It Is 1979, and This Is The Talking Heads Doc from The South Bank Show
The aura of Talking Heads just grows and grows every year fans are denied a reunion. Don’t worry, it’s never going to happen. Watch this documentary made in 1979 about the band and you’ll realize how strong their own beliefs in themselves and the music they were creating might have sat uneasily with the behaviour and sloppiness of the other New York-based CBGB-era artists, but only because David Byrne and company demanded more of themselves. More Songs About Buildings and Food, Fear of Music, Remain in Light, go get them now.
Watch “A Drink with Shane MacGowan,” The Unaired Pilot Features Pogues Frontman
A Drink with Shane MacGowan was a new form of chat show hosted by the notorious Pogues frontman, and commissioned in the 1990s by Channel 4 arts supremo Waldemar Januszczak. However, they never broadcast this anarchic debut featuring live music, lively discussion between actors, writers, and musicians, pizza, and a fair few drinks…
Featured in this episode include Johnny Depp, Traci Lords, Joe Gores, Chris Penn, Sy Richardson, Del Zamora, and music from Los Lobos, Jimmy Weatherspoon, and Homewreckers.
Super Cut Of Saturday Night Live Cast Members Cracking Up
Who doesn’t love it when the not-ready-for-primetime characters break out of character?
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