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David Byrne: on the live EP he’s named after an NME review quote

submitted by Nick Dec 11th 2018 04:00 pm (www.nme.com)

The art-pop icon celebrates his American Utopia tour with a six-track live release, '"The Best Live Show Of All Time" – NME'DByrne 007Back in June, NME’s Tom Connick caught Scottish-American art-pop icon David Byrne and his 12-piece band performing his American Utopia tour in Oxford, and returned to the office proclaiming he’d stared into the bright light of genius. In his review, Connick proclaimed the theatrical performance a masterpiece, concluding it “may just be the best live show […]The post David Byrne on the live EP he’s named after an NME review quote appeared first on NME.

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Hot Chip: – “Atomic Bomb (John Talabot Remix)” (William Onyeabor Cover)

submitted by Nick Apr 1st 2015 04:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Two years ago, David Byrne’s Luaka Bop label put out a compilation of old tracks from the little-known African synth artist William Onyeabor. Last year, some of those songs were reimagined for a remix album, including a cover from Hot Chip of the 1978 track “Atomic Bomb.” And earlier today, John Talabot shared his r...

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David Byrne: De La Soul Launches Kickstarter For LP Featuring Damon Albarn, David Byrne, 2 Chainz, Little Dragon

submitted by Nick Mar 30th 2015 09:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Hip-hop’s royal trio De La Soul have announced that their eighth studio album will be funded through a Kickstarter campaign. The group is raising $110,000 for their first full-length since 2004’s The Grind Date. Once the project is funded, they’ll head into the studio next month with guest artists such as David Byrn...

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David Byrne: De La Soul launch Kickstarter for new album set to feature Damon Albarn, David Byrne, 2 Chainz

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The group will 'sample themselves' on their first album in 11 years

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David Byrne: Sleigh Bells' Alexis Krauss, Amanda Palmer and Santigold cover David Byrne at tribute gig - watch

submitted by Nick Mar 25th 2015 10:00 am (www.nme.com)

Sharon Jones, The Roots and CeeLo Green also performed at New York's Carnegie Hall