Thom Yorke @ Orpheum, Los Angeles 10/5/09

And now Los Angeles can go back to paying attention to the real life. The weekend that saw Thom Yorke bare-chested and well-lit wrapped up last night at the Orpheum. The setlist was the same as the previous night's show... CONTINUE READING THOM YORKE @ ORPHEUM, LOS ANGELES 10/5/09»

Thom Yorke @ Orpheum, Los Angeles 10/4/09

Unlike Friday's show at the Echoplex, Thom Yorke and his new crew's Orpheum gig last night was not a "rehearsal." What that seems to mean, in practical terms, was one big tradeoff (less bare Yorke chest/belly, more extensive stage lighting... CONTINUE READING THOM YORKE @ ORPHEUM, LOS ANGELES 10/4/09»

Thom Yorke @ Echoplex, Los Angeles 10/2/09

This was not the low-key warm-up gig ("total chaos ... kind of a rehearsal") Thom promised. Attendees of last night's pre-Orpheum preview got a full (and by most (Twitter) accounts "awesome") 90-minute set beginning with The Eraser played by Thom's... CONTINUE READING THOM YORKE @ ECHOPLEX, LOS ANGELES 10/2/09»

Thom Yorke's New Band (!) Plays LA Next Week

If the Twilight or the 12" or the tribute tracks weren't enough to make you think Thom is enjoying his time away from Radiohead, try this one: The talented Mr. Yorke has put a brand new band together featuring Beck... CONTINUE READING THOM YORKE'S NEW BAND (!) PLAYS LA NEXT WEEK»

Beck & Friends Cover "I'm Waiting For The Man"

Beck's Record Club project promises a series of installments in which the man and a bunch of buddies ducking into the studio sans rehearsal and knocking out a cover version of an entire album. The Hansen family band got it... CONTINUE READING BECK & FRIENDS COVER "I'M WAITING FOR THE MAN"»

Posted on June 26, 2009 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Beck | Giovanni Ribisi | Joey Waronker | Nigel Godrich | The Velvet Underground

Beck Covers Velvet Underground & Nico

Beck's giving his website an overhaul. One of the new sections, Record Club, launched today with a cover of the Velvet Underground's "Sunday Morning." The idea behind the Record Club's for Beck and friends to go into the studio sans... CONTINUE READING BECK COVERS VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO»

Posted on June 19, 2009 in Video (30 comments)
Tags: Beck | Giovanni Ribisi | Joey Waronker | Nigel Godrich | The Velvet Underground

Radiohead Begin Recording In Rainbows Followup

The band entered the studio with Nigel Godrich last week. Colin tells NME, "It's really cool and everything is sounding great." And he's the modest one!... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD BEGIN RECORDING IN RAINBOWS FOLLOWUP»

Posted on May 18, 2009 (70 comments)
Tags: DEVO | Nigel Godrich | Radiohead | These Are Powers

Fleet Foxes Harmonize In Nigel Godrich's Basement

We took you deep into NG's basement to watch Andrew Bird perform "Sectionate City." Keeping with the animal theme, Fleet Foxes recently scurried underground to bring him "Blue Ridge Mountains."... CONTINUE READING FLEET FOXES HARMONIZE IN NIGEL GODRICH'S BASEMENT»

Posted on December 1, 2008 in Video (7 comments)
Tags: Arctic Monkeys | Fleet Foxes | Nigel Godrich

Nigel Godrich Joins Beck Onstage During "Secret Show" @ Echoplex, Los Angeles 11/25/07

Yesterday reader Dustin wrote in:Is this news? Last night at Beck’s show at the Echoplex in LA, Nigel Godrich played keyboards/laptop/whatchamacalits for the whole 90 minute set. Beck introduced him saying it was his first US stage performance, then Godrich... CONTINUE READING NIGEL GODRICH JOINS BECK ONSTAGE DURING "SECRET SHOW" @ ECHOPLEX, LOS ANGELES 11/25/07»

Posted on November 27, 2007 in Concert, Video (6 comments)
Tags: Beck | Nigel Godrich

New Travis - "Big Chair"

The man who made Travis into something of a '90s Brit phenomenon, producer extraordinaire Nigel Godrich, is back at the helm for the band's forthcoming, fifth full-length. You're allowed to have stopped paying attention after The Invisible Band (we did),... CONTINUE READING NEW TRAVIS - "BIG CHAIR"»

Posted on January 22, 2007 in Video (34 comments)
Tags: Brian Eno | Nigel Godrich | Travis

New Radiohead - "Videotape" & "Down Is The New Up"

Nigel Godrich's new show From The Basement is up and running, and the first episode is finally available for download. The show sees Godrich assemble some of the "finest musicians in the planet" to do some live videotaping in London's... CONTINUE READING NEW RADIOHEAD - "VIDEOTAPE" & "DOWN IS THE NEW UP"»

Posted on December 18, 2006 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: Nigel Godrich | Radiohead | Thom Yorke