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"We can get out of this mess, and life can be better than it is," ends an impassioned screed sent out by former lead Talking Head David Byrne last night. The e-mail sent out to a mass of subscribers via the website for his new album with Brian Eno, EverythingThatHappens.com, didn't mention either candidate specifically by name, but it's pretty clear which one Byrne (who, incidentally, cannot vote) wants in the White House.

Musician/producer/genius Brian Eno has been working on something awesome. A sequel musical score to Dune? Better. Another foray into Frippertronics? Even better. How about one of the most unique and compelling apps to ever hit the iPhone store? (OK, that might not be better than Dune, but still.)

Someday in the not-too-distant future, some music critic will catalog and analyze the rise of tour and recording diaries. It seems that albums and shows are not like sausages or laws—people do in fact want to know how they're made and where they gained strength or faltered along the way.

[Above: the album art for Everything That Happens Will Happen Today]

David Byrne and Brian Eno are still making sweet music together, even when they’re on separate continents. The digital fruits of their second collaboration, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, is available online for download today at EverythingThatHappens.com.

Chances are, if you're reading this story, you're a U2 fan. Not merely because a news item with the phrase "New U2 album" in its headline tends to attract followers of Bono and Co., but also because U2 is a quintessential Paste band. Just look at that poll on the lefthand side of your screen (scroll down a bit...to the bottom of the page). That poll was supposed to be about Brian Eno, but those sneaky Irish gentlemen up and stole the whole show! At the time of this writing, The Joshua Tree is straight up annihilating its Eno-affiliated competition by a margin of 19% or more. Well played, U2. Well. Played.

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After much speculation and anticipation, details on David Byrne's long-awaited "Songs of Byrne and Eno" tour (which is sadly still Brian Eno-less), have at last begun to emerge, and it's a doozy. The tour will see the erstwhile Talking Heads frontman performing an assortment of jams from the duo's archive, as well as promoting their upcoming LP, Everything that Happens Will Happen Today.

They might not be touring together this Fall, but fear not: Brian Eno and David Byrne aren't the type to keep you waiting. All right, that's not entirely true; it's been 27 years since their last collaborative album. Fortunately, they're fixin' to break that dry spell with Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, a joint venture co-written by Messrs Eno and Byrne.

False alarm: Brian Eno will not appear with David Byrne on three shows in Byrne's upcoming tour, confirms Byrne's publicist.

Many adjectives could be used to describe David Byrne: Innovative, erudite, prolific, open-minded. Perhaps the most appropriate, however, is "busy"—we recently reported on both his upcoming interactive musical installation, Playing the Building, and a future release he's been working on with longtime friend and collaborator Brian Eno (who just celebrated his 60th birthday!).