David Byrne concert film ‘Ride, Rise, Roar’ to premiere at South By Southwest in March

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‘Ride, Rise, Roar’ — a new concert film documenting the creation and staging of David Byrne’s ambitious ‘The Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno’ tour in 2008 and 2009 — will receive its world premiere next month at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.

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Grammy shut out: Depeche Mode, U2, Pet Shop Boys, Elvis Costello denied awards

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Rough night for the handful of ’80s college-rock vets nominated for Grammy Awards this year: Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, U2, Elvis Costello, David Byrne and Brian Eno, and Ministry all were shut out tonight for trophies in their respective categories, losing, in most cases, to more current acts.

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David Byrne and Fatboy Slim ready ‘Here Lies Love,’ their Imelda Marcos concept album

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[tweetmeme]David Byrne and Fatboy Slim next month finally will release Here Lies Love, the duo’s long-gestating, star-laden 22-track concept album about former Filipino first lady — and noted shoe hoarder — Imelda Marcos and her relationship, as a child, with one of her family’s servants.
Due out Feb. 23, the project — available both as a [...]

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Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, David Byrne & Brian Eno earn Grammy nominations

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[tweetmeme]The nominations for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards were announced last night, and this year’s list features a slew of ’80s college-rock vets, including Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, U2, Elvis Costello, David Byrne and Brian Eno, and Ministry.
Perennial nominee — and frequent winner — U2 racked up a trio of nods, including Best Rock [...]

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David Byrne to publish ‘Bicycle Diaries’ book

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No stranger to the two-wheeler, ex-Talking Head David Byrne this fall will publish “Bicycle Diaries,” a 320-page text-and-photo account of his observations gleaned while cycling through the world’s cities while on tour.
Byrne famously has relied on bicycles as his primary means of transportation at home in New York for decades, and also takes them on [...]

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Quick Spins: Brian Eno/David Byrne; R.E.M.; Sonic Youth; Johnny Marr/Paul Weller

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It didn’t seem to garner much attention, but after so much had been made about Brian Eno not performing with David Byrne on his current “Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno” tour, he did just that earlier this month.
Talking-Heads.net reports the famously stage-shy Eno joined Byrne in London to sing along on the [...]

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Video: David Byrne on ‘The Colbert Report’

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In case you missed David Byrne’s apperance on “The Colbert Report” last night:

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The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
David Byrne Pt. 1

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The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
David Byrne Pt. 2

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In stores Tuesday: U2, Erasure, Revolting Cocks, Marty Willson-Piper

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Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday:
ARTIST: U2
ALBUM: No Line on the Horizon
FORMAT: CD, LP, download
BACKSTORY: Bono and Co.’s 12th album leaked nearly two weeks ago, prompting the band to stream it on MySpace well before its official release date. The disc finds U2 working with longtime associates [...]

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