It’s not unusual nowadays for artists to produce their own concert films that emulate the experience of their concerts and these artists have one movie to thank for this. “Stop Making Sense” was ...
In 1984, Talking Heads ‘ concert film and live album “Stop Making Sense” captured the alt-rock quartet at the height of their powers. Forty years later, a new 4K restoration of the film is streaming ...
This concert movie was extremely unique for its time, as it does not feature much in the way of backstage footage of the band or broad shots of their audience during the recorded concert in question.
Jonathan Demme’s work seems simple: a concert film so narrowly focused that we rarely even see the audience. But Demme and Talking Heads structured the concert ingeniously, beginning with just singer ...
This week, in celebration of their 50th anniversary, Talking Heads released a brand new video for one of their most enduring hits. Following his run alongside Jonathan Richman in The Modern Lovers, ...
The landmark 1984 concert film “Stop Making Sense” gave us David Byrne in an oversized suit, shared the most dynamic phase of Talking Heads’ unique melding of New Wave attitude, art school creativity ...
Subjectively debated by critics, and objectively clear to anyone who has seen it, Talking Heads’ film "Stop Making Sense" (1984) is touted as the greatest concert film of all time. Following the ...
Talking Heads keyboardist and guitarist Jerry Harrison is pretty sure that “Stop Making Sense” has never looked or sounded better than it does now. He played a role in that. What: The 1984 Talking ...
Of the many iconic figures who’ve come to Kresge Hall, none seem to be remembered as widely or as fondly as Talking Heads. Their 1977 performance and its history is what, in-part, led Jose ...