Often called The Band’s “secret weapon” Manuel was a “utility player” with vocal chops that allowed the group to explore sounds they couldn’t have made without him.

Talking Heads fans, rejoice! Hard on the heels of the re-release of “Stop Making Sense,” the 1984 Jonathan Demme film widely considered the best concert movie ever made, Jonathan Gould ...

Jonathan Gould has written a group biography of Talking Heads named after one of the band’s biggest hits. Called “Burning Down the House,” the book explores the formation, evolution and ...

Book Review: A new biography goes long and deep on the rise and fall of rock band Talking Heads “Burning Down the House: Talking Heads and the New York Scene That Transformed Rock” starts with ...

Talking Heads fans, rejoice! Hard on the heels of the rerelease of “Stop Making Sense,” the 1984 Jonathan Demme film widely considered the best concert movie ever made, Jonathan Gould has ...

The Band famously concluded the first act of their unparalleled story with " The Last Waltz," their much-heralded swan song at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving Day in 1976.