Last year, Talking Heads celebrated the 50th anniversary of their formation. Among other high-profile observances of the landmark, including a new “Psycho Killer” music video starring Saoirse Ronan, ...

When artist Robert Rauschenberg died in 2008, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne wrote an op-ed for the New York Times. Reflecting on both their friendship and creative collaborations, Byrne recounted ...

To make a music scene you need four things: cheap housing, recent art-school graduates, a stage where anyone can play and a small clique of young critics eager to discover a new subculture. As ...

When Talking Heads released a restored and remixed version of their classic 1984 concert film “Stop Making Sense” for its 40th anniversary, guitarist-keyboardist Jerry Harrison says it confirmed ...

Hearing the Talking Heads for the first time in the late '70s must have been a truly mind-blowing experience. They seemingly came out of nowhere with a sound that truly hadn't been charted before. It ...

In his 20s, David Byrne begged to return to a river. At 72, the Talking Heads frontman knows he can’t step in the same one twice. As Byrne’s pioneering punk act turns 50, he’s forced to take a beat ...

Talking Heads are having a pretty incredible run for a band that broke up 35 years ago. In 2017, Selena Gomez rode one of Tina Weymouth's slippery basslines all the way to the Top 20. The band's ...

How influential was the New Wave band? Talking Heads, 1976. I moved to Greenwich Village from a blue-collar New Jersey suburb in 1974, when I was 19, landing in the midst of a cultural transformation ...

The band Talking Heads are about to reissue their groundbreaking second album, More Songs About Buildings and Food, which was first released in 1977. The Super Deluxe Edition from Rhino comes as the ...

For a band that broke up under a cloud of bitterness, Talking Heads still appreciate a good celebration. The recently released biography “Burning Down the House” (HarperCollins, 512 pages) from New ...

Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne will perform at Mershon Auditorium on Sept. 17. Tickets for the concert go on sale at 10 a.m. June 20. Known as the longtime frontman for Talking Heads as ...

When an author decides to tackle the story of a popular and important band like Talking Heads, the contours of which are familiar to many of its fans, the remit should be to illuminate the unexplored ...