An interview with Colin and Ed was aired today on KCRW’s Ground Zero program. The show, which also airs selected tracks from Amnesiac, will repeat online tomorrow (Sunday) from 10am to 12pm PT. You can listen to the show by going to the Ground Zero Website. It’ll also be available to listen to at Spinner.com for a week starting May 7. {thanks to Eric}
Ticket information about the June 20 Radiohead show at Red Rocks is now available at ticketmaster.com.
If you’re going to be in the Barcelona, Spain area today or tomorrow you may want to check out the Online Flash Film Festival. According to their website, three Radiohead Flash clips from Amnesiac will be shown to those who attend the festival. For times, check here.
You can now pre-order the “Pyramid Song” single from HMV here. The price is $7.99 CDN ($5.26 US)! Go!
– Good news for those in the US who haven’t seen the “Pyramid Song” video yet. On Monday, May 7 at 10pm ET, MTV will premiere the video on their show Videos To Watch. {thanks to Eric}
– As stated yesterday, Billboard.com reports the following:
Radiohead’s publicity representatives have retracted the additional North American tour dates released to the media yesterday (May 2). 11 dates were announced, including a two-night stand in August at the Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J., but the group’s representatives are now stressing that those dates are unconfirmed.
Stay tuned!!!
– The following news is courtesy of FMA, our partna in crime:
Thom answered three questions at Spin with a Grin. He commented on singles, politics and why there’s another version of Morning Bell on Amnesiac: “because it came from such a different place from the other version. because we only found it again by accident after having forgotten about it. because it sounds like a recurring dream. it felt right.”
– Stanley Donwood is publishing his own book! For more details, check his site.
– You can enter to win tickets to exclusive Amnesiac listening parties in the US at the Capitol Records site.
– From Planet Telex: BBC Radio One’s Evening Session and Mark and Lard show will be running a competition to win tickets to the Verona date on May 30th, listen to the station for more details. Thom will be in the studio with Mark and Lard (1pm-3pm) from Verona to play a live track on the day.
This may very well be the best news you hear all day
From Music365.co.uk:
RADIOHEAD are believed to be entering the studio before the end of the year to start recording their sixth album – just weeks after the release of their fourth LP ‘Kid A’ and several months ahead of their as-yet-untitled fifth effort.
Music365 has learned that recording for the album could start as after the band finish their UK and Ireland tour, which winds up in Dublin in October.
The band are already thought to have finished their fifth album, and will mix it in November. The album is expected to include several tracks that the band have played on their recent live shows in Europe, including ‘Knives Out’ and ‘Dollars And Cents’.
It is described as being a more traditional alternative guitar album than the more electronic ‘Kid A’.
Music365 has learned that the band want to start recording another album as soon as possible – and with ‘Kid A’s successor rumored to be ready for release as early as next spring, this could mean Radiohead releasing three albums within 18 months.
Radiohead are also expected to continue touring in small bursts next year, which may see them return to Europe as well as visiting the USA, Japan and Australasia.
A spokesperson for Radiohead, however, could not confirm any studio time before the end of the year.
About the L.A. show
Many have asked about when tickets will go on-sale for the upcoming Radiohead show at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on October 20. Nothing is known yet so stay tuned. Once anything is known, it’ll be here.
Another Article from Music365
Go here to read another article about Kid A at Music365.
More Playbacks!!
Is there any end in sight? No!! 🙂
The Montreal radio station 98.5 is giving away tickets for the Montreal Kid A playback to be held September 15th at the IMAX Paramount Famous Players cinema. Listen to the station for more details about getting tickets. [thanks to Sara-Emmanuelle]
There are going to be a ton of playbacks in Australia on September 19th. Email back to melita.hodge@emimusic.com with your Listening Party store preference by Monday to be added to the very limited guest list.
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[thanks to Stephen]
More about the Vancouver radio station…
NME.com has a story up about the recent trouble Vancouver radio station 104.9 XFM went through when they played “Optimistic” before they were supposed to. Check it out here!
Radiohead to play Los Angeles on October 20th
It’s official. Radiohead will be playing the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on October 20, 2000. You can read the full article at cdnow.com here.
Radiohead’s Plan B!
This is from nme.com:
RADIOHEAD are in the studio working on a new album, due for release in Spring 2001, just six months after their new, ‘KID A’ album is out, nme.com can reveal.
The album is believed to contain the more accessible, commercial material which the band have written and recorded over the last two years and will be promoted by a full-scale tour of the UK and Europe. Songs tipped to appear on the new album include ‘Knives Out’, ‘Egyptian Song’ and ‘Dollars And Cents’ which the band have played on recent live outings.
Unlike ‘Kid A’, which frontman Thom Yorke allegedly wanted to name ‘ENC’ to stand for ‘Emperor’s New Clothes’, the 2001 Radiohead album is expected to be accompanied by single releases and promotional duties.
Go here to read the full article.
Radiohead’s Kid A on M2
M2 (MTV 2 USA) will be playing KID A in its entirety on the channel Monday, September 18th at 10pm ET. M2 is also playing exclusive blips and Radiohead has been deemed buzzworth at MTV.
Kid A Press
Check out the latest issues of Jane and Mens Journal. Both have reviews of Kid A.
Chart Attack is reporting about the possibility of Radiohead playing in Toronto at the end of October. Go here to read the article. [thanks Jarrod]
Wall of Sound has a article about the Napster leaking. Go here for that. [thanks Plajia]
Thom talks about Optimistic on the radio
Thom made an appearance on the official message board this morning and made a comment about the Vancouver radio station (104.9 XFM) playing “Optimistic” before they were supposed to. (Read yesterday’s news for more info.)
Thom had this to say:
“yeah its fairly pointless i agree
but why should they get to play it exclusively first on RADio with no permission from us? that seems unfair. they new it would get on our tits.
its far worse to me than napster which is more just like home taping.
why should they be able to boast about having it? anyfool could do the same..
anyway it will be irrelevant next week…. its been a nightmare sitting on Kid A for 4months. having to destroy your CDs after listening all the stupid security around the journalists listening to it.
for us it was just to try and keep things nice and cool…
anyway you can all decide for yourselves now, which is cool. whatever we are proud of it we hope yooz like it. and that ll be that and we can get on with our lives”
Kid A release date in Latin America
Kid A will be released on October 2 in Latin America and most other parts of the world, except for the US and Canada, where it’ll be released the day after.
In Bogota, Colombia, there will be an event at the Tower Records on the release date in which limited edition copies of Kid A will be available for purchase.
[thanks to Andres]
Limited Edition Kid A
Many people have been questioning the availability of the limited edition version of Kid A, which includes a extra booklet that is hidden inside the jewel case. If you purchase Kid A on it’s first run, you’ll get the limited edition. This means that if anyone picks up a copy during the first week or so, they will get one. If you pre-order from stores or online vendors, you should get one also.
Listening Party in Chicago!
Aliveone, a bar in Chicago is throwing a listening party for Kid A on the Wednesday following the release (October 3rd). Along with the full album, many live tracks will also be played. For more info on Aliveone and directions, head on over to www.aliveone.com.
Webcast of last Tuesday’s show!
Go to www.menatwork.be to listen to 45 minutes of Radiohead show in Belgium last Tuesday!
[thanks to Nick]
Another playback added for the US
You can now enter to win tickets to a playback of Kid A in Chicago on October 2! Go here for more info and for more playbacks.