As Videogum pointed out, Sean Penn has a new movie. What Gabe didn't mention is This Must Be The Place is a mumblecore remake of Edward Scissorhands featuring new original music by David Byrne. NJ…   Read Story »

It happened last night (4/14) at an after-party at Bar Secreto in Sao Paulo following the final show of the band's South American tour. Bono does "Psycho Killer" (with the assistance of Larry Mullen…   Read Story »

Crowded House just finished a three-night run at New York's Bowery Ballroom. Last night was their final night, and as a very pleasant surprise, David Byrne came on stage to sing "Once In A Lifetime"…   Read Story »

Less than a year after Jackson Brown successfully sued John McCain for using "Running On Empty" without permission, David Byrne is suing Florida Governor Charlie Crist for using Talking Heads' "Road…   Read Story »

Here's another clip from Our Show With Elliot Aronow, the downtown-arts web series nailing the alternageist by framing fringe-culture heroes in off-beat poses: There was Das Racist covering their…   Read Story »

We've spoken about Scratch My Back, Peter Gabriel's anticipated Bob Ezrin-produced orchestral covers collection featuring reinterpretations of Radiohead, Arcade Fire, the Magnetic Fields, Bon Iver,…   Read Story »

David Byrne's still going strong. The forthcoming 25th Anniversary Blu-ray Edition of Stop Making Sense reminds you he's been around longer than you. Talking Heads were clearly more than Byrne, but…   Read Story »

Yeah, and if there's even a shred of truth to this Simon story the Lobos is telling about the Graceland sessions, then Paul really is the world's greatest dong. But first, the happy good times: David…   Read Story »

The signs of a hipster reappraisal for Paul Simon have been apparent. Now with Paul's Byrne/Grizzly Bear-powered BAM residency, the moment is in full bloom. And Time Out New York is all over it for…   Read Story »

Take our ink-stained hands and join us at the OldStand, where Jon McMillan goes to remind everyone what an honest-to-goodness music magazine is supposed to look like. A hirsute James Taylor gets the…   Read Story »