Michael is joined by music historian and author of the new Talking Heads biography, “Burning Down The House: Talking Heads and the New York Scene That Transformed Rock.”

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(00:00) Intro

(01:10) Evolution of Talking Heads

(05:24) The Ramones

(07:13) Backgrounds

(12:50) 70s Culture

(15:51) New York Scene

(17:18) Evolution of Pop

(25:12) Cultural Appropriation

(30:54) New Sounds

(31:52) Band Tensions

(36:10) David Byrne's Genius

(40:39) Legacy

(49:13) Writing Biographies

(01:00:01) Conclusions

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