The Story of Talking Heads: Creators of a new blueprint for music

Three art-school students leave Rhode Island for a collapsing New York City in the mid-1970s. It was a city on the edge of bankruptcy, violence, and.....artistic rebirth. They didn’t follow a musical movement; they built an entirely new language for rock. Discover how the chaos of a city in decline ignited the downtown scene that transformed Talking Heads into one of the most innovative forces in modern music. In this episode you’ll learn: How a college dropout in the band became one of rock’s most intellectual voices  How a struggling Manhattan club sparked New York’s punk and new wave explosion  The surprising influence of an English avant-garde artist on the band’s evolution  The creative tensions and personal fractures that both threatened and pushed the group  How Talking Heads invented a new “operating system” for constructing rock musicFollow the Show / Receive bonus content:Follow GTS on Apple or Spotify podcasts to be alerted when our next episode dropsFollow Garage to Stadiums (GTS) on social channels for more music history delivered to your feedDownload the Official Garage to Stadiums playlists for each episode on Apple Music or SpotifyVisit GaragetoStadiums.com for bonus content on Talking Heads, including concert footage, transcripts and other interesting facts.Guest BiographyJonathan Gould, the author of books on The Beatles, soul R&B artist Otis Redding, and his current book, “Burning Down the House: Talking Heads and the New York Scene That Transformed Rock”, which was recently released. Jonathan joins us today from New York.