Talking Heads

As the first collection of academic essays to discuss the work of the band and its individual members, Talking Heads examines the band in detail, places their work in context, and discusses its key importance in the development of contemporary popular music.

Talking Heads are one of the most important and influential bands in American popular music history. Emerging from the fertile musical culture of late 1970s New York, the band released a string of acclaimed albums (from Talking Heads 77 ...