Daily entertainment news covering The Talking Heads en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/11/22/celebrity_birthdays_november_136 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 143273@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to:

"Iron Man 2" actress Scarlett Johansson (1984)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/15/springsteen_and_phish_jam_together_at_bo Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:29:54 EST Entertainment News 126496@http://www.starpulse.com/news MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - They were chanting "Bruuuuuce" at Bonnaroo all weekend, as Bruce Springsteen performed a three-hour set with the E Street Band one night and joined Phish on stage another.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/23/unheard_talking_heads_tracks_to_be_relea Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:52:42 EST Entertainment News 111423@http://www.starpulse.com/news Fans of Eighties rockers The Talking Heads are in for a treat - the band's record label is preparing an album of never-released songs.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/22/celebrity_birthdays_november_84 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 97920@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to The Prestige actress Scarlett Johansson (1984), actress Mariel Hemingway (1961), actress Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), Talking Head Tina Weymouth (1950), E Street native and Soprano "Little" Steven Van Zandt (1950),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/04/david_byrne_can_t_vote_but_you_can Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:52:27 EST Entertainment News 102673@http://www.starpulse.com/news David Byrne sent an email to his fans asking them to vote today since he is not eligible. The Scottish-American Talking Head is not an official US citizen. If Byrne could vote though, we have a feeling we know who he would choose from his letter below.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/29/david_byrne_aamp_brian_eno_release_new_a Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:53:54 EST Entertainment News 94044@http://www.starpulse.com/news Music boffins David Byrne and Brian Eno will release their new album on a website they launched on Monday.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/22/martin_scorsese_pulls_out_of_bob_marley_ Thu, 22 May 2008 19:30:00 EST Entertainment News 88191@http://www.starpulse.com/news Moviemaker Martin Scorsese has been forced to step down as the director of a new Bob Marley documentary due to scheduling conflicts. The Oscar winner,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/15/concert_review_radiohead_at_lakewood_amp_08 Thu, 15 May 2008 09:37:44 EST Entertainment News 87497@http://www.starpulse.com/news Intentionally or not, Radiohead is changing the way we buy music. Their latest release, "In Rainbows," was released exclusively as a digital download for a price the buyer determined.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/14/celebrity_birthdays_may_74 Wed, 14 May 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 86396@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "Joan of Arcadia" star Amber Tamblyn (1983), British singer/actress Martine McCutcheon (1976), "Lost In Translation" director Sofia Coppola (1971),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/19/bitten_by_the_vampire_buzz_america_s_lov Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:42:44 EST Entertainment News 81592@http://www.starpulse.com/news Do you hate Vampire Weekend yet? Join the club. The "indie" band is selling out shows, garnering rave reviews, playing on "Saturday Night Live," and spinning every hour on rock radio, all while sporting spiffy cardigans and speaking like Scrabble champs. They're even featured in an ad on MTV defining an Oxford comma. Who are these guys? Where did they come from?

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/05/u23d_turn_it_up_loud_captain_ Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:53:56 EST Entertainment News 76899@http://www.starpulse.com/news What could possibly be considered innovative for the band that's done it all? A 3D IMAX film? Yes, that would do it. Since their first album, Boy, was released in 1980, Irish rock group and BBITW (Biggest Band In The World) U2 has pushed the limits of celebrity, musical experimentation, and how to look at the world.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/15/kenny_wayne_shepherd_s_ten_days_out_blue Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 74417@http://www.starpulse.com/news Kenny Wayne Shepherd's critically acclaimed CD/DVD Ten Days Out: Blues From The Backroads (Warner Bros./Reprise Records) has been nominated for two 2008 Grammy Awards—"Best Traditional Blues Album" and "Best Long Form Music Video."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/22/celebrity_birthdays_november_52 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 64396@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to The Prestige actress Scarlett Johansson (1984), Canadian figure skater David Pelletier (1974), German tennis champ Boris Becker (1967), actress Mariel Hemingway (1961), actress Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), Talking Head Tina Weymouth (1950),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/29/hilly_kristal_founder_of_iconic_nyc_punk Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:43:03 EST Entertainment News 57878@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Hilly Kristal, whose dank Bowery rock club CBGB served as the birthplace of the punk rock movement and a launching pad for bands like the Ramones, Blondie and the Talking Heads, has died. He was 75.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/06/blogging_celebs_reveal_themselves_in_dif Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:26:29 EST Entertainment News 45687@http://www.starpulse.com/news A number of celebrities have taken up the keyboard to blog to their fans and loyal readers. This digital skip over the velvet rope - a leap into public discourse rather than shrouded publicist-released statements - has offered a new perspective of the famous.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/14/celebrity_birthdays_may_45 Mon, 14 May 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 39871@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "Joan of Arcadia" star Amber Tamblyn (1983), British singer/actress Martine McCutcheon (1976), "Lost In Translation" director Sofia Coppola (1971), "The Aviator" Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett (1969), The Cult leas singer Ian Astbury (1962), "Pulp Fiction" actor Tim Roth (1961), singer/songwriter Tom Cochrane (1953), film director Robert Zemeckis (1952), Talking Heads singer David Byrne (1952), "Star Wars" creator/director George Lucas (1944), "Beyond the Sea" singer Bobby Darin (1936; d. 1973), and Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265; d. 1321).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/01/tom_waits_tops_underappreciated_list Tue, 01 May 2007 09:00:44 EST Entertainment News 40215@http://www.starpulse.com/news Tom Waits has been named America's "Most Underappreciated Artist" in a new Internet poll. The gravel-voiced singer/songwriter beat The Replacements and rock veterans Cheap Trick in the Rolling Stone online list. The top 10 are:

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/05/maroon_5_to_release_sophomore_album_it_w_22 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:27:08 EST Entertainment News 32708@http://www.starpulse.com/news Having been recognized as Best New Artist at the 2005 Grammy Awards, Maroon 5 will release their much-anticipated sophomore album, "It Won't Be Soon Before Long," on May 22. The follow-up to the multi-platinum, Grammy award-winning Songs About Jane will be "sexier and stronger," according to frontman Adam Levine, who looked to 80s icons such as Prince, Michael Jackson and Talking Heads for inspiration.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/29/david_byrne_compares_bush_cheney_tactics Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:43:37 EST Entertainment News 27399@http://www.starpulse.com/news Pop legend David Byrne has accused US President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney of leading America in the same way as the late Saddam Hussein led Iraq. The former Talking Heads frontman is still shocked at the US-led invasion of Iraq and remains a vocal critic of the war.

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