At this point most fans of Radiohead are aware that 7 Worlds Collide is a true-to-the-definition supergroup involving all the people listed in the above headline as well as Phil Selway and others who aren't. What you might've forgotten is... CONTINUE READING NEW 7 WORLDS COLLIDE (ED O'BRIEN/NEIL FINN/JEFF TWEEDY/JOHNNY MARR) - "BODHISATTVA BLUES" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»
Posted on August 31, 2009 (2 comments)
Tags: 7 Worlds Collide | Ed O'Brien | Glenn Kotche | Jeff Tweedy | Johnny Marr | KT Tunstall | Liam Finn | Neil Finn | Phil Selway | Radiohead | Wilco
You know when your parents are like, "What is that garbage you're listening to?" and turn down your Soulja Boy CD and try to turn you to on to some Bob Seger shit from before you were born? Parents are... CONTINUE READING ROSANNE CASH ENLISTS TWEEDY, SPRINGSTEEN, COSTELLO FOR COVERS LP»
Posted on August 28, 2009 (6 comments)
Tags: Bruce Springsteen | Elvis Costello | Jeff Tweedy | Johnny Cash | Rosanne Cash | Rufus Wainwright | Sharon Van Etten
As we told you this past fall (and again, later), Radiohead's Ed O'Brien and Philip Selway rejoined ex-Crowded Housed Neil Finn for part two of his 7 Worlds Collide project. The inaugural project, recorded back in 2001, included O'Brien and... CONTINUE READING TAKE A LISTEN TO 7 WORLDS COLLIDE, AKA THE RADIOHEAD WILCO JOHNNY MARR NEIL FINN SUPERGROUP»
Posted on July 30, 2009 (7 comments)
Tags: 7 Worlds Collide | Autolux | Ed O'Brien | Glenn Kotche | Jeff Tweedy | Johnny Marr | KT Tunstall | Liam Finn | Neil Finn | Phil Selway | Radiohead | Wilco
Bennett famously left Wilco in 2001, just after working on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and appearing in the I Am Trying To Break Your Heart doc, and just before those things helped turn Wilco into Wilco (The Band). Now he's filed... CONTINUE READING JAY BENNETT SUES JEFF TWEEDY OVER WILCO ROYALTIES»
Posted on May 5, 2009 (28 comments)
Tags: Jay Bennett | Jeff Tweedy | Wilco
Yesterday we got a rare glimpse of Phil Selway singer-songwritering at one of the 7 Worlds Collide shows in Auckland this week. As mentioned, the series yielded something just as rare and even more bloggable in Jeff Tweedy's take on... CONTINUE READING JEFF TWEEDY COVERS RADIOHEAD»
Posted on January 8, 2009 in (17 comments)
Tags: 7 Worlds Collide | Ed O'Brien | Jeff Tweedy | Johnny Marr | Leeds | Liam Finn | Phil Selway | Radiohead | The View | Wilco
And it is pretty impressive! (It's described as "a riveting mix of political insight, social commentary, pre-teen humor, music appreciation, and computer expertise.") Check out the posts about how Spencer spent his 13th birthday playing drums for Wilco at Madison... CONTINUE READING JEFF TWEEDY'S SON SPENCER HAS A BLOG»
Posted on December 19, 2008 (7 comments)
Tags: Jeff Tweedy | Spencer Tweedy | These Are Powers | Wilco
Radioheads Ed O'Brien and Philip Selway are rejoining the ex-Crowded Housed Neil Finn for part two of his 7 Worlds Collide project. The first one, a live album/DVD that came out in 2001, paired Finn with various "friends." The footage... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD'S ED O'BRIEN AND PHIL SELWAY REJOINING NEIL FINN FOR 7 WORLDS COLLIDE 2»
Posted on November 17, 2008 in (6 comments)
Tags: 7 Worlds Collide | Crowded House | Jeff Tweedy | Neil Finn | Radiohead | Stephen Malkmus | The Horrors | Wilco
Last night Stephen Colbert welcomed Jeff Tweedy to his guest stool for a hard hitting interview in which he proposed new and more rocking names for the Wilco frontman (Jeff Silky or even better, Joffrey Velvet) and also questioned the... CONTINUE READING JEFF TWEEDY TALKS WITH STEPHEN COLBERT, PREMIERES "WILCO THE SONG"»
Posted on October 31, 2008 in (10 comments)
Tags: Jeff Tweedy | Joe The Plumber | Stephen Colbert | Wilco
As mentioned way back when Wilco and Fleet Foxes covered "I Shall Be Released," Jeff's on a working vacation to Spain this week, where he is testing out some new stuff. Have a listen to a pretty half-tune at YouTube.... CONTINUE READING JEFF TWEEDY'S TREATING SPAIN TO SOME NEW STUFF»
Posted on September 4, 2008 (4 comments)
Tags: Jeff Tweedy | Vampire Weekend | Wilco
At their triumphant Lollapalooza headlining set, Wilco debuted new suits and a new tune, "One Wing." Now comes word that a follow-up to the wonderful Sky Blue Sky should be out by spring. Jeff Tweedy offered this progress report to... CONTINUE READING WILCO LP7 ON THE WAY»
Posted on August 18, 2008 in , (13 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Jeff Tweedy | M.I.A. | Wilco