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NEWS ABOUT: Talking Heads

Talking Heads stories: 6 news summaries

 MoMa Shines Light on 
 NYC's Punk Revolution 

Materials by Patti Smith, Ramones showcase cultural shift

Aug 19, 09 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York’s Museum of Modern Art is showcasing the gritty glamour of the city’s 1970s and early ’80s music scene, where punk, New Wave, DIY, and noise rock ruled, Rolling Stone reports. New Yorkers were feeling alienated—the city was bankrupt in 1975; President Ford told it... More »

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entertainment • music • New York City • rock and roll • Museum of Modern Art • Talking Heads • Patti Smith • Gerald Ford • punk music • Ramones • Sonic Youth • exhibition • Jay-ZTV

GLOSSIES

 Obamas Inherit 
 Sweet Record Stash 

White House album collection contains landmarks from Zeppelin, Stones, Beatles

Jan 29, 09 1:15 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama’s new digs not only grant him access to chefs and a bowling alley, but an LP stash that includes Led Zeppelin IV and the Ramones’ Rocket to Russia, Rolling Stone reports. Banished to the basement during the Reagan years, the White House vinyl vault contains Obama favorites... More »

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Barack Obama • Rolling Stones • Jimmy Carter • Bob Dylan • Rolling Stone • Ronald Reagan • Talking Heads • Bruce Springsteen • The Carpenters • Ramones • Led Zeppelin • Sex Pistols • music review • presidential library • President Obama • Obama family • Pat Boone • John Denver

HRC to FNC: Howard Wolfson Joins Fox News

Hillary adviser will counter Rove with regular commentary

Jul 8, 08 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Howard Wolfson, a top strategist for HIllary Clinton's campaign and one of her most visible television surrogates, has found a new employer, and it's not Barack Obama. Wolfson will become a contributor to the Fox News Channel, appearing on multiple programs. His move to Fox echoes a general feeling among... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Karl Rove • Fox News • Talking Heads • Democratic Party • News Corp • Howard Wolfson • punditry

2 Music Pioneers Talk Shop

David Byrne and Thom Yorke like modern access to audiences

Dec 20, 07 9:57 AM CST
(Newser) - David Byrne and Thom Yorke don’t have much of anything nice to say about record labels, but they’re both excited about the contemporary musician’s access to audiences. The famous frontman from Talking Heads interviews the Radiohead impresario for Wired, and the latter says it was an “... More »

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music industry • Talking Heads • Radiohead • Thom Yorke • David Byrne

Punk Rock Impresario Kristal Dead

NYC club CBGB launched some of movement's top acts

Aug 29, 07 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hilly Kristal, whose iconic club CBGB was the epicenter of American punk rock, died yesterday at 75 after a battle with lung cancer. The New York venue—fully titled CBGB & OMFUG, or "Country, Bluegrass and Blues & Other Music For Uplifting Gourmandisers"—showcased the Ramones, the Talking... More »

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entertainment • television • music • New York City • obituary • club • concert • Talking Heads • Patti Smith • CBGB • punk music • Ramones • Hilly Kristal

Quirk Is the
New Kitsch
(Sigh)

Atlantic writer traces the devolution of idiosyncrasy into idiocy

Aug 16, 07 5:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Quirk is the “ruling sensibility” of today’s culture—random narrative, “mannered ingenuousness”—and it’s become exhausting, writes the Atlantic's Michael Hirschorn. “This American Life” has been the standard-bearer, but the quirk it purveys hasn't held up well in expanding from radio to TV. More »

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This American Life • culture • Wes Anderson • Arrested Development • Talking Heads • sentimentality • Generation X

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