In any other band’s history, the 40th anniversary of the release of their debut album would inspire all manner of promotional hullabaloo and creaky onstage reunions. When that band is Talking Heads — the art pop group that released its debut, Talking ...

Chris Frantz said that David Byrne was the only person who could write the Talking Heads song 'Don't Worry About the Government' because of his lyrical genius.

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 landmark concert film, 1984's Stop Making Sense, made a ...

With their 1985 album, Little Creatures, Talking Heads created arena pop songs — a direction that was partly inspired by Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth’s success with Tom Tom Club. Fans gravitated toward the album’s twangy closer “Road to Nowhere ...

Talking Heads bassist Tina Weymouth opens “Psycho Killer” with an iconic staccato riff. It’s the foundation of her band’s angular art rock masterpiece. Weymouth is also responsible for the song’s French lyrics, changing the killer’s personality ...

For a band that broke up under a cloud of bitterness, Talking Heads still appreciate a good celebration. The belated first video for the band's 1977 cult favorite “Psycho Killer” debuted in early June; a live rendition of their thumping rendition of Al ...

That 2018 production featured muted tones both in its visuals and in the matching gray suits worn by everyone in the show. Unsurprisingly, the tour ended up running on Broadway with a Spike Lee-directed version airing on HBO two years later.

When it comes to the greatest concert film of all time, most people will point to the 1984 movie from Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense. Not only does that film mark the gold standard for the form but it includes many great songs from the cerebral rock band ...

Florida Governor Charlie Crist is being sued by Talking Heads frontman David Byrne for allegedly using the band's 1985 hit "Road to Nowhere" in a campaign ad without permission or licensing. Crist could get Byrned for as much as $1 million for repurposing ...

In San Francisco on Sunday night, audiences at the first of three Bill Graham Civic Auditorium shows got a peek into Byrne’s literal home during the song “My Apartment Is My Friend.” He introduced the song by describing how he wrote it during the early days of the pandemic,

At the home of the Oscars, LA’s Dolby Theatre, the 73-year-old pulls off a dazzling, award-worthy production featuring Talking Heads classics, fresh material from this year’s ‘Who Is the Sky?’ and a c