This episode is dedicated to the life and memory of Ryuichi Sakamoto and Seymour Stein.

Launching into season 2, I present a portrait of David Byrne as a young artist, examine the relationship between his artistic work and his music, why he left art school, and whet your appetite for the journey ahead.

Songs from this episode:

• Who (w. St Vincent)
• Heart's a lonely hunter (w. Thievery Corporation)
• Loco de Amor (w. Celia Cruz)
• Everybody's coming to my house
• Like humans do
• Lazy
• Miss America
• Strange Overtones (w. Brian Eno)
• Don't fence me in
• Let's dance (live w. Miley Cyrus)
• Heroes (live w. Choir! Choir! Choir!)
• Fame (live w. Kimbra and The Roots)

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Grab your pencil and rewind your cassettes to discover some live covers, drop the needle on some studio rarities, unpack the break-up and The Heads side-project, learn how Stop Making Sense nourished the concept of a reunion, and eagerly log in for the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame induction.

Tracks: 

• Live: "1, 2, 3... Red Light", "96 teardrops", "So much in love", "I wanna be your boyfriend", "I can't control myself", "Pablo Picasso", "A clean break", "Theme", "Questions for lovers"
• Studio: "I want to live", "I'm not ready yet", "These boots were made for walking", "I walk the line", "Can't you hear my heartbeat"
• Demo: "Hey hey"
• Sand in the Vaseline: "Lifetime Piling Up", "Gangster of Love", "Popsicle"
• The Heads: "Damage I've done", "Punk Lolita", "No more lonely nights"
• Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Induction: "Psycho Killer", "Life During Wartime", "Burning down the house", "Take me to the river"
• Songs influenced by Talking Heads: "Do it all the time - I don't know how but they found me", "No you girls - Franz Ferdinand", "A punk - Vampire Weekend", "Total Life Forever - Foals", "Vegan water - Cheekface", "True Stories - Datarock"

See you soon for Season 2!

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Featuring special guest Chris Frantz, founding member of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club.

With Talking Heads on permanent hiatus, Tom Tom Club becomes the default vehicle for Chris and Tina's music. Hear exclusive insights into their sounds and influences from their albums "Dark Sneak Love Action", "The good, the bad, and the funky", "Downtown Rockers"  and much more - including a few surprise side-projects.

Tracklist:

• Sunshine and Ecstasy
• You Sexy Thing (Hot Chocolate cover)
• Who feelin' it?
• Love to love you baby (Donna Summer cover)
• Happiness can't buy money
• 19-2000 (Gorillaz)
• Il Est Ne / Christmas in the Club
• Downtown Rockers
• Incognito (Chris und Tina)

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Well this is something different! Instead of your usual programming, I offer my discussion with Josh and Frankie from the fabulous Primus Tracks podcast where we deep dive into the Talking Heads influence on the early Primate/Primus sound. You don't need to know anything about either band to enjoy this, but knowing a little might help.

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What did it take for Talking Heads to regroup for another album, after indulging David's personal vision for a number of years? With the release of Naked we reach a milestone in the band's history - their final album - and investigate how the world, and the band themselves, have changed along the way. And get a glimpse of what still lies ahead.

Tracklist:

• Blind
• Mr Jones
• Totally Nude
• Ruby Dear
• Hero track: (Nothing but) Flowers
• The Democratic Circus
• The Facts of Life
• Mommy Daddy You and I
• Big Daddy
• Bill
• Cool Water
• Bonus tracks: Sax and Violins
• In Asking Land

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"It's like 60 Minutes on acid." With a film, book, soundtrack and studio album all related to the one project, True Stories is far more than just another Talking Heads record. Sure it delivers MTV favourites like "Wild Wild Life", but are all the songs really based on Tabloid news stories?

Tracks: 

• Love For Sale
• Puzzlin' Evidence
• Hey Now
• Papa Legba
• Wild Wild Life (Hero Track)
• Radio Head
• Dream Operator
• People Like Us
• City of Dreams

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How did Jerry Harrison end up recording his smash hit “Rev it up” in a bomb shelter? Which song has a connection to a Presidential candidate? To find out, I’m joined by none other than Jerry himself for an in-depth career retrospective. Covering five decades we reflect on the birth of punk music with the Modern Lovers, to his groundbreaking solo albums like “The Red and The Black” and “Casual Gods”, to his turn as producer extraordinaire. And everything in between… and I mean everything. 

Tracks: 

• Roadrunner
• She cracked
• Hospital
• Lady Stiletto
• Here comes that girl again
• Things fall apart
• Slink
• Fast Karma/No questions
• Five minutes
• Rev it up
• Man with a gun
• Perfect lie
• Flying under the radar
• Kickstart
• I cry for Iran
• Confess
• Cowboy’s gotta go
• This lover’s lane is very narrow

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Featuring Modern Lover, Talking Head and Casual God himself... Jerry Harrison.

Capitalising on the success of Stop Making Sense, the band release their best-selling album Little Creatures which features their smash hits "And she was", "Lady don't mind" and this album's hero track "Road to nowhere". In this episode Jerry discusses what he's been up to lately and shares some insights about the recording of Little Creatures, then in the following episode we'll dive deep into his work as a solo artist and producer.

Tracks:

• And she was
• Give me back my name
• Creatures of love
• Lady don't mind
• Perfect world
• Stay up late
• Walk it down
• Television man
• Road to nowhere (Hero track)

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With a reputation as one of the world’s best live bands, we embark on a detailed illumination of Talking Heads’ live albums, TV profiles and notable concerts. Learn about the inspiration and impact of the greatest concert film of all time, Stop Making Sense, including an insiders perspective from Jon Braun, frontman for Talking Heads tribute band Start Making Sense, along with details and recordings of the band’s last performances.

Features:

• Warner Bros Music Show
• South Bank Show
• The name of this band is Talking Heads
• Stop Making Sense (Film, vinyl, CD, reissue DVD/Bluray)
• Interview: Jon Braun, frontman for Start Making Sense

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A few years after their critically acclaimed album “Remain in Light”, the band return with their most approachable and radio-friendly record to date, “Speaking in Tongues”. Fuelled by the success of their highest charting single “Burning Down the House” and crowd-pleasers like "Slippery People", "Girlfriend is Better" and “This must be the place” the band drag the reluctant art crowd kicking and screaming into the pop realm. 

Tracks:

• Burning Down the House (Hero track)
• Making Flippy Floppy
• Girlfriend is Better
• Slippery People
• I Get Wild / Wild Gravity
• Swamp
• Moon Rocks
• Pull up the roots
• This must be the place (Naive Melody)
• Two note Swivel (Unfinished outtake)

 

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