LEEDS: The Brudenell Social Club

Thursday 27th June, 2013

7:30pm

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Known For Timeless Hits Such As "Genius Of Love" And"Wordy Rappinghood",Tom Tom Club Was Formed ByChris Frantz And Tina Weymouth,Founding Members Of Talking Heads.

Tom Tom Club was originally formed by Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth. Graduates from the Rhode Island School of Design, they moved to New YorkCity where they founded Talking Heads as a trio with David Byrne. Chris played drums, Tina played bass and David sang and played guitar. Talking Heads tooka hiatus after five years of touring internationally and four studio albums, andChris and Tina began the Tom Tom Club.

The group’s second single was the remarkable “Genius of Love.” Released inthe UK before North America, the track was bubbling up in the underground withdozens of unsolicited remixes and versions--most notably, Grandmaster Flash’s "It's Nasty/Genius of Love" in 1982—a massive hit in the clubs and on the R&B and dance charts, soon earning the Tom Tom Club debut a Gold sales award. In1995, Mariah Carey hit #1 with “Fantasy,” her version of “Genius of Love”featuring Ol’ Dirty Bastard rapping over the original instrumental track. “Genius ofLove” continues to be frequently sampled by various artists, from Tupac Shakur to most recently, T.I. feat. Fergie and will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas.Tom Tom Club continues to celebrate more than thirty years as a band. Lastyear, they performed their timeless classic “Genius of Love” on NBC’s “LateNight With Jimmy Fallon.” It was a flashback to one of the group’s earliestcareer highlights - playing the hit song on the highly popular TV show “SoulTrain” back in 1983 – at a time when it was in heavy rotation on urban radiostations.

In 2002, Frantz and Weymouth were inducted at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.The title track from the new album "Downtown Rockers"pays tribute to themany bands that created the downtown music scene in New York City in the 70'sfrom The Velvet Underground to the Talking Heads. The song was mixed by Ed Stasium, who also recorded and mixed Talking Heads '77 and umpteenRamones classics.

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LEEDS: The Brudenell Social Club

0	33 Queens Road Leeds West Yorkshire LS6 1NY
>	www.brudenellsocialclub.co.uk
!	01132752411
`	Live music will generally begin around 30 minutes after doors open.