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David Byrne & Talking Heads Praise Selena Gomez’s “Bad Liar”

Mike Wass | May 18, 2017 5:28 pm
Mike Wass | May 18, 2017 5:28 pm

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Lady Gaga Covers Talking Heads’ “Burning Down The House” At The Met Gala Afterparty

Rachel Sonis | May 3, 2016 10:26 am
Rachel Sonis | May 3, 2016 10:26 am

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Dee Snider Is Ready For Your Close-Up

Lucas Jensen | January 29, 2009 10:00 am
Lucas Jensen | January 29, 2009 10:00 am

In a move that absolutely everyone has always wanted, work has begun on a sequel to the AFI Top 100 movie (I think) Dee Snider‘s Strangeland. It’s titled Strangeland: Disciple. Snider, who you may remember as the Bartender in 2005’s Deepwater, is casting right now, and he’s returning in his role as Captain Howdy/Carleton Hendricks. V‘s Robert Englund’s on board, and there’s a wealth of roles available for you aspiring actors. After the jump, find out if nudity is required for your big break!

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Gary Kurfirst, R.I.P.

Lucas Jensen | January 15, 2009 9:00 am
Lucas Jensen | January 15, 2009 9:00 am

Music biz veteran Gary Kurfirst passed away on Tuesday while vacationing in the Bahamas. While the name might not ring an immediate bell, Kurfirst was a jack-of-all-trades, starting up the New York Rock Festival when he was 20 (headliners: Janis Joplin, Hendrix, the Who, and the Doors). He signed Shirley Manson (and therefore Garbage) and also launched the Radioactive Records imprint for MCA, which released records from Live, Dig, Elysian Fields, the Ramones, and Black Grape. His most important work was done as a manager, and it’s impossible not to be staggered by Kurfirst’s eye for talent:

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David Byrne Gets Ready For Album Release With A Brisk Bicycle Tour Of New York City

noah | August 11, 2008 2:00 am
noah | August 11, 2008 2:00 am

bike_2.190.jpgThis weekend, the New York Times had a short piece on some new bicycle racks designed by David Byrne, who went from “judge” to “winner” in a recent New York-sponsored contest to design some racks for the city. Byrne’s racks, which were installed on Friday, seem to go for “whimsy” over “function,” with themed designs (a silhouette of a woman that looked like it was copied from a semi’s mudflap went into Times Square; a car-shaped rack called “The Jersey,” pictured, was installed near the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel) and space for maybe four or five bikes, max. Well, at least when they’re uninstalled, they’ll be able to sell in the low five figures, thanks to Byrne’s name recognition. After the jump, a Wall Street Journal video report on the racks’ creation that, at the very end, shows just how one might chain a bike to the dollar-sign-shaped “Wall Street”:

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Jonathan Demme Vs. Martin Scorsese: Who’s The Best Music Doc Director?

anthonyjmiccio | May 21, 2008 1:30 am
anthonyjmiccio | May 21, 2008 1:30 am

scdm.jpgJonathan Demme is taking over an upcoming Bob Marley documentary for Martin Scorsese, seeing as how Scorsese’s busy–there’s supposedly a George Harrison documentary in the hopper–and all documentaries about boomer musical legends must be directed by one of the two. Demme will get started on the Marley movie just as soon as he finishes The Neil Young Trunk Show. While I can understand why any older artist would prefer to have their work chronicled by either the guy who did The Last Waltz or the guy who did Stop Making Sense, the aging icon who makes the next one of these might want to liven things up a tad by considering Michel Gondry, or maybe someone who goes by “Spike.”

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