David Byrne: Playing the Building (BBtv)

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David Byrne: Playing the Building (BBtv)

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In today's edition of Boing Boing tv, music legend David Byrne transforms an entire NYC building into a giant musical instrument, and Xeni joins him inside for a BBtv tour.
Details on "Playing the Building", which is open and free of charge to the public in New York City through August 10, 2008:
http://www.davidbyrne.com/art/art_projects/playing_the_building/
Boing Boing tv blog post with more:
http://tv.boingboing.net/2008/06/10/david-byrne-and-xeni.html

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Byrne is the man. ( 3 months ago by gorzinplatz)

Byrne is the man.

creepy... those ... ( 3 months ago by BleedingSanctuary)

creepy... those pipes might be cool to add as bg sound effects to more contemporary music?

I would like to play ( 3 months ago by VJSco)

I would like to play

FANTASTIC! ( 2 months ago by InternetAndDigital)

FANTASTIC!

This aint no disco! ... ( 2 months ago by dandace)

This aint no disco! This aint not foolin' around!

David Byrne is a ... ( 2 months ago by superdanno)

David Byrne is a genius

Ain't got no ... ( 2 months ago by MSimp2k6)

Ain't got no speakers, ain't got no records, ain't got no.... building to play

I saw him the other ... ( 2 months ago by scottso55)

I saw him the other night in Memphis. Great show.

lol nice ( 2 months ago by dandace)

lol nice

I started out by ... ( 2 months ago by waterdog456)

I started out by playing our dog house and only got a lot of barking out of it mostly because my dog was in it and was visibly and audibly upset so I moved to the garage but the automatic door smashed my organ but not my "organ" organit was the keyboard organ... had it been my "organ" organ we would have heard some really strange and unearthly sounds which in most likelihood would have carried for miles...

stairs would have ... ( 1 month ago by cedar688)

stairs would have added somrthing as well

whos Xeni? ( 1 month ago by Nugatron5000)

whos Xeni?

Mr. Byrne continues ... ( 1 month ago by tedccda)

Mr. Byrne continues to amaze me, i love his brain!

a blogger for ... ( 1 month ago by ablestmage)

a blogger for BoingBoing

I would let Mr. ... ( 1 month ago by clouseaux114)

I would let Mr. Byrne kick me in the junk

it's bullshit... ... ( 1 month ago by YAR0SLAW)

it's bullshit... seriously

Bryne just loves ... ( 2 weeks ago by thedood64)

Bryne just loves music. if you could say the same, you would love that building. Its not a "bunch of crap, or shit art" its original and abstract

david byrne is ... ( 2 weeks ago by roman1987aut)

david byrne is genius you are just a little man

this is total ... ( 2 weeks ago by YAR0SLAW)

this is total bullshit. Just waist of money..

I agree 100% ( 1 week ago by WELLFEDAMERICAN)

I agree 100%

There are plenty of ... ( 1 week ago by Kevexation)

There are plenty of less original ways to waste money.
"Architecture is frozen sound", not anymore.
Fuck me!- you're so stupid!!. "Waist", ha-ha.

Awesome! ( 1 week ago by bitemyballz)

Awesome!

Sorry "... frozen ... ( 5 days ago by Kevexation)

Sorry "... frozen music".
(So much for my pretension!).

fail troll is fail ( 1 day ago by Phished123)

fail troll is fail

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