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David Byrne's American Utopia
''American Utopia'' is a 2020 American concert film directed and produced by Spike Lee, from a screenplay by David Byrne. The film is a live recording of a Broadway performance of the show adapted from the touring show that supported the album of the same name, featuring selections from that album, as well as songs from throughout Byrne's career. Byrne performs alongside eleven musicians, all performing with wireless or portable equipment. Frequent collaborator Annie-B Parson serves as choreographer. It had its world premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2020. The film received critical acclaim. Cast All provide percussion; all except Byrne provide backing vocals. *David Byrne – lead vocals, occasional guitar * Chris Giarmo – dancing, melodica * Tendayi Kuumba – dancing * Karl Mansfield – keyboards, musical director * Angie Swan – electric guitar * Bobby Wooten III – bass * Mauro Refosco – drums, musical director * Tim Keiper – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut with ''She's Gotta Have It'' (1986). He has since written and directed such films as '' School Daze'' (1988), ''Do the Right Thing'' (1989), '' Mo' Better Blues'' (1990), '' Jungle Fever'' (1991), ''Malcolm X'' (1992), '' Crooklyn'' (1994), '' Clockers'' (1995), '' 25th Hour'' (2002), ''Inside Man'' (2006), ''Chi-Raq'' (2015), ''BlacKkKlansman'' (2018) and ''Da 5 Bloods'' (2020). Lee also acted in eleven of his feature films. His films have featured breakthrough and acclaimed performances from actors such as Denzel Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Samuel L. Jackson, Giancarlo Esposito, Rosie Perez, Delroy Lindo and John David Washington. Lee's work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muzikizum
''Muzikizum'' is the debut studio album by X-Press 2. It was released on Skint Records in 2002. It features vocal contributions from David Byrne, Dieter Meier, and Steve Edwards. It peaked at number 15 on the UK Albums Chart. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". John Bush of AllMusic wrote, "''Muzikizum'' is informed by a slim, spare aesthetic that sounds more 1992 than 2002, evoking simply produced, imperial-sounding tracks from Spooky and Leftfield; in other words, the glory days of progressive house." Gary Mulholland of '' The Guardian'' commented that "Brighton club veterans Rocky, Diesel and Ashley Beedle seamlessly blend slick-but-tough pop with your full-on Ibiza-friendly house instrumental." Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. * X-Press 2 – arrange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
"Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)" is the opening track of the Talking Heads 1980 album ''Remain in Light''. Background and composition The track has a prominent bassline and sets the funk tone of the album. A live rendition of the song was included, with a long bass intro, on the 2004 re-issue of the live album '' The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads''. It incorporates elements of African music, continuing an approach used in an earlier Talking Heads song "I Zimbra". The guitar solo beginning at around 2:45 was performed by Adrian Belew, who joined the band on the following tour, and later went on to join King Crimson. Reception AllMusic critic Bill Janovitz describes the singer as being "another alienated, lost soul seeing a world filtered through his delusions and paranoia," similar to the protagonists in other Talking Heads' songs. Janovitz points to the following lyrics to support this assessment: :''A government man'' :''Born under punches'' :''I'm a tumbler..I am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brighton Port Authority
Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963), also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is an English musician, DJ, and record producer who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Cook was the bassist for the Hull-based indie rock band the Housemartins, who achieved a UK number-one single with their a cappella cover of "Caravan of Love". After the Housemartins split up, Cook formed the electronic band Beats International in Brighton, who produced the number-one single "Dub Be Good to Me". He then played in Freak Power, Pizzaman, and the Mighty Dub Katz with moderate success. In 1996, Cook adopted the name Fatboy Slim and released ''Better Living Through Chemistry'' to critical acclaim. Follow-up albums ''You've Come a Long Way, Baby,'' ''Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars,'' and ''Palookaville'', as well as singles such as "The Rockafeller Skank", " Praise You", " Right Here, Right Now", " Weapon of Choice", and "Wonderful Night" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Think We're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat
''I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat'' is the debut album of British electronic act The Brighton Port Authority. It was released on Southern Fried on 6 January 2009 exclusively on amazon.com, with a regular release on 3 February. The Brighton Port Authority is a project of British musician Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, and his longtime engineer, Simon Thornton. The album features collaborations with DJ Danger Mouse, Tom Gandey (aka Cagedbaby), Justin Robertson, Ashley Beedle, Lateef, Martha Wainwright, Jamie T, David Byrne, Dizzee Rascal, Iggy Pop, Olly Hite, Connan Mockasin, Pete York, Jack Peñate and Emmy the Great. The album's title is a popular misquotation of "You're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat" from the 1975 Steven Spielberg movie '' Jaws''. The track "Should I Stay or Should I Blow" from the album, featuring Ashley Beedle, is featured in the soundtrack of '' FIFA 10'', a video game by EA Sports. Track listing Collaborators for each track are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toe Jam (song)
"Toe Jam" is the debut single by British electronic act the Brighton Port Authority, released on 5 August 2008 from their debut album '' I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat''. The song was composed by and features musician David Byrne David Byrne (; born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish-American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, writer, music theorist, visual artist and filmmaker. He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of ... and rapper Dizzee Rascal. The song was listed at number 14 on '' Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the 100 best songs of 2008. The music video for the song, directed by Keith Schofield, predominantly features naked dancing men and women. The censor bars placed over their genital areas and the females' breasts form figures on the screen. The music video received much attention on the Internet. The song was also performed live on Saturday Night Live when Byrne was a musical guest. Charts Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grown Backwards
''Grown Backwards'' is the seventh studio album by musician David Byrne, released on March 16, 2004. Reception . In 2010, Byrne claimed in his book ''How Music Works'' it has sold 127,000 physical albums, 8,000 digital albums and 53,000 digital singles (overall 140,000 units sold of albums). The album peaked at #178 and #88 in the US and UK respectively. The album was released on vinyl for the first time on March 15, 2019. Track listing All tracks written by David Byrne, except where noted. Personnel ;Performing musicians * David Byrne - Lead vocals, guitars, dobro, Rhodes, keyboards, synth programming, drum programming * Rufus Wainwright, Patrick Dillett - Backing vocals * Barry Burns - Spacey guitar, Rhodes * Paul Frazier, Steve Swallow, Una McGlone, Andy Waterworth, John Patitucci - Bass * Jon Vercesi - Rhodes * Karen Mantler - Organ * Stephen Barber - Prepared piano * Paul Godfrey - Sequencing * Ross Godfrey, Jon Spurney - Keyboards * Mark Nuccio - Clarinet * John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remain In Light
''Remain in Light'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Talking Heads, released on October 8, 1980 by Sire Records. It was recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas and Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia during July and August 1980. It was the last Talking Heads album Brian Eno produced. After the release of ''Fear of Music'' in 1979, Talking Heads and Eno sought to dispel notions of the band as a mere vehicle for frontman and songwriter David Byrne. Drawing influence from Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, they experimented with African polyrhythms, funk, and electronics, recording instrumental tracks as a series of looping grooves. The sessions incorporated a variety of side musicians, including guitarist Adrian Belew, singer Nona Hendryx, and trumpet player Jon Hassell. Byrne struggled with writer's block, but adopted a scattered, stream-of-consciousness lyrical style inspired by early rap and academic literature on Africa. The artwork was conceived by bassist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love This Giant
''Love This Giant'' is a studio album made in collaboration between musicians David Byrne and St. Vincent (Annie Clark), released on 4AD and Todo Mundo on 10 September 10, 2012, in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States. Marking Byrne's ninth studio album overall and Clark's fourth, Byrne and Clark began working together in late 2009, using a writing and promotion process that Byrne had previously used on his 2008 collaboration with Brian Eno ''Everything That Happens Will Happen Today''. The duo had previously played together live at an Actor Tour concert, and on the album ''Here Lies Love''. The performers enlisted a variety of brass musicians to augment their songwriting and toured over the following year to promote the album. David Byrne incorporated a reworked performance of "I Should Watch TV" in the Broadway production and film ''American Utopia''. Composition, recording, and production The two artists met in 2009 at a Radio City Music Hall b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fear Of Music
''Fear of Music'' is the third studio album by American rock band Talking Heads, released on August 3, 1979, by Sire Records. It was recorded at locations in New York City during April and May 1979 and was produced by Brian Eno and Talking Heads. The album reached number 21 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 33 on the UK Albums Chart. It spawned the singles " Life During Wartime", "I Zimbra", and "Cities". ''Fear of Music'' received favorable reviews from critics. Praise centered on its unconventional rhythms and frontman David Byrne's lyrical performances. The album is often considered one of Talking Heads' best releases and has been featured in several publications' lists of the best albums of all time. Background Talking Heads' second album '' More Songs About Buildings and Food'', released in 1978, expanded the band's sonic palette. The record included a hit single, a cover of Al Green's " Take Me to the River", which gained the quartet commercial exposure. In March 1979, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Zimbra
"I Zimbra" is a song by American new wave band Talking Heads, released as the second single from their 1979 album ''Fear of Music''. According to Sytze Steenstra in ''Song and Circumstance: The Work of David Byrne from Talking Heads to the Present'', the music draws heavily on the African popular music Byrne was listening to at the time. Dada lyrics The lyrics of "I Zimbra" are an adaptation of Dadaist Hugo Ball's poem ''Gadji beri bimba''. *The lyrics contain these lines: :''Gadji beri bimba clandridi'' :''Lauli lonni cadori gadjam'' :''A bim beri glassala glandride'' :''E glassala tuffm I zimbra'' Influence In an interview, Jerry Harrison named "I Zimbra"" as his favorite Talking Heads song, and pointed out that the style of the group's next album, ''Remain in Light'', was indebted to the song's production style. "We also knew that our next album would be a further exploration of what we had begun with 'I Zimbra'." : – Jerry Harrison, Liquid Audio, 1997 The song is used in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
