Posts Tagged ‘david byrne’

U2 Comes Under Fire For Tour Excess, Carbon Footprint

Filed under: music — Michael d'Estries @ 11:53 am

August 18th 2009

U2 is currently in the midst of their 360 Tour — and the band’s custom-built set giving fans an unobtrusive view of the rockers has been critiqued for its lavish cost. Called the “claw”, the three steel structures cost an estimated $32 million each; something many believe goes against the group’s humanitarian platform. Even Talking [...]

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Talking Heads’ David Byrne Builds Bike Racks In NYC!

Filed under: campaigns, events: nyc, green and famous — Michael Parrish DuDell @ 10:51 am

August 25th 2008

You know what New York City needs? MORE BICYCLE RACKS! Even though I don’t own a bike (but plan to soon), I seriously feel for my fellow peddlers who very often have no place to park their wheels. Apparently David Byrne of Talking Heads feels their pain too.
Byrne is helping city-dwellers park it by designing [...]

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