I can’t figure out how to post the video in this post, but click here to be taken to the 37 minutes of concert footage on NPR. [reposted from NPR] “Last year’s collaboration between St. Vincent (Annie Clarke) and David Bryne was surprising on many levels. The album they wrote and recorded together, Love This Giant, is inspired and artful,…
Not that anyone asked, but I thought that I’d share some of my favorite music albums from the past year. In no particular order, here are five that I’ve really connected with over the past 12 months. Love This Giant / David Byrne & St. Vincent Swing Lo Magellan / Dirty Projectors Be The Void /…
David Byrne is brilliant. His music, films, visual art, books and journal entries have held my attention since I first heard the album Talking Heads: 77 when I was in high school. Byrne was the lead singer and lyricist for the band, and I remember listening to the song “Don’t Worry About the Government” and…
Here’s some news that’s music to my ears! Frontman for the talking heads, David Byrne, and Annie Clark (AKA St Vincent) have teamed up to make Love This Giant – a collaborative album, featuring keyboards, drums, guitars, and an eight-piece brass section. “The writing was truly collaborative: sometimes Annie would send me some synthesized versions of…
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/26038742] Stefan Sagmeister has been one of my favorite designers/artists/creators for quite some time. If you don’t know his name, you might be familiar with some of his work: Stefan has an unorthodox way of working, where, instead of retiring once he’s older and has lost a good deal of his health and vigor,…