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September 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 57

Talking Heads, Little Creatures (1985) I’ve been on a big-time Talking Heads kick of late. I sorta think that I always am actually – but I enjoyed Chris Frantz’ book and that had me running through the catalogue and all the odds and sods and solo albums and side-projects (again). I love everything by Talking […]
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September 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Chris Frantz: Remain In Love

Remain In Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina Chris Frantz St. Martin’s Press Talking Heads made nearly perfect music across 10 nearly perfect albums (eight studio, two live). There are post-punkers and people there at the time that swear only by the first four albums, thinking the second half of the band’s career some […]
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June 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 293

Tom Tom Club, Tom Tom Club (1981) Like a lot of people I’m sure, I first found out about Tom Tom Club when I saw the Talking Heads concert film – Stop Making Sense; the rhythm section from the Heads had formed Tom Tom Club as a side-project. They (and in particular this self-titled debut) remain a curious and wonderful blend of synth-pop, disco-styled early hip-hop and dance music. I’ve always […]
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February 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Music of Talking Heads: A Perfect Set of Worlds

I was introduced to the music of Talking Heads when the band was at its commercial peak. But to say I was introduced is not quite correct. I think, actually, the music announced itself. I’m talking the big hits – Road To Nowhere, And She Was, Burning Down The House, that sort of thing. For […]
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May 29, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Don’t Worry About The Government – The Music of Talking Heads: DJ Set

In this election year you deserve at least one night off, one night to ditch the worry and kick up your heels, to dance, to just listen to all of the best music by one of the greatest bands of the late-70s and across the 1980s. That decade of album releases from Talking Heads was, […]
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