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Q&A with Tom Tom Club's Chris Frantz on new recordings, the genesis of "Love" and Talking Heads

Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, the husband and wife rhythm section of the Tom Tom Club and Talking Heads, have decided it's time to retire the equipment at their home studio in Fairfield, CT. The gear, now two decades old and used in the making of albums 'Dark Sneak Love Action' and 'The Good, the Bad and the Funky,' has blocked them from moving forward on a new Tom Tom Club album. // Tour dates at SoundSpike Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, the husband and wife rhythm section of the Tom Tom Club and Talking Heads, have decided it's time to retire the equipment at their home studio in Fairfield, CT. The gear, now two decades old and used in the making of albums "Dark Sneak Love Action" and "The Good, the Bad and the Funky," has blocked them from moving forward on a new Tom Tom Club album.

Featured Photos: New York Dolls at SxSW, Austin TX - March 19, 2005

Credited for inspiring such groups as The Ramones, Blondie, Sex Pistols, and Talking Heads, original glam-rockers New York Dolls are on a mission to be a part of the musical zeitgeist of the 21st century.

David Byrne backs new solo album with spring tour

David Byrne, best known as the frontman for Talking Heads, sets out on a solo tour this spring in support of his latest album.
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CD Review: David Byrne, "Grown Backwards" (Nonesuch)

David Byrne’s new album starts with a melody that seems to be a lullaby, and then--after it woos you--it breaks your heart: 'Try to pretend it's not only glass and concrete and stone/And it's just a house not a home.' David Byrne’s new album starts with a melody that seems to be a lullaby, and then--after it woos you--it breaks your heart: "Try to pretend it's not only glass and concrete and stone/And it's just a house not a home."

Briefly: Talking Heads at the Rock Hall

plus: New Earth track features Kurt Cobain. Sammy Hagar reportedly will front new group. The Donnas go major. Civic Tour to return. James Blackwood dead at 82.

Rock Hall to honor the Ramones, Talking Heads, Tom Petty, others

The Ramones, Talking Heads, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Isaac Hayes, Brenda Lee and Gene Pitney will make up the newest class of performers in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.