David Byrne and Brian Eno, Free Stream "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today"

Oh the sweetness that lies in this embed. David Byrne and Brian Eno, "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today", together again. Enjoy the better Eno work of the two from this year.

Playing the Building: An Installation by David Byrne

I don't quite get it, but it's David Byrne, so it must be genius. This from his website:

10 South Street, New York, NY (Map)

31 May – 10 August 2008 Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday: Noon – 6PM (Free)

Opening Reception: 31 May, 6–8 PM

[Download press release]

Playing the building is a sound installation in which the infrastructure,
the physical plant of the building, is converted into a giant musical
instrument. Devices are attached to the building structure — to the metal
beams and pillars, the heating pipes, the water pipes — and are used to make these
things produce sound. The activations are of three types: wind, vibration,
striking. The devices do not produce sound themselves, but they cause the
building elements to vibrate, resonate and oscillate so that the building itself becomes a very large musical instrument.

Read more here.

Talking Heads - "Burning Down the House" Video, David Byrne Recording with Sharon Jones?

Sometimes - when you have a totally shit day - you just need the Talking Heads. Here is the classic video for "Burning Down the House".



In related news, a friend just reminded me that David Byrne and Sharon Jones may be recording together. Awesome. From jambands.com:

“It’s funny, David Byrne recently asked me to record with him,” Jones says with a laugh. “When I was in my 30s, he said I was too old and now that I’m in my 50s I’m suddenly young enough.”

More Radiohead News

OK, OK, maybe your sick of all the Radiohead posts this month, but this post by Thom Yorke on Dead Air Space seemed well worth it.

we did not ask for a load of cash from our old record label EMI to re- sign. that is a L I E.

The Times in the UK should check its facts before it prints such dirt.

whAT we WANTED WAS some control over OUR WOrK and how it was used in the future by them-that seemed REASONAblE to us, as we cared about it a great deal.

Mr Hands was not interested.

So neither were we.

We made the sign of the cross and walked away. Sadly.

We are extremely upset that this crap is being spread about.

To bedigging up such bullshit, or more politely airing yer dirty laundry in public, seems a very strange way for the head of an international record label to be proceeding.

On a happier note we took no 'BRead-HEAd' advances at all from both independent labels XL and TBD for our new record.

So judge for yourself.

AND we are really excited to be working with them. SHock!

AT least they do not behave like confused bulls in a china shop.

much love

thom
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I wasn't even aware of the article that he mentioned. But here it is.

Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place

Also if you haven't read the interview that David Byrne (of the Talking Heads - who's website you should check out for his great blog) did with Mr. Yorke for Wired Magazine take a look now. Byrne also chimes in with a very interesting article about the music industry. And check out the remix of "And It Rained All Night" from the Eraser by the very talented Burial.