[HN Gopher] David Byrne Radio
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       David Byrne Radio
        
       Author : bookofjoe
       Score  : 92 points
       Date   : 2025-10-15 15:00 UTC (8 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.davidbyrne.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.davidbyrne.com)
        
       | stronglikedan wrote:
       | I love that David Byrne keeps his passion eternally flamed and
       | remains so relevant. Truly a cross-genre genius.
        
       | alex1138 wrote:
       | For those who haven't he has two pretty interesting books,
       | Bicycle Diaries and How Music Works
        
       | ape4 wrote:
       | I can't see any info about the current song in the popup player.
       | Am I doing something wrong.
        
       | ortusdux wrote:
       | Thanks for this. My most frequented playlist is "feat David
       | Byrne", which has exposed me to some great artists.
        
       | arscan wrote:
       | David Byrne is currently on tour and my wife took me to the show
       | as a bit of a backup plan (her usual concert-going friends fell
       | through). I think concerts are okay, but I usually get bored
       | after awhile, which is why I serve as a backup guest. I'm much
       | more of a visual person, I suppose.
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       | I was unprepared for how wonderful the show was. I was quite
       | literally tearing up during the very first song from the beauty
       | of the visuals that accompanied the musical performance, and it
       | maintained almost that level for the entire show.
       | 
       | He's really a generational talent.
        
         | dybber wrote:
         | I haven't seen the new show, but here's a recording from the
         | show he toured with in 2018 for those interested:
         | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axjQuK_fuc4
        
           | HelloMcFly wrote:
           | I think if you're interested in that video, the American
           | Utopia concert movie is the better watch.
        
       | gausswho wrote:
       | I'm new to Mr. Byrne and am looking forward to exploring this,
       | but I do wish there was a stream I could put into my AntennaPod.
       | I notice the term radio is shifting towards separate podcasts
       | nowadays.
        
         | ericmcer wrote:
         | There are still like... artists who created all the stuff he is
         | curating. Spotify/Itunes at least gives them a little something
         | for their music.
        
         | dybber wrote:
         | This is curated playlists, not a podcast. I was confused by the
         | name at first as well.
        
       | klelatti wrote:
       | The Byrne 'solo album' number Big Business [1] has long been my
       | favourite track (actually outtake) from Stop Making Sense.
       | Byrne's eclectic collaborations and willingness to learn from
       | others (eg Fela Kuti) have always amazed me.
       | 
       | [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYFqdrOMqk4
        
       | doodaddy wrote:
       | He also has a record label, Luaka Bop, that is a great source of
       | discovery for anyone with diverse and eclectic music tastes.
       | 
       | https://www.luakabop.com/
        
       | sehugg wrote:
       | Very cool, I wish the blogs on his site supported RSS like his
       | Reasons to be Cheerful blog.
        
       | cromulent wrote:
       | The story Stephen Tobolowsky tells (and Byrne confirms) about how
       | Tobolowsky inspired the song Radio Head, which gave the eponymous
       | band their name, is so good and complex that a comment cannot do
       | it justice. Google it and sink in if this is your thing.
        
         | tagawa wrote:
         | https://www.stereogum.com/1804981/radioheads-name-was-inspir...
        
       | jlaternman wrote:
       | Wow, love this - and how Byrne keeps creating interesting
       | projects in the digital age. How did I not know about this
       | before.
        
       | qweflkh wrote:
       | You may ask yourself, "What is that beautiful song?"       You
       | may ask yourself, "What's next in the playlist?"       And you
       | may ask yourself, "Am I right, am I wrong?"       And you may say
       | to yourself, "My God, what have I done?"
        
       | wiz21c wrote:
       | How did I get here ?
        
       | cferry wrote:
       | The 10-year-old me is still trying to understand why altering the
       | lyrics of his song, in the metadata of a WMA file, does not
       | change what's heard on the record... Byrne has to be a landmark
       | in the personal history of many of us with computers.
        
       | NoSalt wrote:
       | Meh ... David Byrne outside of The Talking Heads just isn't that
       | great.
        
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