Talking Heads‘ soundtrack to Jonathan Demme’s concert film Stop Making Sense will be re-released for its 40th anniversary next month. David Byrne said: “We had done a live album before this, but coupled with the film, and with the improved mixes and sound quality, this record reached ...
Stop Making Sense, which Spike Lee lauded as the greatest concert film of all time in the Toronto Q&A, documents three concerts and one rehearsal that Talking Heads performed while supporting their fifth studio album, 1983’s Speaking in Tongues. The music, which delivered wholehearted pop uplift...
They play ‘Girlfriend is Better,’ where the line “Stop making sense” comes from; their cover of Al Green’s ‘Take Me To The River’; and they close out the show with lesser-known track, ‘Crosseyed and Painless.’ This last song is the first time Demme allows the viewer to ...
The Jonathan Demme co-directedStop Making Senseeschewed standard concert film cliches such as audience reaction shots and close-ups of the musician's fingers during guitar solos. The opening song, "Psycho Killer," is performed solo by Byrne on a bare stage; additional band members and stage dec...
an album brought the funk ... along with the band’s strongest set of pure songs. "Girlfriend Is Better" dragged an R&B workout into the New Wave era (and coined the name of the band’s 1984 concert movie, ‘Stop Making Sense’). "Swamp" mixed John Lee Hooker-esque growling blue...
an album brought the funk ... along with the band’s strongest set of pure songs. "Girlfriend Is Better" dragged an R&B workout into the New Wave era (and coined the name of the band’s 1984 concert movie, ‘Stop Making Sense’). "Swamp" mixed John Lee Hooker-esque growling blue...
Looks at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art's exhibition, `A Forest of Signs: Art in the Crisis of Representation.' The exhibit is the first significant overview of the strain of the 1980s art derived from the style and substance of the media and popular culture. All of the ...
an album brought the funk ... along with the band’s strongest set of pure songs. "Girlfriend Is Better" dragged an R&B workout into the New Wave era (and coined the name of the band’s 1984 concert movie, ‘Stop Making Sense’). "Swamp" mixed John Lee Hooker-esque growling blue...
Attending a music festival is an exhilarating experience that allows you to immerse yourself in the power of live music, vibrant energy, and a sense of community. However, with the large crowds and overwhelming choices, it’s important to have a plan in place to make the most out of your...
I attached the Bela Mini to the underside of the instrument body, and embedded the Trill Bar sensor on the underside of the hand grip, so I could sense when someone’s hand was on the instrument. As I set out to recreate how the instrument looked and sounded in the show, I wanted to...