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Brian Eno Releases New iPhone App, Trope

Before David Bowie and T-Pain capsulated their art into iPhone apps, Brian Eno created Bloom. The 2008 app, "part instrument, part composition and part artwork," found fans in Paste, The Swell Season, and NPR's Bob Boilen, amongst many others....  read more

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Brian Eno Premieres New Arrangement of Apollo at London Science Museum

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In two live performances at the Science Museum in South Kensington, London, Brian Eno presented a new arrangement of his 1983 record Apollo. The sold-out concerts took place on July 20 and 21 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing....  read more

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Brian Eno Lights Up Sydney Opera House

Brian Eno, genius, father of ambient music, producer and self-proclaimed non-musician, can now add another title to his already storied career. As Curator of the Luminious Festival, Eno has created continuously changing layers of abstract art to be projected on the sails of the Opera House during the three-week music, light and art festival, which began yesterday, May 26....  read more

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David Byrne Relives Everything

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Nearly 30 years after their first and only album together (not counting the three Talking Heads records they collaborated on), Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and Brian Eno collaborated once more for 2008's Everything That Happens Will Happen Today. Between then and now, Byrne has been touring the record....  read more

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Celebrate Brooklyn! to Celebrate David Byrne, TV on the Radio, Animal Collective, MGMT and More (For Free!)

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Free Summer concerts often entail some sort of cheesy Eagles cover band and many large, multicolored quilts. Of course, Brooklyn does things differently. Celebrate Brooklyn!, the hip borough's beloved free Summer festival series, is offering a pretty stellar lineup....  read more

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Songs to Do Nothing To: The Motion Picture Soundtrack to Lazy

Guess who's feeling unmotivated? This guy! Sometimes, though, it's fun to channel an apathetic mood into something productive. A soundtrack to lazy, as it were. The key here is to ignore what the song is actually about (listening requires motivation), choosing instead to base its inclusion off the title alone. Have a look at the list below (which I'm capping at 15, since any more than that would be too much work), click where applicable to hear the track and feel free to post your favorite lethargic lyrics, tired tunes, melodies of malaise and sleepy song choices in the comments....  read more

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Brian Eno sounds off on Israeli offensive in Gaza

Well, it's certainly made the rounds. Brian Eno, the man of a thousand influential production credits, has some thoughts on the latest cycle of tragedies in the Mideast....  read more

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David Byrne and Brian Eno: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today


It’s amazing what a couple decades can do...  read more

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David Byrne wants you to vote

"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....  read more

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Brian Eno's "Bloom" sets the gold standard for iPhone apps

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.)...  read more

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