The birth year of punk rock
The movement that caused a rupture in the musical genre was born 50 years ago, and even then it had a tendency to become bloated
David Byrne, the eternal nonconformist, is back: ‘I make music as an act of resistance to what I read in the press’
The former leader of Talking Heads, visual artist, writer and bicycle advocate has released a new solo album — and is letting us know, his old band is done for good
The mystery of the Residents, the faceless cult band that mocked the Beatles
‘Doctor Dark,’ an opera about assisted suicide, is the latest album by the secretive group that for 50 years has been defending the idea that true art can only be achieved anonymously
Gang of Four, the last dance against nostalgia from the band that redefined post-punk
Kurt Cobain imitated them, R.E.M. supported them, the Red Hot Chili Peppers would never have existed without them. The most indefinable group of the English scene of the 1970s says goodbye: ‘We were never commercial. We never participated in that big spectacle’
Talking Heads, the group that made the ordinary eccentric
Four intellectuals who shaped the future of rock re-release their 1977 debut album, revealing their weird and wonderful artistic challenges
Talking Heads on the filming of one of the greatest concerts ever: ‘We paid for everything’
Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz share memories about the 1984 film, which has been remastered and is being screened in movie theaters
Talking Heads: ‘We were really good... what a shame about the band!’
The four members of the highly influential indie band that broke up in 1991 talk about the re-release of ‘Stop Making Sense,’ their 1984 Hollywood concert film
Why the ‘70s was the best decade for popular music
It saw the birth of punk, new wave, hip hop, funk and electronic music, as well as the rise of legends like David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Neil Young, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elton John and Tom Petty
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