This must be Talking Heads — A song by song, album by album look at their music

Jan 29 2025 26 ep. 57 mins 130

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Come on an album by album exploration of Talking Heads, David Byrne, Tom Tom Club and Jerry Harrison. No stone will go unturned as we retrace their path from humble beginnings at New York's infamous CBGB to their induction to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.

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20 | David Byrne (self-titled)

Jan 29 2025 57 mins

By 1994 it was more important that ever that David Byrne could prove there was an audience for his unique style of art rock. After a number of high-concept albums, he returned with a more accessible yet eclectic series of tunes that not only build on the grooves on earlier projects but reach a new depth of introspection and emotional reflection. Tracks: A long time ago Angels Cras

Interview | Inside the Talking Heads vault with Jason Jones

Dec 11 2024 39 mins

Meet Jason Jones from Rhino Records, he's the guy behind all your favourite Talking Heads reissues from the last few years. I pepper Jason with nerdy questions about how he approaches standard album reissues as well as expanded ultra-deluxe packages full of rarities like the newly released Talking Heads: 77 boxset that he manifested into reality. A condensed version of this intervi

19 | Uh-oh

Oct 01 2024 53 mins

David Byrne's follow up to Rei Momo, the 1992 LP "Uh-oh" co-incided with the official end of Talking Heads. A new producer helped bring a clean, commercial sound to David's oddball instrumentation and left of center lyrics. While the songs were still like children to him, the overall album needed to walk the line of appealing to his previous Talking Heads audience while also showin

Interview | Michelangelo Carubba on touring "Remain In Light" with Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew

Aug 26 2024 66 mins

For Mikey, the last few years have been a wild ride to say the least. When the opportunity of a lifetime presented itself and his band joined Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew to tour for the 40th anniversary of Remain In Light it should have been a high point of his career. Instead, it triggered a tailspin that saw his band disintegrate and strained the relationships with the bandma

18 | Rei Momo

May 06 2024 75 mins

We've finally reached the first pure David Byrne solo album, no theatre soundtrack or main collaborators, David was free to do whatever he wanted and this was it. I hope this gives everyone an insight into not just the album, but a glimpse at David's genuine passion for this music, which critics at the time labelled as passion-less and uninspired. My goal, as always, is to prove th

17 | David's 80s Soundtracks and Collaborations

Nov 21 2023 57 mins

A series of featurettes outlining David's soundtracks and collaborations throughout the Talking Heads-era. I touch on everything from the beloved The Catherine Wheel, through the esteemed Knee Plays and The Last Emperor, to the surprisingly personal The Forest. The Catherine Wheel His wife refused Cloud Chamber My big hands (Fall through the cracks) Big Business What a day that wa

UNLOCKED | Stop Making Sense watch-along commentary

Sep 09 2023 91 mins

Why watch it alone? Previously released to supporters of the podcast, to mark the theatrical release of the remastered edition of Stop Making Sense, enjoy this bonus episode featuring Rodney's watch-along commentary for the film.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

16 | Byrne & Eno: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts

Jun 26 2023 68 mins

Come on a journey through David Byrne and Brian Eno’s collaborative side-project “My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, a ground-breaking album that has only grown in standing over the decades that Eno called the “laboratory” for Remain in Light. Tracklist: America is Waiting Mea Culpa Regiment Help me somebody The Jezebel Spirit Very very hungry / Quran Moonlight in Glory The Ca

15 | Meet David Byrne: Fame redeems the oddball

Apr 19 2023 19 mins

This episode is dedicated to the life and memory of Ryuichi Sakamoto and Seymour Stein. Launching into season 2, I present a portrait of David Byrne as a young artist, examine the relationship between his artistic work and his music, why he left art school, and whet your appetite for the journey ahead. Songs from this episode: Who (w. St Vincent) Heart's a lonely hunter (w. Thieve

14 | The Final Chapter (Rarities, Hall of Fame, The Heads, and more)

Jan 10 2023 105 mins

Grab your pencil and rewind your cassettes to discover some live covers, drop the needle on some studio rarities, unpack the break-up and The Heads side-project, learn how Stop Making Sense nourished the concept of a reunion, and eagerly log in for the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame induction. Tracks: Live: "1, 2, 3... Red Light", "96 teardrops", "So much in love", "I wanna be your b