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David Byrne hitting the road, without Eno (Reuters)
18-Jul-2008   (Cached page)

Musician David Byrne accepts his award for Webby Lifetime Achievement during the 12th Annual Webby Awards in New York June 10, 2008. REUTERS/Eric ThayerReuters - David Byrne is hitting the road in the fall, but not with Brian Eno. Although one of the three announced shows touts Eno's participation with the billing "The Songs of Talking Heads' David Byrne and Roxy Music founder Brian Eno," Byrne's publicist said Eno was not involved in the outing.




David Byrne's art organ rocks New York building (Reuters)
04-Jun-2008   (Cached page)

File photo shows musician David Byrne performing at the Luna Park theatre in Buenos Aires, October 14, 2004. (Marcos Brindicci/Reuters)Reuters - David Byrne, whose band Talking Heads once sang about "Burning Down the House," is now playing the building.




David Byrnes Up the Webbys (E! Online)
29-May-2008   (Cached page)

David Byrnes Up the Webbys(E! Online)E! Online - More than a few talking heads figure David Byrnes should be recognized for his pioneering efforts.




CBGB founder Kristal dies at 75 (AP)
29-Aug-2007   (Cached page)

Hilly Kristal, left, founder and owner of the New York rock club CBGB, whose initials stand for Country Blue Grass Blues, poses  with musician and actor Steven Van Zandt outside the rock club after the pair, joined by musicians and punkers, kicked off a 'Save CBGB' campaign, on, Aug. 1, 2005, in New York. Kristal died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, at the age of 75.  Kristal, whose dank Bowery rock club served as the birthplace of the punk rock movement and a launching pad for bands like the Ramones, Blondie and the Talking Heads,  died after a battle with lung cancer, his son said(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)AP - Hilly Kristal had no idea what he was unleashing when he welcomed a rash of unknown bands onstage in his dank Bowery dive: Television, the Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, the Patti Smith Group.




Hilly Kristal, founder of NY punk mecca CBGB, dies (Reuters)
29-Aug-2007   (Cached page)

Hilly Kristal, owner of the New York music club 'CBGB', reclines in his office during an interview in New York City in this October 11, 2006 file photo. Kristal, the founder of New York punk rock club CBGB, has died at age 75, his daughter said. Kristal died on Tuesday from complications of lung cancer at Cabrini Hospital, Lisa Kristal Burgman, said. He founded the club in 1973 hoping to showcase country music, calling it CBGB  and  OMFUG, for 'Country, Bluegrass, Blues and Other Music For Uplifting Gourmandizers'. The club drew few country acts and became a breeding ground for punk rock instead. (Lucas Jackson/Files/Reuters)Reuters - Hilly Kristal, the founder of New York punk rock club CBGB, which helped make the Ramones, Blondie and Talking Heads stars, has died at age 75, his daughter said on Wednesday.




Rocker David Byrne making sense at SXSW fest (Reuters)
16-Mar-2007   (Cached page)

Musician David Byrne performs at the Luna Park theatre in Buenos Aires, October 14, 2004 file photo. Byrne wants record labels to focus more on marketing than on manufacturing and distribution in the face of increasing digital album sales. (Marcos Brindicci/Reuters)Reuters - Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne wants record labels to focus more on marketing than on manufacturing and distribution in the face of increasing digital album sales.




Punk venue CBGB's closing after 33 years (AP)
09-Oct-2006   (Cached page)

CBGB owner Hilly Kristal sits at his club during an interview Sept. 26, 2006, in New York. After Oct. 15, the legendary club that has hosted acts such as Patti Smith, the Talking Heads, the Ramones, and Blondie will close its doors for good, ending a 33-year run as punk rocks seminal music venue. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)AP - Legs McNeil remembers the night back in 1975 when he walked into the dingy storefront club perched in the even dingier Bowery neighborhood. The band onstage, four guys in leather jackets and torn jeans, was the Ramones. McNeil sat at a nearby table, watching their set with Lou Reed.




CINEMA: New York Underground (le petit journal)
19-Sep-2006   (Cached page)
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Talking Heads et les Ramones sont au coeur de la programmation de l'IMMA dédiée à la culture underground de la Grosse Pomme. Jean-Michel Basquiat, Talking Heads et les Ramones sont au coeur de la programmation de l'IMMA dédiée à la culture underground de la Grosse Pomme.

David Byrne shares "Perspectives" in New York (Reuters)
30-Aug-2006   (Cached page)

David Byrne performs at the Luna Park theatre in Buenos Aires in this October 14, 2004 file photo. The former Talking Heads frontman has unveiled the lineup for his Perspectives series, which will he curate at New York's Carnegie Hall next February. (Marcos Brindicci/Reuters)Reuters - Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne has unveiled the lineup for his Perspectives series, which will he curate at New York's Carnegie Hall next February.




Staff Writer (Stamford Advocate)
16-Aug-2006   (Cached page)
Belew's discography would be a lot huger had he not been in demand since the late 1970s when Frank Zappa discovered the guitarist and made him part of his band. Since then, he's done work for David Bowie, King Crimson, The Talking Heads and Paul Simon, among others.

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