Category Archives: Talking Heads

More Album Cover Outtakes

Posted on May 14, 2024 by the press music reviews

In the mid-80s, both R.E.M. and Talking Heads had album covers adorned with the singular work of Georgian folk/outsider artist and Baptist preacher, Howard Finster. Howard Finster’s (1916 – 2001) unique paintings depicted inspirational images from his own interpretations of … Continue reading →

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Lodger (1979)

Posted on February 5, 2024 by the press music reviews

Recorded in a concrete bunker in Montreux, the perennially underrated Lodger delivers in despatches, a personal and political world view in a travelogue postcard from the itinerant D.J. himself. TRACKS 1. Fantastic Voyage: A political commentary about nuclear war resurrected … Continue reading →

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Robert Fripp | Exposure (1979)

Posted on December 29, 2023 by the press music reviews

British guitarist Robert Fripp’s gleefully diverse debut solo album Exposure, was recently repackaged and released as a comprehensive 32-disc box set that examines the guitarist’s career from 1977 to 1983.  Worn out from constant touring and recording and an increasing … Continue reading →

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More Album Cover Outtakes

Posted on November 21, 2023 by the press music reviews

American pop-art pioneer Ed Ruscha, known for his text-based, thought-provoking work, has created the cover for the historic new single by The Beatles, ‘Now and Then’.  Ed Ruscha (1937-), one of the world’s most famous living artists, has been creating … Continue reading →

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David Bowie | Thank you for the cigs!!

Posted on September 15, 2022 by the press music reviews

This charming two-page note written by a 30-year old David Bowie to his friend and confidant Tony McGrogan in September ’77 with his shopping list of records, shows he was keeping his finger on the pulse of rock. Bowie made … Continue reading →

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Talking Heads | Lifetime Piling Up

Posted on March 8, 2022 by the press music reviews

The band’s final single before their split was a return to upbeat anxiety and existential paranoia while effortlessly fusing avant-garde with Afro-pop.   Sharing a similar title to two of their greatest ever recorded moments (Life During Wartime and Once … Continue reading →

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Eno: Masterworks 1974 – 1977

Posted on March 6, 2022 by the press music reviews

There’s a little more to oblique strategist Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno’s career than just that ambient guy or big time producer of bands such as U2 and Talking Heads, or for inventing the … Continue reading →

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Adrian Belew Meets David Bowie

Posted on August 24, 2021 by the press music reviews

Guitarist par excellence Adrian Belew was discovered by Frank Zappa in a small club in Nashville, only to be poached by David Bowie for a globe-straddling tour. The Press has the lowdown. The extraordinarily inventive Belew caught the eye of … Continue reading →

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Rediscover Live Music: Top 20 Live Albums

Posted on November 22, 2020 by the press music reviews

Live music has been in short supply, so now is a good time to take a double-gatefold look at 20 of the greatest live LP’s of yesteryear to atone for all the cancelled gigs we were supposed to see.  What … Continue reading →

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Talking Heads – Remain in Light (1980)

Posted on October 10, 2020 by the press music reviews

The name of the band is Talking Heads, and the name of the album is Remain in Light. Released in October 1980 it is simply one of the greatest records in music history. A record without precedence, it was released … Continue reading →

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