Abstract: Audio-driven portrait animation is an emerging field in multi-modal generation that aims to create lifelike talking face videos from audio input. While significant progress has been made, ...

Abstract: In recent years, advancements in deep learning have driven the development of audio-driven talking face generation. This technology has widespread applications in virtual avatars, ...

Xiu Xiu have announced announce new covers album, Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu: Vol. 1, which is slated for release on January 16 on Polyvinyl. Today’s announcement is accompanied by the band’s renditions of ...

David Byrne and his gigantic band of blue-clad backing musicians squeezed into the NPR offices for a Tiny Desk Concert, featuring a pair of Talking Heads classics. While the setup didn’t necessarily ...

We attended the first night of the multi-hyphenate's spectacular Who Is the Sky Tour at Music Hall at Fair Park.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Disc-mas. In these final days of December, as Record Store Day Black Friday again takes over independent music shops, vinyl exclusives are the reason for the season ...

"I think the real fans will recognize the songs in their demo form," Frantz told The Boston Globe. He notes "it was three amateurs in front of one microphone in a dusty apartment on Benefit Street, so ...

The three founding members of Talking Heads on a Manhattan rooftop, US, 1976. (L-R) Singer-guitarist David Byrne, bassist Tina Weymouth and drummer Chris Frantz. (Photo by Linda D. Robbins/Getty ...

Welcome to “On That Note,” a rock-and-roll-centered column that will dive into the big stories, trends, and crazy ideas coming out of the music industry.

Record Store Day Black Friday is this Friday (11/28), the day after Thanksgiving, and among the exclusives this year is Talking Heads‘ Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live. It includes very early demos ...

David Byrne paused after opening his concert at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday with a gorgeous rendition of the Talking Heads‘ “Heaven,” and delivered what in hindsight was his thesis for the first of ...

Dozens of serial killers have terrorized American communities over the decades, from H. H. Holmes becoming “the Beast of Chicago” in the 19th century to “the Hillside Stranglers” inciting fear across ...