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…

Last night, 13 Reasons Why executive producer and sometime pop star Selena Gomez dropped her new single "Bad Liar," which takes its bass line from Talking Heads'

"Hi. I’ve got a tape I want to play," says a person dressed like the cabana boy at the health club, possibly in his early…

David Byrne and Jonathan Demme--the legendary, versatile, award-winning American director that passed away today--have a long friendship. They met while collaborating on a film that…

Three years ago, at a massive 75th-birthday all-star tribute concert in her Chicago hometown, the soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples covered the Talking Heads…

An eclectic mix of aural achievements, headlined by Judy Garland ("Over the Rainbow"), Barbra Streisand ("People"), N.W.A (Straight Outta Compton) and Vin Scully (the last Dodgers-Giants game at New York's…

In a 1980 interview with the now-defunct zine Jet Lag, Chuck Berry, who died Saturday at age 90, divulged that he was behind on new…

Japandroids have released a limited edition 7″ of their latest album's title track, "Near to the Wild Heart of Life." Side B features the duo's dramatic take on…

Noted Montclair, N.J. resident Stephen Colbert offered the Internets a treat during his appearance at a fundraiser for the Montclair Film Festival. The Late Show host…

Test Pattern, the Talking Heads parody band featuring Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, and Maya Rudolph, is a clever and committed schtick. They've already got a late night performance,…

On the most recent episode of their IFC mockumentary show Documentary Now!, Fred Armisen and Bill Hader mounted a tribute to Stop Making Sense, Jonathan Demme's 1984 Talking…

David Byrne dropped in on Arcade Fire's Kanpe Kanaval benefit concert to perform some Talking Heads songs this past weekend in Montreal. Byrne joined Régine Chassagne, celebrity All Star MVP…

Marc Maron's WTF podcast almost always offers up some fascinating conversations, and most recently the comedian had Talking Heads luminary David Byrne onto his show for…

David Byrne had a star-studded charity tribute concert in his honor at New York's Carnegie Hall last night, where the following artists got up onstage…