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  Beautiful & Damned: Punk Invades L.A.

  November 19, 2010 –  …
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  David Byrne Calls Out U2!

  July 29, 2009 – Bono and David Byrne might not be shaking hands the next time they meet at that magical exclusive place where rock stars go to hang out. Writing on his blog recently, the ex-Talking Heads frontman crankily called out the Irish megastar. With what seems to be at least half-a-tongue planted in his cheek, Byrne wrote that U2's "$40 million stage" and estimated "200 semi trucks crisscrossing Europe" is "overkill" and "looks a wee bit out  …
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  David Byrne, Sharon Jones, Feist Rock for Charity

  May 4, 2009 – David Byrne, the National, Feist, Bon Iver, and Sharon Jones, among others, performed at New York's Radio City Music Hall Sunday night for Dark Was the Night Live, a celebration of AIDS/HIV awareness organization Red Hot's compilation of the same name. And what a celebration it was, with over two hours of collaborations (Byrne and Dirty Projectors! …
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  New Song: David Byrne Parties with Brazilian Girls

  March 27, 2009 – Sometimes the best way to respond to a record label's demands is to act creatively -- and that's exactly what NYC dance-poppers Brazilian Girls did when their label requested an English-language version of "I'm Losing Myself," from their 2008 record, New York City.Instead of merely going through the motions and re-recording the tune, they got former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne to contribute new vocals. "We immediately resisted t …
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  My Morning Jacket, Spoon, Arcade Fire Fight AIDS with New Songs

  December 1, 2008 – A jaw-dropping collection of indie rock's finest have contributed exclusive new songs to Dark Was the Night, a 32-track album out February 17 via 4AD, which will benefit the Red Hot Organization, a charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS. …
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  Fatboy Slim Recruits Iggy, David Byrne, Dizzee for New Album

  November 11, 2008 – What is the Brighton Port Authority? …
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