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In light of what happened

In light of what happened in New York and Washington DC, I ask anybody in the United States to please donate blood if possible. They can find out about where in their area to do so at www.redcross.org or by calling 1-800-GIVE-LIFE. You can also call 1-800-933-2566. Though the Red Cross has received many donations, more are needed.

And now for what you came here for…

Setlist for Berlin
You can now see last night’s setlist from the Berlin concert here.

Bill Gates Finally Getting Into Radiohead’s Kid A
From the always humorous site, The Onion:

REDMOND, WA? Eleven months after purchasing the Radiohead album, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced Monday that he is “finally getting into Kid A.” “I listened to it a few times when I first got it, but it just wasn’t grabbing me,” Gates told The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. “I liked ‘Morning Bell’ and ‘Optimistic,’ but the rest just seemed like this intentionally weird mess. Then I took it out again maybe a month ago, and it finally started to sink in. Now I think I even like it better than OK Computer.” Gates said he still hasn’t gotten around to picking up Amnesiac. {thanks to Pete, Marc, Steve, & HeadofState}

Radiohead in another film
A scene in the upcoming movie LIFE AS A HOUSE (directed by Irwin Winkler and starring Kevin Kline) features Radiohead’s “How to Disappear Completely”. The film opens in early November and more information can be found here. {thanks to Jonah}

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Aphex Twin talks about Radiohead

In a small interview with AudioGalaxy, Richard D. James (aka Aphex Twin) comments on Radiohead:

James is asked, “It is widely known that Radiohead’s Kid A was widely influenced by your music, in particular ‘Come As you Are’…What do you think of their new stuff and other contemporaries?” His response: “Well they widely agreed to pay me 70% of the widely royalties so, Im not complaining.”

Read the rest of the interview… {thanks to Michael}

Support for Belfast
Warp Records has the Anti Pop Consortium opening up for Radiohead at the September 14 and the as-of-yet announced second show on September 15 in Belfast. The Anti Pop Consortium will also open for Radiohead in Stockholm, Oslo, and Berlin. {thanks to Neil}

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Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

The band played their first of two shows at the Santa Barbara Bowl last night. Setlist and reviews coming soon…

Thommmmmayyyyyy!
Though they wouldn’t give us much details about the upcoming show with Radiohead, South Park Studios did say that “Radiohead has a lot of fans here at South Park” and that Radiohead will be doing their own voices for the show, which airs on Comedy Central July 11 at 10PM EDT. MMMKKayyyyyy…

Nigel on Ground Zero
Nigel will be interviewed on the radio program Ground Zero today at 12PM PT on KCRW in Los Angeles. Nigel tells host Chris Douridas the intriguing tale of how he moved from being the tea boy at a London studio to becoming one of the most sought-after sonic gurus in the world. He also discusses the making of ground-breaking albums like Radiohead’s “Kid A” and “Amnesiac” as well as Travis’ “The Invisible Band.” The show will also be available to listen to Online at the KCRW.com Website starting at noon as well. A repeat will air tomorrow at 10AM PT. {thanks to Paul}

Spin baby spin
Spin With A Grin has been updated. {thanks to Tom}

Wire
This month’s issue of Wire Magazine has an article on Radiohead, which includes an interview with Thom and Jonny and has some very insightful details on the making of both Amnesiac and Kid A. There’s a b&w shot of Thom’s face on the cover. {thanks to Gabriel}

May I Take Your Order?
How did Colin spend his birthday in San Francisco? The SF Chronicle knows!

“The British rock group Radiohead celebrated band member Colin Greenwood’s 32nd birthday at Lapis in San Francisco on Tuesday. Executive chef Thomas Ricci cooked vegan food for lead singer Thom Yorke; he was rewarded with a menu signed by all the band members.”

Also from the Chronicle, a review of the Mountain View show. {thanks to Deirdre & Joanne}

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Hooray for Hollywood!

According to KROQ Radio, tickets for the August 20 show at the Hollywood Bowl will go on sale July 21 and not July 7, as they previously reported. More details soon… {thanks to Monica & Lisette}

Radiohead: This Summer’s Hottest Concert. Beat that Prince!
Radiohead’s US tour has gotten the most fan interest of all the tours this Summer, according to POLLSTAR. Prince came in 2nd while U2 is 3rd. See the full list here. {thanks to Chris}

MuchMusic
MuchMusic will be re-airing the “Radiohead Kid A: Amnesiac in Paris” concert on July 24 at 9PM and Midnight. The concert is 60 minutes long. {thanks to Laila}

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Tonight

Tonight the band will be playing the Gorge in George, WA.

A concert set for Aug. 1 in Grant Park by the white-hot rock group Radiohead will mark an unprecedented experiment in outdoor admission-only concerts on Chicago’s “front lawn.” Producers will construct a temporary fenced venue for the show, which could attract fans who were unable to get a ticket.

The concert by the British quintet sold 16,000 tickets in four minutes last Saturday (as fast as the system can sell tickets), evidence of a great demand among fans to see the group, whose computer-heavy art rock sound is credited with transforming contemporary music. Whether the show will mark a successful new way of producing such events?raditionally held in amphitheaters or sports stadiums?s open to question, depending on how traffic, security and crowd control outside the concert is handled. Read more… {thanks to Emil}

MTV 2 (USA) will be airing a Radiohead special on July 4. During this special will be an “amazing” interview that all five members of the band did with Gideon Yago while at the Red Rocks concert. There will also be some live footage as well. {thanks to Ultragrrrl, Diskeater, & Torie}

VH1 has a new Radiohead Player for you to download.

The 1998 Amnesty International Concert that Radiohead took part in will air on TNT Latin America on Thursday, June 28th at 17:45 (GMT -5), 19:45 (in Argentina). Make sure to check your local listings. {thanks to italo rossi}

According to Radio 1’s Mark and Lard, the “Knives Out” single will be released in the UK on August 6. {thanks to Joe}

Check out this Amnesiac review.

A DJ called Dave Clarke has released an album caled “World Service”. It’s a double CD with an Electro and Techno mix. Featured on the Electro set is Radiohead’s “Idioteque” in full as appeared on Kid A without any re-mixing. Apparently Dave said the track was perfect as it was and required no-remixing to suit the electro genre. {thanks to Duncan}

Check out this page! It has got some really interesting stuff about Amnesiac and “Pyramid Song”.

www.meetingpeopleiseasy.de has gotten hold of some new promo pics. Yay!

Q Magazine has got a 20-page feature on Radiohead, their history, and what it was like to record OKC, Kid A, and Amnesiac. {thanks to Dave}

Radiohead: Meeting People Finally Is Easy

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Check out reviews

Check out reviews of last night’s show in Colorado at MTV and The Rocky Mountain News. {thanks to Justin, Cope, and Ryan}

There more fan reviews of the show here.

The issue of Rolling Stone with Radiohead on the cover has apparently been pushed back to July 13.

There is an interview with Eugenia Debayle, label manager for EMI Mexico, about the possibility of Radiohead playing in Mexico. Read it here. {thanks to Jaime}

There is a review of the Houston show from a local paper in Monterrey, Mexico here. {thanks to Jaime}

This weeks ‘Ticket magazine’ with the Irish Times, features an interview with founder of the Velvet Undergrond, John Cale. When asked about experimentation in music today he spoke of Radiohead’s new work saying:

“I had a good laugh when I heard Kid A & Amnesiac – for the right reasons. It’s great what they’ve done, I just wish I could have seen a response from the record company. But that’s what rock ‘n roll is all about. I laud their sense of willfulness. It’s better than going out & burning cars isn’t it? I think what Radiohead is doing will work for them. Why wouldn’t it. People love heroisim.”

{thanks to Damien}