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David Byrne's latest concert series, American Utopia, opened on Broadway in October, and now, three months after its debut, the songwriter is ready to open…

This article originally appeared in the August 1986 issue of SPIN. It was one of those humid summer days in 1979 when the…

This article originally appeared in the January 2006 issue of SPIN. In honor of the 15th anniversary of the band's debut album Funeral, we’re republishing it here.

This article originally appeared in the October 1985 issue of SPIN. Where it all began is a barbershop in Plainfield, New Jersey, back in…

Talking Heads frontman and noted solo artist David Byrne has announced a new editorial venture called Reasons to be Cheerful. The online magazine, which follows…

This article originally appeared in the June 1986 issue of SPIN. "We don't want some girl to fool around with / We don't…

This article originally appeared in the June 1985 issue of SPIN. The Talking Heads invented the modern rock band. They found that if you're…

Over the past year, David Byrne has been taking his American Utopia tour across the world; now, he's bringing it to Broadway for a limited engagement at…

David Byrne and Mavis Staples are two legends who come from vastly different musical traditions, but they’ve got a long history with each other. And…

Tina Weymouth—founding member of both Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club—is being inducted into the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame. Weymouth is one of thee…

David Byrne has announced a new European tour supporting his March album American Utopia. Byrne has added a series of dates in the UK and…

David Byrne is releasing a new album very soon, his first since 2004's Grown Backwards. American Utopia is due out on March 9, and features…

The definitive live version of Talking Heads' "Heaven" will always be the performance from Stop Making Sense, in which David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, and an offstage backing…

Following his pretty great cover of Shane MacGowan's "The Song With No Name" last week, Hamilton Leithauser of the Walkmen has released a similarly inspired…

On July 13, 1977--a sweltering summer night, 40 years ago today--lightning struck a Con Ed cable draped over the Hudson River, about 40 miles north…