With their 1985 album, Little Creatures, Talking Heads created arena pop songs — a direction that was partly inspired by Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth’s success with Tom Tom Club. Fans gravitated ...

Talking Heads bassist Tina Weymouth opens “Psycho Killer” with an iconic staccato riff. It’s the foundation of her band’s angular art rock masterpiece. Weymouth is also responsible for the song’s ...

Though the final Talking Heads album came out in 1988, the band never really went away. Unlike defunct groups trapped in a cycle of rediscovery every generation or so, Talking Heads have remained ...

In the wake of their debut album 77, Talking Heads found themselves critically successful and, thanks to its single Psycho Killer, noted for David Byrne’s cold-eyed observation songs. On their second ...

Talking Heads are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year and for that they’ve made a new video for their classic single “Psycho Killer” that was directed by filmmaker Mike Mills (Beginners, ...

SONG AT #1 THAT WEEK: Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - "Say Say Say" This column is at the request of Stereogum donor Jimmie Manning. Here's what he wrote about it: While “This Must Be The Place ...

Frantz began playing with singer/guitarist David Byrne in 1973 in a group called The Artistics. The duo both attended the Rhode Island School of Design. In 1975, Byrne, Frantz, and Frantz’s girlfriend ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

Talking Heads announced the Record Store Day release of its seminal live performance, tracked for WCOZ-FM in 1977. Due on April 20, 2024, and fittingly titled Live at WCOZ 77, the set expands upon ...