CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Music Discoveries of the Week
- 5:25 AM — May 22 —
- Source: All About Jazz
When vocalist Tessa Souter mentioned to Tetsuo Hara, owner of Venus Records, that she dug Steve Kuhn's recording of Prelude in E Minor by Chopin, Hara had a suggestion: How about an album of classical melodies set to words? Read More
Talking Heads' Chris Frantz: I Still Hope for a Reunion With David Byrne
- 4:55 PM — Apr 24 —
- Source: AOL Music - Canada
The recently released, career-spanning Talking Heads DVD " Chronology " features classic video performances and interviews that date back to the band's groundbreaking 1975 appearances at CBGB in New York City. The viewer gets to see the transition from the early three-piece days (singer/songwriter/guitarist David Byrne , bassist Tina Weymouth and drummer Chris Frantz in 1975) to a quartet (keyboardist/guitarist Jerry Harrison joined in 1977), on into an ensemble of multi-cultural proportions. Read More
The Strange, Tense Power of Talking Heads' 'Fear of Music'
- 3:52 PM — Apr 18 —
- Source: TheAtlantic.com
Jonathan Lethem's new book pays celebrates the band's transitional, apocalyptic 1979 album. Read More
Biography
As one of the Talking Heads' founding members, drummer Chris Frantz provided the backbeat for all of the group's subsequent... Read the full Chris Frantz bio.
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