Another new Radiohead song out of nowhere? We just got one last week. Is this the rumored Twilight song? Part of the secret plan Thom hinted at in The Believer? A convincing Radiohead ripoff? Who leaked it? (Miley Cyrus?) Is... CONTINUE READING NEW RADIOHEAD - "THESE ARE MY TWISTED WORDS"»
Posted on August 12, 2009 in (180 comments)
Tags: Metric | Radiohead
Radiohead recently released "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)," but don't hold your breath for a new full-length. In an interview that appears in the current (July/August 2009) issue of The Believer, Thom Yorke tells the magazine "None of us want... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD LP NOT COMING ANYTIME SOON»
Posted on August 10, 2009 (65 comments)
Tags: Massive Attack | Radiohead | Thom Yorke
Thom took to deadairspace this morning to announce the release of a special one-off charity track. The title gives you the gist -- this is a tribute to one Harry Patch, who was the last surviving UK veteran of WWI... CONTINUE READING NEW RADIOHEAD - "HARRY PATCH (IN MEMORY OF)"»
Posted on August 5, 2009 in (114 comments)
Tags: Radiohead | The Mars Volta
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
Director Chris Weitz confirms both Thom and Justin Vernon wrote songs especially for New Moon, the sequel to the wildly successful hormonal vamp flick Twilight, in an interview with hitfix.com from Comic-Con in San Diego. OK then. ... CONTINUE READING THOM YORKE, BON IVER WRITE SONGS FOR TWILIGHT 2»
Posted on July 24, 2009 (90 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Comic-Con | Grizzly Bear | New Moon | Radiohead | Twilight
At a rare solo festival performance in England today, Thom played piano and guitar in a 12-song set of Eraser and Radiohead songs, plus "The Present Tense" ("A New song, so you know, go for a piss"). Check the full... CONTINUE READING THOM YORKE DEBUTS NEW TUNE AT LATITUDE»
Posted on July 19, 2009 (9 comments)
Tags: Jay-Z | Latitude | Radiohead | Thom Yorke
When we posted the tracklist and background information for Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy, we hadn't heard anybody's contributions. As we said then, the compilation's 21-track lineup is impressive, the reason behind it -- the sudden... CONTINUE READING NEW THOM YORKE - "ALL FOR THE BEST" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»
Posted on July 15, 2009 (180 comments)
Tags: Andy Yorke | Bumbershoot | Macklemore | Mark Mulcahy | Miracle Legion | Radiohead | Thom Yorke
We last checked in on Fox's So You Think You Can Dance when a couple of contestants moved their feet to Junior Boys' "In the Morning." That felt like more than enough, but the show's returned to our radar because... CONTINUE READING SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE TO WHITE STRIPES?»
Posted on July 10, 2009 in (29 comments)
Tags: Lucero | Radiohead | So You Think You Can Dance | The White Stripes
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 (21 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: 7 Worlds Collide | 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: Johnny Marr | Latitude | Radiohead | The Cribs | 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 | The National | The Raveonettes | 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 | No Age | Radiohead | The Drums
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
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 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 | The xx
> Miley Cyrus topless. See the Ipanema beach pictorial at Just Jared.... CONTINUE READING THOM YORKE TOPLESS»
Posted on March 20, 2009 (15 comments)
Tags: All Points West | Here We Go Magic | 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: Fever Ray | 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: Interpol | Julian Plenti | 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: Bon Iver | Grammys | Jonny Greenwood | Radiohead | The Futureheads | 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 (232 comments)
Tags: Grammys | Miley Cyrus | Radiohead | Ryan Adams | The Gossip | 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: Black Lips | Radiohead | Rain Machine | 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: Black Lips | Chris Brown | Grammys | Kanye West | Radiohead | Thom Yorke | Weezer