(photo by Jonny Greenwood)
The band played their second show in Mexico City Monday night to another grateful and enthusiastic crowd. This concludes their stop in Mexico before heading off to Brazil to play on Friday night.
For a complete setlist of Monday’s show (“Creep” was played!?), head on over to our gigography.
Here’s a video of the “Creep” performance:
(photo by Krudo)
Radiohead started their Mexico/South America tour last night in at Foro Sol in Mexico City, performing to fans who haven’t had a chance to see them in Mexico since the last time the band was there, in 1994. A lot has changed since then, no?
The set was amazing, but nothing new to report. If you were there, please leave a review!
Tonight the band play their second show before heading off to Brazil on the 20th.
Radiohead have revealed they are working on new material and planning a summer tour.
Guitarist Ed O’Brien told Newsbeat the Oxford band would be hitting the studio soon.
“We are working on new material,” he explained. “We’ll be doing some more recording. It’s business as usual.
“We’ve sort of finished the bulk of [In Rainbows] touring,” he added. “We will be doing a little bit of touring in the summer, watch this space!”
O’Brien was speaking at the launch of the Featured Artists’ Coalition (FAC) lobby group in London on Wednesday.
He is joined on FAC’s committee by artists including Blur’s Dave Rowntree, Kate Nash and Billy Bragg.
“At the moment a lot of rights and revenue streams are being carved up in this new era,” he said, “and I think it’s really important that we’re in there fighting our corner.
“Radiohead signed very traditional record company contracts, and it was exactly what we wanted to do at the time and there’s no bitterness, but I think there’s an inherent feeling that they’re just a bit old school.”
‘Spokespeople for fans’
O’Brien explained that one of FAC’s main aims is to support younger artists coming through.
“There are some bigger names here but the whole essence of what we’re trying to do is really largely aimed at, and for the benefit of, the younger musician, the people coming into the music industry for the first time.”
He explained that the coalition also hopes to speak for fans – maybe even illegal file sharers.
“I hope that what the Featured Artists’ Coalition will [say to fans is], ‘We understand you, we’re not trying to criminalise you.’
“I think if we get our act together, we’ve possibly got a role to play in that as well, being spokespeople for bands and then, leading on naturally from that, for fans as well.”
(from BBC Newsbeat)
The USC Trojan Marching Band has uploaded an almost 9 minute video of behind the scenes footage of their Grammy performance with Thom and Jonny. It’s pretty interesting to see how it all came together and how excited the students were. Wouldn’t you be??
To see a more high-res and extended version, head on over to www.uscband.com.
In other, more ridiculous news, you’ve probably heard by now that Radiohead “snubbed” both Kanye West and Miley Cyrus at last month’s Grammys. We tried to hold back from even reporting this but finally caved in.
Read more about the Miley Cyrus “incident” here.
Read more about the Kanye West “incident” here.
Here’s a roundup of some of the links talking about Radiohead’s performance at the Grammys last night, as well as their Grammy win for Best Alternative Album.
As expected, Radiohead (well, Thom and Jonny) performed “15 Step” with the USC Trojan Marching Band tonight at the 51st annual Grammys. Introduced by Gwenyth Paltrow who described them as “one the most influential, adventurous, and thoroughly artistic musical groups of all time”, the band took one of their more rhythm-driven songs on In Rainbows to the next level with the help of the added percussion. Ed and Colin’s parts were also filled in nicely by the marching band’s brass section.
Here it is incase you missed it:
Unfortunately, the band lost out on the Album of the Year award to Alison Krauss and Robert Plant. They did pick up the Best Alternative Album award, however. Stanley Donwood, Mel Maxwell & Christiaan Munro (photo below) picked up a Grammy for Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package for their work on In Rainbows. Congrats!
Though Ed and Colin didn’t perform on stage with Thom and Jonny, they were spotted sitting in the crowd. Phil, however, was nowhere to be seen.
What did you think of the evening? Please comment!