Radiohead play PBS’s ‘Austin City Limits’
Watch Radiohead on PBS. See more from Austin City Limits. Fresh into its 38th season, Austin City Limits hosts influential UK alt-rockers Thom Yorke and the Radiohead gang. Airing this past weekend on PBS, the band played a set of 11 songs including The Daily Mail, Morning Mr. Magpie and oldie-but-goodie, Paranoid Android. Bon Iver...
Because anyone ballsy enough to cover Radiohead deserves a nod
Jordy Asher and Cari Rae of Blonds show both balls of steel and impeccable taste by covering Radiohead’s ‘Talk Show Host.’ Blonds’ debut LP, The Bad Ones is available for purchase now via iTunes, and is thoughtfully included below for your streaming pleasure.
Radiohead respond to deadly Toronto mishap
In response to last weekend’s pre-show stage collapse in Toronto that killed drum technician Scott Johnson and injured three others, Radiohead have released an official statement detailing not only their “grief and shock” but various “practical considerations” — including cancelled shows — resulting from the tragedy. According to the band, information regarding refunds and new dates will...
Hear Wesley Blayloc’s angelic Radiohead cover
Impressive falsetto alert! Wesley Blaylock of Christian indie band, Deas Vail, has released this heavenly, acoustic rendition of Radiohead’s Nude. Enjoy!
Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood plays with One Little Plane
Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood has guested on a super pretty, wee record by One Little Plane called Into the Trees. According to his post on Radiohead.com, the album will hit May 7th in the U.K. (via Four Tet’s Text Records) and is “a lovely thing [that] heralds bright days and warm nights.” One Little Plane...
Radiohead’s Johnny Greenwood releases collaborative, orchestral LP
The LP featuring collaborative works of Krzysztof Penderecki — “Poland’s godfather of the musical avant-garde” (Independent) — and Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood is out now via Nonesuch Records. Penderecki’s Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima and Polymorphia (for 48 strings) and Greenwood’s Popcorn Superhet Receiver and 48 Responses to Polymorphia, are performed by the AUKSO Chamber...
Macy Gray to release covers album
Cover lovers, rejoice! Eclectic R&B chanteuse, Macy Gray, has announced a forthcoming covers album with a spring release date, says Consequence of Sound. The notoriously off-beat star will drop Covered on March 27, featuring renditions of well-loved tunes by Radiohead, Eurythmics, Metallica, Kanye West and Arcade Fire, among others. Gray’s current LP The Sellout –...
The Darcys: Renewed, reinvigorated, resolute
While others were labeling them stunning, inventive and luminous, members of Toronto’s The Darcys – Jason Couse, Wes Marskell, Michael Le Riche and Dave Hurlow – were labeling themselves a mess. Formed in 2006, the alt-rock quartet released their critically-acclaimed debut album Endless Water in 2007. However, they found themselves questioning their future when the...