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=== Format === | === Format === | ||
The opening sentence should contain the person's name in bold, but unlike Wikipedia this should not be the full extended name with middle name unless it's a regular part of how people refer to them. For example, it should be **Jerry Harrison** instead of **Jeremiah Griffin Harrison**. The full name should go in the infobox or biography section. Include the birthdate (and deathdate if applicable) in the same way as Wikipedia, using a format like (born May 14th 1952) or (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016). Most descriptions can work the same way as a Wikipedia summary, but try to describe what makes them relevant to Talking Heads as early as possible into the summary. This may be brief and then elaborated on further down in their page. Every person and band should have an infobox and a photo where possible. The next section should be '''Connections''' and should list each "connection" to Talking Heads - which can include a lot of things, but for example it should include any of the things that are listed above as criteria for who would have their own article. | |||
Sections for a musician may include sections such as Biography (or divided into sections like Early Life, Career, Personal Life, or whatever else fits their context). A discography section (just summarizing) is recommended for most artists unless they're barely relevant. For example, [[Brian Eno|Brian Eno]]'s page should include more details of his career, in a very summarized version of his Wikipedia page, and include his albums to the same extent that his own Wikipedia article does, both of which should include a ''Main article'' link to the Wikipedia article for his detailed discography. For somebody like [[Johnny Marr]] who is somewhat relevant to Talking Heads, it should likewise mention his albums (including with [[The Smiths]]) but not much more detail is necessary. For somebody like [[Paul Simon]] who is only slightly relevant to Talking Heads, it should pretty much entirely describe his performances with David Byrne without going into any real detail of his own career or listing his own discography. | |||
== Albums == | == Albums == | ||
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For now, album articles should have pretty much entirely the same format as Wikipedia. Differences will emerge in future, but it's okay to just copy an album page from Wikipedia (ensuring that formatting is updated, such as song titles in italics instead of quotation marks, and relevant links being added to people who don't have Wikipedia pages and irrelevant links being removed to things that don't have pages here. The structure of an album article varies depending on what the album is, but [[Remain in Light]] is a good reference of what an album article should look like. Unlike Wikipedia, all albums that have been released by Talking Heads or its members should aim to eventually be equally detailed - at least depending on available information to include, as there are understandably albums with less documentation available about their recording sessions or background. | |||
== Songs == | == Songs == | ||
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For now, song articles should have pretty much entirely the same format as Wikipedia - with the exception of Lyrics, which are not usually provided in full on Wikipedia but should be available here. For the most part, it's okay to just copy a song page from Wikipedia - ensuring that formatting is updated, such as song titles in italics instead of quotation marks, and relevant links being added to people who don't have Wikipedia pages and irrelevant links being removed to things that don't have pages here. The structure of a song article varies depending on what the song is, but [[Once in a Lifetime]] is a good reference for what a song article should look like. Unlike Wikipedia, all songs that have been released by Talking Heads or its members should aim to eventually be equally detailed - at least depending on available information to include, as there are understandably songs with less documentation available about their recording sessions or background. | |||
== Other releases == | == Other releases == | ||
Generally speaking, for a release like an E.P. the same rules apply as albums and songs. A release by various artists, such as [[Dark Was The Night]] should have an article like any other album. Soundtrack albums should also work this way too, like [[Something Wild (Soundtrack)]]. | Generally speaking, for a release like an E.P. the same rules apply as albums and songs. A release by various artists, such as [[Dark Was The Night]] should have an article like any other album. Soundtrack albums should also work this way too, like [[Something Wild (Soundtrack)]]. | ||
== | == Events == | ||
Events include concerts, interviews on late night TV, Q&As, and potentially other notable one-off appearances by at least one member of Talking Heads. By default, an article title for an event should be in the format "Event:YYYY-MM-DD (Artist at Venue)". For example, "[[Event:1983-12-15 (Talking Heads at Pantages Theatre)]]". Sometimes, other details should be specified for clarity, or the title should match a distinct title provided for the event, such as "[[A Night of Stop Making Sense]]". | |||
There will be an article for every concert featuring at least one Talking Head member performing at least one song. This criteria is pretty broad, but we're going for thoroughly documented here! So that includes every Talking Heads concert, every David Byrne concert, every Jerry Harrison concert (including with Adrian Belew), every Tom Tom Club concert, every The Heads concert, every pre-Talking Heads concert that includes the members (The Modern Lovers and The Artistics, primarily), every festival appearance (like Heatwave Festival, 1980), every guest appearance (like David Byrne at Paul Simon's NYC concert in 2011), and every TV show performance (like Talking Heads on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1978). The article should include the personnel (which musicians performed), setlist (which songs were performed), and any available media to whatever extent possible. Concerts vary significantly, so it's hard to specify a format that matches all of them, but the standards will be determined more specifically over time. | |||
== Venues == | == Venues == | ||
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* [[Until the End of the World]], featuring [[Sax and Violins]] written for the film | * [[Until the End of the World]], featuring [[Sax and Violins]] written for the film | ||
* [[Everything Everywhere All At Once]], featuring [[This is a Life]] written for the film | * [[Everything Everywhere All At Once]], featuring [[This is a Life]] written for the film | ||
* [[Trying Times]], featuring a | * [[Trying Times]], featuring a main role by [[David Byrne]] | ||
* [[The Darwin Awards]], featuring a brief cameo by [[Jerry Harrison]] | |||
* [[Spiderman: No Way Home]], featuring [[I Zimbra]] | * [[Spiderman: No Way Home]], featuring [[I Zimbra]] | ||
* [[Saturday Night Live]], featuring all the members on different occasions (including Talking Heads themselves in 1979) | * [[Saturday Night Live]], featuring all the members on different occasions (including Talking Heads themselves in 1979) | ||