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TAS Interview: Dave Sitek of Maximum Balloon

Posted 10-6-10 by
Tags: Dave Sitek, David Byrne, Maximum Balloon, TV on the Radio

Dave Sitek, guitarist/producer for TV on the Radio (and producer for dozens of other artists), recently released his self-titled solo debut under the buoyant moniker Maximum Balloon. Though "solo" might not quite be the correct word; the project's impressive collection of vocalists includes David Byrne, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O and TVOTR's Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone. The Alternate Side caught up with Sitek from Los Angeles and learned more about his Maximum Balloon alter-ego and why a real tour is so sadly improbable.

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