Jerry Harrison, from left, David Byrne, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, of the band Talking Heads pose for a portrait to promote the film "Stop Making Sense" during the Toronto International Film ...
Fifty years ago this month, three clean-cut art-school students who called themselves Talking Heads played an audition night at the Bowery club CBGB. Different from the other newly minted punk bands ...
Talking Heads, from left, David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison. (Paul Yem / For The Times) It isn’t often that clothing gets applause from the audience at a music documentary, ...
Same as it ever was? In 1983, Talking Heads filmed three concerts and a rehearsal at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles. The result was the Jonathan Demme-directed 1984 concert film “Stop Making ...
In the mid-1970s, the struggle to avoid bankruptcy was only one of New York’s problems, as anyone who walked the city’s crime-ridden, garbage-strewn streets in those days will recall. More than 1 ...
At the screenings, Harrison has been introducing the movie, sharing behind-the-scenes stories, and fielding questions from audience members. The 76-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, who was directly ...
The quintessential art school band of our time began at Rhode Island School of Design, where singer/guitarist David Byrne started the Artistics with drummer Chris Frantz. Frantz’s girlfriend and ...
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Talking Heads, the avant-garde New York band that helped redefine Seventies rock & roll, especially that coming out of the city. A new book publishing Tuesday — ...
For a band that broke up under a cloud of bitterness, Talking Heads still appreciate a good celebration. The recently released biography “Burning Down the House” (HarperCollins, 512 pages) from New ...