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Featured Artist: David Byrne
Best known for his groundbreaking tenure fronting the new wave group Talking Heads, David Byrne's solo work, while not as successful, was no less adventurous, encroaching upon such diverse media as world music, filmmaking, and performance art. Born May 14, 1952, in Dumbarton, Scotland, Byrne was raised in Baltimore, MD. The son of an electronics engineer, he played guitar in a series of teenage bands before attending the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design, where, feeling alienated...
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N.A.S.A. Blasts Off With Kanye, M.I.A., Waits
Boasting one of the more eclectic guest lists in recent memory, Brazilian-influenced duo N.A.S.A. will unveil its debut album, "The Spirit of Apollo," Feb. 17 via Anti-.
October 08, 2008
Byrne, Feist, Sufjan Join 'Red Hot' Compilation
David Byrne backed by the Dirty Projectors, Feist with Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard, Sufjan Stevens, the Decemberists, Grizzly Bear and Sharon Jones ...
May 22, 2008
Update: Brian Eno Not On David Byrne Tour
Updating a story posted yesterday (July 16), Brian Eno will not appear with David Byrne on the latter's fall tour.
July 17, 2008
Fatboy Slim Pulls Into Brighton Port Authority
Fatboy Slim gets a lift from Iggy Pop, David Byrne, Dizzee Rascal, Martha Wainwright and Ashley Beedle on the debut album from his new project, the Brighton Port Authority.
June 13, 2008
David Byrne Tour To Run Into Spring 2009
As tipped here last month, David Byrne has revealed plans for a six-month tour celebrating his work with the Talking Heads and in collaboration with producer Brian Eno.
August 04, 2008
Foos, Plant/Krauss, Beck To Rock Austin City Limits
Foo Fighters, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Beck, Manu Chao, John Fogerty, David Byrne, the Raconteurs and the Mars Volta are among the top acts booked for this year's Austin City Limits Music...
April 15, 2008
Dynamic Duo
Reuniting for their first album since 1981's "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts," David Byrne and Brian Eno this week are self-releasing "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today" in digital form via...
August 17, 2008
Merge Turns 20 With Curated Boxed Set
North Carolina indie Merge Records will celebrate its 20th anniversary with the release of SCORE!, a subscription-only boxed set.
August 25, 2008
Byrne/Eno Album 'Happening' Next Month
As tipped here earlier this month, David Byrne and Brian Eno are self-releasing their first album in 27 years.
July 28, 2008
Starbucks Brews Up Simon & Garfunkel Live CD
The Simon & Garfunkel live album originally due last September via Columbia/Legacy has been revived as a Starbucks exclusive, beginning March 25. A release to traditional retail is expected in the...
January 29, 2008
Simon Shines At Brooklyn Tribute Series
Paul Simon brought the second component in a three-part, month-long series of concerts celebrating his vast discography to a close last night (April 13) at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, drafting...
April 14, 2008
The Billboard Q&A: Portastatic
It's shaping up to be a year filled with highlights for Mac McCaughan. Not only did the prodigious North Carolina musician welcome a second child into his family this year, but he's also seeing Merge,...
September 18, 2008
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AC/DC Holds On Atop Euro Albums Chart
The leaders of Billboard's pan-European charts each score another week at the top, with AC/DC's "Black Ice" (Columbia/Sony BMG) into a fourth week at No.1 on Top 100 Albums and Guru Josh Project's "Infinity 2008" (Bigcitybeats) a third on Eurochart Hot 100 Singles.
Touring Panel: Ticketing Charges Won't Disappear
Ticketmaster Entertainment may be experimenting with eliminating convenience charges for ticket purchases, but "they're not going to die off entirely," according to Ticketmaster Entertainment senior VP, assistant general counsel Joseph Freeman, speaking at the 5th annual Billboard Touring Conference in New York.
Springsteen, Chesney Rule Billboard Touring Awards
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Kenny Chesney and Miley Cyrus were among the big winners at the fifth annual Billboard Touring Awards, held tonight (Nov. 20) at the Roosevelt Hotel ballroom in New York.
Simmons Sounds Off At Touring Conf. Keynote
Having recently completed a 30-plus-date European tour, Kiss will "eventually, when we're ready, tour America," co-founder Gene Simmons said during a keynote address today (Nov. 20) at the fifth annual Billboard Touring Conference, held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York.
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