Episode 71
In Episode 71, Aaron and Brent spotlight music from two different bands, one from Chicago and the other from New York, that formed while members were in art school.
Featuring a catalog of music that includes everything from the catchiness of pop-influenced hooks to the complex song structures of “math rock”, Aaron highlights three songs from Maps & Atlases.
With a career that includes a beloved concert film, iconic MTV videos and a unique sound that continues to be a musical influence, Brent looks at three songs from Talking Heads.
This Week’s Playlist
- Take Me To The River – Talking Heads – More Songs About Building And Food (1978)
- Old Ash – Maps & Atlases – Beware and Be Grateful (2013)
- Road To Nowhere – Talking Heads – Little Creatures (1985)
- Fall Apart – Maps & Atlases – Lightness is Nothing New (2018)
- Nothing But Flowers – Talking Heads – Naked (1988)
- Pigeon – Maps & Atlases – Perch Patchwork (2010)
Show Notes
- (12:03) List Of “Take Me To The River” Cover Songs – Secondhand Songs
(14:14) Talking Heads Performing “Take Me To The River” on SNL – Vimeo
(14:30) The 10 Most Talked-about Music Performances In Show’s 40-year History – NY Daily News - (15:06) A Short History Of Talking Heads – Double J
- (20:59) Maps & Atlases Carve ‘Potent’ Path With ‘Beware and Be Grateful’ – Billboard
- (23:26) Dave Davison, Maps & Atlases – Songwriters on Process
- (26:29) Maps & Atlases – ‘Old Ash’ – YouTube
(30:00) David Byrne, Jonathan Demme, and 35 Years of ‘Stop Making Sense’ – The Ringer
(32:02) “Road To Nowhere” Music Video For Little Monsters – YouTube - (41:00) Maps and Atlases with BCC – The Bishop Bar
- (44:20) Maps & Atlases: INHAILER Corner Sessions – YouTube
(47:09) Clerks II Opening Credits With “Nothing But Flowers” – YouTube - (54:57) David Byrne – “(Nothing But) Flowers” [Live from Austin, TX] – YouTube
- (01:02:22) Maps & Atlases – Pigeon – Audiotree Live – YouTube
Other Links
- Talking Heads’ 10 Best Songs Ranked In Order Of Greatness – Far Out Magazine
- Why The Last-Ever Talking Heads Concert Was Their Worst – Far Out Magazine
- The Talking Heads’ Eulogy For Honky-Tonks, Dairy Queens, and 7-Elevens – A/V Club
Band Websites
Listen to the Playlist
Videos Mentioned
Bands Mentioned
- Talking Heads
- Maps & Atlases
- David Byrne
- Al Green
- Foghat
- Limp Bizkit
- Metallica
- The Offspring
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Lit
- Rage Against the Machine
- Grateful Dead
- Hootie and the Blowfish
- Jewel
- Alanis Morissette
- Sheryl Crow
