• ''Contemporary Color' Show - "a mash-up of a music festival, a sports event and an artistic event"

    In an area-sized display, former Talking Heads front man, David Byrne, enlisted the talents of a color guard team for four shows between June 22 and 23 at Toronto's Air Canada Centre and June 27 and 28 at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. Ten Flag-spinning expert troops spanning the country will be joined by ten various artists including, St. Vincent, Tune-Yards, Nelly Furtago and Zola Jesus for the showing of 'Contemporary Color.'

  • Ranking New Wave Vocalist Solo Debuts: Sting, Debbie Harry, David Byrne and More

    On this date 30 years ago, Sting released his first solo album—The Dream of The Blue Turtles—after the inevitable split of the feuding Police. Some band vocalists have the chops to make it on their own, and some don't. Based on how Turtles did, we'd say that the bassist was doing alright, and since then he's been nominated as a solo performer for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...so it seems both fans and critics have taken a liking. You can argue that Sting's solo debut has nothing on Synchronicity, The Police's last album (and tough competition), but it deserved kudos nevertheless. Music Times looked at the first album from a number of other New Wave vocalists and ranked them, from best to "shoulda never left." Check out individual releases from David Byrne, Debbie Harry, Ric Ocasek and more.

  • David Byrne Tribute: Watch Talking Heads Covers by Sharon Jones, O.A.R., Glen Hansard

    The David Byrne tribute concert at Carnegie Hall last night, March 24, included some special guests performing tunes by the Talking Heads. Sharon Jones, O.A.R. and Glen Hansard were on hand to honor the singer, who also unleashed a cover of "Uptown Funk" with a marching band. The show benefited music programs for underprivileged children, 'Consequence of Sound' noted.

  • Vintage Talking Heads Concert Footage from 1980 Surfaces [SETLIST]

    Music Vault has an impressive amount of vintage and rare concert footage from legendary acts like Lou Reed, The Grateful Dead and The Allman Brothers Band. The company shared a full Talking Heads concert from 1980 recently that featured the classic lineup of David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, Adrian Belew and Bernie Worrell on their Remain in Light tour. The set includes tunes like "Psycho Killer," "Once in a Lifetime" and "Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)." The black-and-white footage shows the group during an important time in its history — check out the video and setlist below. They had just released their fourth album, "Remain in Light," which shook up the musical landscape at the time. More importantly, it marked the halfway point of the band's recorded history: Talking Heads dropped four more albums, with the last being 1988's "Naked." They disbanded shortly thereafter. Talking Heads reunited for three songs in 2002 for their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Byrne has been adamant about not reuniting again ever since.

  • Music Times Casts 'Doctor Who: The Musical' and Offends Whovians Everywhere

    The "Symphonic Experience" sounds great, really, but being uncouth Americans like we are, we couldn't help but wonder if a more pop-oriented TV-opera is a possibility. But then of course we'd need real people to provide the vocals for the various characters. We don't want to invite controversy by even suggesting an actor to portray the titular Doctor, but we're more than happy to suggest musicians to portray his worst enemies.

  • 8 Album Titles Inspired By Literature

    I've previously written about bands that named themselves after works of literature, but some artists have chosen to boast their literary credentials in other ways. Here are eight album titles that were inspired by literary works.

  • 10 Musicians Who Have Directed Films

    Today Bruce Springsteen shared his short film/music video Hunter of Invisible Game on his website, which is his directorial debut. Springsteen is far from the first musician to direct a film, however. Here are ten more musicians who have dabbled in film directing.
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