrne-and-ryuichi-sakamoto-psychedelic/
This is one of the best Saturday Morning Cutie videos, ever. Seiji is tormented by horrible tsunami-flashback dreams, but one night he wakes up and his beloved grandfather has appeared. With a strum of his grandfather's guitar, Seiji is transported to a colorful, slightly strange, psychedelic world and finally manages to have a good dream. Artwork by UrumaDelvi Music by David Byrne and Ryuichi Sakamoto Zapuni brings together Japanese artist with world renowned musicians to create works for charity.]]> text/html 2013-03-14T12:20:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4832333/david-byrne-and-sigur-rs-soundtrack-japanese-cartoons-for-tsunami/
With large parts of Japan still affected from the3/11 earthquake and tsunami that hit two years back, David Byrne and Sigur Rs have come out in support for the benefit cause, allowing their music to appear in new Japanese animations to raise money for the cause. Byrne has lent his 1994 co-penned track with musician Ryuichi Sakamoto for 'Psychedelic Afternoon', while the Icelandic post-rock group (pictured above) have their track 'Hopppolla', from 2005s Takk , featured on the animation 'Blossom'. You can [...]]]> text/html 2013-03-14T12:20:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4832356/david-byrne-and-sigur-rs-soundtrack-japanese-anime-for-tsunami/
With large parts of northern Japan still affected from the3/11 earthquake and tsunami that hit two years back, David Byrne and Sigur Rs have come out in support for the benefit appeal, allowing their music to appear in new Japanese anime films to raise money for the cause. Byrne has lent his 1994 co-penned track with musician Ryuichi Sakamoto for 'Psychedelic Afternoon', while the Icelandic post-rock group (pictured above) have their track 'Hopppolla', from 2005s Takk , featured on the animation 'Blossom'. [...]]]> text/html 2013-03-12T21:48:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4829038/ryuichi-sakamoto-david-byrne-psychedelic-afternoon/
Here's a slice of the enjoyably bizarre yet heartwarming sentimental, complements of longtime collaboratorsRyuichiSakamoto and David Byrne - who have been making beautiful tunes together since the '80s, most reputably collaborating on the Academy Award-winning soundtrack for The Last Emperor in 1987." Psychedelic Afternoon " isn't as sweeping or grandiose as the tracks there, but it's a stirring psych-pop gem with plenty of color - both in the music and the accompanied video, designed byUrumaDelvi. It speaks of a fun-loving musical grandpa who lifts the spirits of his grandson, much like the grandpa character in the superb The [...]]]> text/html 2013-03-12T02:44:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4828843/video-david-byrne-sigur-ros-help-charity-project/
Download clips and help children affected by disasters like the 2011 Japanese quake.]]>