The Strokes, Rufus Wainwright and David Byrne were amongst the guests helping Yoko Ono celebrate her 75th birthday last night (February 18).

American producer/DJ Squeak E Clean (aka Sam Spiegel) is putting the finishing touches on his latest project NASA (North America South America), which features a dream team of artists including Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Fruscinate, MIA, CSS's Lovefoxxx, Tom Waits and David Byrne, as previously reported.

Franz Ferdinand, Hot Chip, TV On The Radio, Liars, David Byrne and Deerhoof are among the artists contributing to 'Worried Noodles', a compilation of songs based on words written by artist David Shrigley.

Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and the B-52's have contributed songs to a forthcoming compilation of original songs from the past nine seasons of 'The Simpsons' television programme. Jackson Brown, Shawn Colvin and 'Weird' Al Yankovic also appear on 'The Simpsons: Testify', which is due out in the US on September 18.