Author: Jonathan

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Next Radiohead album in “embryonic” stage

Brian Message, one of Radiohead’s manager, was recently interviewed by the BBC for article about another band he manages, Faithless, and gave a little update on the next Radiohead album. Granted, it’s not very much of anything, but these days we’ll take whatever we can get.

In 2007, Radiohead made their seventh album available on their website in a pay-what-you-want offer, making them the first major act to rip up the traditional album release plan.

“There are no rules any more,” Mr Message said. “What Radiohead did is just one example of that freedom to go and make up your own plan.”

Mr Message said Radiohead’s next album was at an “embryonic” stage and he had “no idea” how it would be released.

“The first step in the process is that they’ve got to make some music that they’re proud of. There are no plans until the boys come back and say: ‘We’ve got something we like here.'”

Read the full article here.
(via MT)

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Thom Yorke featured in Grammy Commercial

Thom Yorke
Thom Yorke is featured in a new advertising campaign for the upcoming Grammy’s. From Billboard:

Developed by ad agency TBWA\Chiat\Day the campaign includes television, radio, out of home, print, and online. In the TV ads, portraits of singers such as Thom Yorke, Rihanna and Stevie Wonder are drawn on screen using titles of songs that were critical to their development. The artists are heard talking about importance of music. Yorke’s participation is particularly noteworthy because the reclusive frontman for Radiohead rarely does commercial ads.

Here’s the TV ad:

(via Stereogum)

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Children’s choir sings “No Surprises”

For your Friday enjoyment:

(Thanks to Louis)

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Radiohead song used in homelessness PSA

The National Coalition for the Homeless is using the Radiohead song “MK1” (off the In Rainbows bonus disc) for a new PSA, titled “It Can Happen to Anyone.” Apparently, Radiohead donated the song to be used in the spot.

Here it is:

This isn’t the first time Radiohead’s music has been used in an ad. You may remember last year “House of Cards” being used for a NBA Playoffs spot.

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Phil Selway

Video of Phil singing, playing guitar

Woah. Here it is ladies and gentlemen.


(via Atease)

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Review of 7 Worlds Collide: Phil Sings!

The New Zealand Herald has posted up a review of the first night of 7 World’s Collide, a series of live performances Neil Finn has put on for Oxfam. Radiohead’s Ed and Phil, who took part in Finn’s 2001 version of 7 Worlds Collide, came again to lend their support. Other artists there include Jeff Tweedy, KT Tunstall, Don McGlashan, Bic Runga, Liam Finn, among others.

The second half largely belonged to a combination of the Wilco and Radiohead songbook, a match seemingly made in rock-crit heaven.
It also provided the night’s biggest wobble. Finn snr wrestled manfully with the vocal to Radiohead’s Bodysnatchers, but couldn’t quite pin Thom Yorke’s original hyperventilations over its monster riff. Not one for the live concert DVD perhaps.

Radiohead’s drummer Phil Selway delivered one of the night’s nicest surprises in what was his live singing debut of a rather lovely self-penned song destined for the album.

Read the full review here.
(Thanks to Ollie)