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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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David Byrne: Revisits His Goofy “Sympathy For The Devil” Cover

submitted by Nick May 12th 2014 06:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Today David Byrne’s website begins a series called From The Archives which, simply enough, involves posting old Byrne recordings. It kicks off with a 1992 concert recording of Byrne covering the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy For The Devil” in highly Byrne-like fashion. Here’s some background from Byr...

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David Byrne: and Fatboy Slim's musical to open in London this autumn

submitted by Nick May 4th 2014 08:00 am (www.nme.com)

Following performances in New York 'Here Lies Love' will come to the National Theatre in October

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David Byrne: Watch David Byrne & The Atomic Bomb Band Cover William Onyeabor On Fallon

submitted by Nick Apr 30th 2014 03:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Nigerian electro-funk musician William Onyeabor has long been a cause célèbre among musicians including Damon Albarn, Dan Snaith, and David Byrne, and in the past year that celebration of Onyeabor’s work has spilled out into the general public. Byrne’s Luaka Bop label released the compilation Who Is William Onyeabor? last y...

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

submitted by Nick Mar 26th 2014 07:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Last year, David Byrne’s label, Luaka Bop, released a compilation of the African synth-based music made by William Onyeabor in the late ’70s and early ’80s. Since then, the music world has focused on the reclusive musician more than ever. There’s been a short documentary, a massive concert, and now for Rec...

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David Byrne: Watch David Byrne Cover Biz Markie’s “Just A Friend” To Make A Point About Royalties

submitted by Nick Feb 26th 2014 05:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Cake frontman John McCrea is one of the many artists railing against streaming services like Spotify and the way they only pay a pittance in royalties to artists. He’s put together a nonprofit called Content Creators Coalition, and last night, David Byrne headlined a CCC concert at New York’s Le Poisson Rouge; it also feature...

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