The Specials Preview Covers Album With ‘Freedom Highway’
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Release will feature new takes on 12 protest songs
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Jon Hassell, Avant-Garde Composer and Trumpet Player, Dead at 84
Posted in: Music News"Fourth World" explorer collaborated with Brian Eno, Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel and Ry Cooder
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Young The Giant’s Sameer Gadhia: Rock Music Must Unearth Its Diverse Roots
Posted in: Music Features“Genre doesn’t classify the style of music we listen to — it segregates the artists who make it,” writes the band's lead singer, whose new show Point of Origin challenges the "white-washed" image of alternative music
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Backup Singer Dolette McDonald on Her Years With Talking Heads, the Police, and Don Henley
Posted in: Music FeaturesShe's also toured with Steve Winwood and Sting solo, and recorded with the Rolling Stones, Tears for Fears, and Chic
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Talking Heads, Selena, Salt-N-Pepa to Receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards
Posted in: Music NewsGrandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and Lionel Hampton also recipients of Recording Academy's Special Merit Awards
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500 Greatest Albums: How Talking Heads Stumbled Onto a Masterpiece With ‘Remain in Light’
Posted in: Music Features"We didn’t get it quite right," said David Byrne of the band's attempts to emulate African pop on classic 1980 LP. "But in missing, we ended up with something new"
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David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’ Comes to HBO: Watch the Trailer
Posted in: Music NewsSpike Lee-directed film of Broadway show premieres October 17th on HBO
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David Byrne Apologizes for Portraying People of Color in Old Promo Skit
Posted in: Music News"I acknowledge it was a major mistake in judgment that showed a lack of real understanding," Byrne says of Stop Making Sense promo clip
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Flashback: Talking Heads Play a Scorching ‘Crosseyed and Painless’ in 1980
Posted in: Music NewsForty years ago, the band supported 'Remain in Light' with one of the great tours in rock history
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Talking Heads Drummer Chris Frantz on His New Memoir and the Last Time He Saw David Byrne
Posted in: Music Features"It would be nice if a reunion could happen," says Frantz as he reflects on his time in the legendary band, "because unlike many of our contemporaries, we're all still alive"
