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Results for David ByrneBorn in Scotland, David Byrne was raised in the Baltimore suburbs and studied briefly at the Rhode Island School of Design. Dropping out of RISD after just a year, he formed Talking Heads with three friends and debuted with an album of the same name in 1977. Byrne's interests are far-ranging, and he soon added electronic music and African percussion to the mix. Talking Heads was hailed as a contemporary music trail-blazer, and Byrne's edgy stage presence established him as the band's front man. He branched out into composition, writing the scores for dance and theater productions; feature films including 'Married to the Mob' and 'The Last Emperor;' and devoted time to another interest, photography. Byrne broke with Talking Heads in 1988 and formed his own label, Luaka Bop, to focus on global music. "Rei Momo," from 1989, features Latin-inspired rhythms, and he directed a documentary, 'Ile Aiye [The House of Life],' focusing on the rituals of Yoruban dance music. With "Uh-Oh," released in 1994, Byrne returned to more familiar rock fare. His latest album, "Look Into the Eyeball," was released in 2001....more
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by The Editors•February 27, 2008•
It’s that time again… Noise Pop time! The best thing about this festival is that when you really begin to dig through the schedule you realize that there are talented, up-and-coming bands to be experienced each and every night. That’s what this festival is all about: the unknown… even if there are a slew of excellent mid-level bands to see.
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by Max Mobley•December 26, 2007•
This year’s Boxing Day brings out my last Riot Gear! column of 2007—a chance to reflect upon the year in MI (Music Industry). Holy Whoville, that sounds like work. Unless you are a domestic worker or an orphan, Boxing Day is not a day for work. It’s a day to recover from the yuletide hangover
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by James Greene, Jr. •December 5, 2007•
For years, the only Rhode Island School of Design alumnus worth yammering on about was mustachioed actor/comedian Martin Mull. We really thought that Gimble fella from Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman was hilarious enough to carry his own show, which he did, briefly (the classic and oft-forgotten Fernwood 2-Nite, later retooled as America 2-Nite).
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by Braden Towne•November 14, 2007•
If ever there was an album that would break up a band, Kilroy Was Here is it. Ostensibly conceived as a high-concept response to a California State Legislature's claim that Styx had hidden satanic messages in tracks of their previous effort, Paradise Theater
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by Braden Towne•October 17, 2007•
From 12/16/1982:
Before the Sex Pistols’ impresario Malcolm McLaren neatly bundled punk rock up in a package of safety pins, chicken bones, and gobbing audiences, the reality stateside was that most of the bands credited as the progenitors of the movement
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