David Byrne

Stake is a coming-of-age story featuring LGBTQ+ characters about a teenager who missed growing up when her new enemies stole her childhood. When vampires announced their presence to the world by live streaming the murder of her friend Brock, Angel's life changed forever. Three years later, she goes by the Internet moniker STAKE while she documents her quest to track down the vampires who killed one friend and sent another into a catatonic state....

After her careless solo mission nearly got her killed, Angel is sent for re-education at the Vampire Bounty Hunting Union. Already on thin ice, she manages to find herself in more hot water with her superiors, as a series of events leads to Jessamy needing to bail Angel out of another sticky situation. Can Jessamy get through to Angel, or will she wander down a path of self-destruction before she can fulfill her goal of catching her friend's killer?...

Angel gets some new tech, but even better - a break! There's a new lead in her quest to track down Ashwyn and his goon squad, but will it pan out? As another murder, that appears to be connected to the case they're already working, lands at Angel and Jessamy's feet, Barnard summons Angel to his nightclub for a much needed night out.

Parla Italiano? Angel's quest takes her to the canals of Venice. Alone in a foreign land, she finds herself close to tracking down one of Ashwyn's goon squad, but has her training been enough if she does find him? Find out in the exciting conclusion to Season 1 of Stake!

The Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame inductee and co-founder of Talking Heads presents a celebration of music that offers insight into the roles of time, place and recording technology, discussing how evolutionary patterns of adaptations and responses to cultural and physical contexts have influenced music expression throughout history and culminated in the 20th century's transformative practices.