Jim Irvin, The Word, February 2006
I MAY BE mistaken but, as I recall it, the term 'New Wave' was coined to accommodate Talking Heads. Publicists needed a tag other than 'punk rock' when the Heads first appeared in the UK supporting fellow Sire act, The Ramones.
Total word count of piece: 1385
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