The compilation has an impressive lineup, but the circumstances around it are heartbreaking: Almost a year after his wife Melissa died suddenly, 21 artists have contributed exclusive tracks to Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy to help... CONTINUE READING THOM YORKE, MICHAEL STIPE, DINOSAUR CONTRIBUTE TO CIAO MY SHINING STAR: THE SONGS OF MARK MULCAHY»
Posted on June 25, 2009 (14 comments)
Tags: Dinosaur Jr. | Frank Black | Juliana Hatfield | Mark Mulcahy | Mercury Rev | Miracle Legion | R.E.M. | Radiohead | The National
Back in January we saw Phil Selway trade drums for an acoustic and sing his droning, harmonious ditty "The Tie That Binds Us" at the 7 Worlds Collide super-concert in Australia. The event was an early celebration for the sequel... CONTINUE READING NEW RADIOHEAD SONG, REISSUES COMING IN AUGUST»
Posted on June 22, 2009 (15 comments)
Tags: Radiohead
Earlier this week, Matador released The Sonik Youth's 16th album The Eternal. You've probably heard it, and if you enjoyed it you should know that the band (now with 100% Mark Ibold) will take it cross-country this summer (tour dates... CONTINUE READING SONIC YOUTH TAKE MANHATTAN, DIS RADIOHEAD»
Posted on June 11, 2009 in , , , , (63 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Radiohead | Sonic Youth
Latitude, the annual music fest in Suffolk, England, has booked Radiohead's frontman for a rare solo performance. He'll be playing at the Obelisk Arena at noon on the final day of Latitude '09, July 19th. Tickets are on sale now.... CONTINUE READING THOM YORKE PLANS SOLO FESTIVAL GIG»
Posted on June 8, 2009 (4 comments)
Tags: Latitude | Radiohead | Thom Yorke
Listen to bits of the Vitamin String Quartet's takes on "Eraser" and "Banshee Beat" (among other indie favorites) here and In Rainbows there. Nervous, Apocalyptica? ... CONTINUE READING STRING QUARTET COVERS ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, NO AGE, IN RAINBOWS»
Posted on June 5, 2009 in (5 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | No Age | Radiohead | Vitamin String Quartet
Psychedelic Raleigh quintet Birds Of Avalon release their expansive sophomore album Uncanny Valley 6/23 (7/21 on vinyl) via Volcom. In this week's Drop we spoke with guitarist Cheetie Kumar and bassist David Mueller about the hazy, disorienting standout "Your Downtime... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP LXXXIX: HEAR NEW BIRDS OF AVALON, WIN A DOZEN RADIOHEAD 12"S»
Posted on May 20, 2009 in , (3 comments)
Tags: Birds Of Avalon | Radiohead
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 (69 comments)
Tags: Nigel Godrich | Radiohead
In response to being told that "Fuck The Pain Away" allegedly influenced In Rainbows, the electroclash musician tells Out, "Actually once I was at an award show and I had to give Radiohead an award and they weren't very friendly."... CONTINUE READING PEACHES DISSES RADIOHEAD!!1!»
Posted on April 20, 2009 in (16 comments)
Tags: Peaches | Radiohead
This is from 2007, right after In Rainbows was released, but it seems that it hasn't been seen very much at all, at least not on YouTube. Just your average pigtail-wearing, stuffed-horse-petting amateur video lipdub set to Radiohead's "15 Steps":... CONTINUE READING THIS IS WHAT A HIPSTER DUDE SLEEPOVER IS LIKE»
Posted on March 30, 2009 in (14 comments)
Tags: Lip Synching | Radiohead
This year's August bank holiday weekend (8/28-8/30) will provide two chances to see the acts mentioned in this post title, along with Bloc Party, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend, and everyone who appeared on the cover of NME in 2008.... CONTINUE READING READING, LEEDS 2009 LINE-UPS: RADIOHEAD, KINGS OF LEON, AND ARCTIC MONKEYS»
Posted on March 30, 2009 (1 comments)
Tags: Leeds | Radiohead | Reading
> Miley Cyrus topless. See the Ipanema beach pictorial at Just Jared.... CONTINUE READING THOM YORKE TOPLESS»
Posted on March 20, 2009 (15 comments)
Tags: Radiohead | Thom Yorke
In today's playlist post on Radiohead's LiveJournal: "wish us all a safe journey if you still like us and you're not one of those people i have managed to offend by doing nothing." Bam! Packt like sar-zings. (Previously: Miley's beef,... CONTINUE READING THOM YORKE RESPONDS TO MILEY, KANYE DRAMA»
Posted on March 12, 2009 (52 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | Miley Cyrus | Radiohead | Thom Yorke
Radiohead will soon play Mexico for the first time in 15 years. More importantly, Mexican MAD put Thom Yorke on their cover. Why is the band operating a lemonade stand in "Cosas Que No Sabias De Radiohead"? Translate for us... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD GET THE COVER OF MEXICAN MAD MAGAZINE, FINALLY»
Posted on March 11, 2009 (10 comments)
Tags: Radiohead | Thom Yorke
Miley Cyrus was not a fan of the performance, since Radiohead were mean to her, but it seems like most folks enjoyed Thom and Jonny's "15 Step" Grammy collaboration with the USC Marching Band. Now we get to see how... CONTINUE READING BEHIND THE SCENES OF RADIOHEAD'S GRAMMY MARCH»
Posted on March 9, 2009 in (21 comments)
Tags: Grammys | Jonny Greenwood | Radiohead | Thom Yorke
Kanye West wasn't the only singer Radiohead allegedly dissed at the Grammys. Teen pop star Miley Cyrus was so devastated that her fellow Grammy performers wouldn't chill with her backstage, she left the ceremony early! So she promises to "ruin"... CONTINUE READING MILEY CYRUS VOWS TO RUIN RUDE, STINKY RADIOHEAD»
Posted on March 5, 2009 in (227 comments)
Tags: Grammys | Miley Cyrus | Radiohead | Thom Yorke
In a Kanye-locked post, the Godlike Genius clarifies calling Radiohead's In Rainbows strategy, aka "marketing ruse," an "idiot plan," taking a moment to address the "idiot critics": "I AM NOT CONFUSING 'ARTISTIC VALUE' WITH 'COMMERCIAL VALUE' ... MERELY QUESTIONING THE... CONTINUE READING ROBERT SMITH CLARIFIES RADIOHEAD COMMENT»
Posted on March 2, 2009 (18 comments)
Tags: Radiohead | Robert Smith | The Cure
You've gotten a glimpse at "Stronger," but what really went down at Kanye's VH1 concert will require some imagination. "During the taping, according to a Reuters reporter, West was aggrieved that Radiohead singer Thom Yorke had allegedly snubbed him backstage... CONTINUE READING THOM YORKE, CHRIS BROWN, O.J. COMMENTS CUT FROM KANYE STORYTELLERS»
Posted on February 26, 2009 (49 comments)
Tags: Chris Brown | Grammys | Kanye West | Radiohead | Thom Yorke
Sorry guys, the price of a Cure album will never be Up To You. Robert skewered the In Rainbows strategy in an interview with Music Radar thusly: "You can't allow other people to put a price on what you do,... CONTINUE READING ROBERT SMITH SAYS RADIOHEAD MODEL IS "AN IDIOT PLAN"»
Posted on February 24, 2009 in (122 comments)
Tags: Radiohead | The Cure
Those emails that went around claiming Thom Yorke would DJ Fashion Week weren't entirely accurate: He was nowhere near the event, but the Radiohead singer did assemble a playlist for the Rag & Bone show (including Yorke-faves Modeselektor, Björk, Squarepusher,... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD, ANIMAL COLLECTIVE SOUNDTRACKED FASHION WEEK '09»
Posted on February 23, 2009 (5 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Radiohead
NARAS's flirtation with attempting to matter in 2009 went alright last night. There was so much promised we had Videogum come over to help us log our reactions across as many internet platforms as possible, and even with all that... CONTINUE READING THE 2009 GRAMMYS: JUST THE GOOD PARTS»
Posted on February 9, 2009 in (40 comments)
Tags: Alison Krauss | Coldplay | Estelle | Grammys | Jay-Z | Kanye West | Lil Wayne | M.I.A. | Radiohead | Robert Plant | T.I. | U2
Welcome to the Grammys 2009, which promises to be a very special night in which Radiohead will perform with the USC marching band (proof!) and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss will win all the awards. Of course with all the... CONTINUE READING LIVEBLOGGING THE 2009 GRAMMYS»
Posted on February 8, 2009 in (348 comments)
Tags: Alison Krauss | Coldplay | Dave Grohl | Death Cab For Cutie | Foo Fighters | Grammys | Jay-Z | Justin Timberlake | Kanye West | Kid Rock | Lil Wayne | M.I.A. | Paul McCartney | Radiohead | Rihanna | Robert Plant | T.I. | U2
Guess they aren't skipping it this time. Thom Yorke took to TV to pimp this year's NARAS event, his band is nominated for five statues, and now Radiohead is confirmed to join Paul McCartney, Justin Timberlake, T.I., Kanye West, Jay-Z,... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD WILL PERFORM AT THE GRAMMYS»
Posted on January 26, 2009 (13 comments)
Tags: Grammys | Radiohead
We've already heard Microsoft's songwriting software try to keep up with the isolated vocals of "Roxanne" and "Wonderwall." Now for a real challenge. In Songsmith's hands, "Creep" gets a dopey, countrified lounge remix with ugly organs and a hilarious outro.... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD GETS THE SONGSMITH TREATMENT»
Posted on January 19, 2009 in (8 comments)
Tags: No Age | Radiohead | Songsmith
Proving the latest batch of NARAS nominees is less a momentary fluke of good taste and more a concerted effort to Matter In 2009, the Grammys are blowing out this year's show with the most self-consciously hip advertising campaign to... CONTINUE READING THOM YORKE'S GRAMMY COMMERCIAL CELEBRATES THE MUSIC THAT MAKES HIM»
Posted on January 19, 2009 in (21 comments)
Tags: David Bowie | Explosions In The Sky | Grammys | Radiohead | Thom Yorke
All sorts of news out from Coldplay HQ today, starting with a preview of the "Life In Technicolor II" video, which premieres on 4Music in the UK Tuesday night. Like Kanye and Genesis before them, the band became puppets for... CONTINUE READING COLDPLAY PUT ON A PUPPET SHOW FOR "TECHNICOLOR" VIDEO»
Posted on January 16, 2009 (4 comments)
Tags: Coldplay | Grammys | Radiohead | Thom Yorke
