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Writings and ramblings of Sebastian E. Payne

Tag: David Byrne

Without Style or Grace

If you’ve seen David Byrne on his recent worldwide tour, you’ll know what a fantastic performance it was. The band were very tight and funky as hell. The modern dancers and company of backing singers really made a full sound. Take this professionally recorded performance of Houses In Motion

2008 In Music

REM: Accelerate Every R.E.M. release that comes out is claimed as a return to form but Accelerate might have turned the band’s fortunes around. After loosing founding drummer Bill Berry in 1997, the band haven’t produced anything as hard rocking or compressed in years. Recorded in only a few months, you won’t find anything like [...]