'You can't say no to
Radiohead' [27-02-03]
Rock Werchter organiser Herman Schueremans talks
about the Rock Werchter Festival. Sixteen of
the total of 50 acts are confirmed. Besides
Radiohead, Björk, Underworld, Metallica,
Queens Of The Stone Age, Moby, Massive Attack,
Coldplay & R.E.M will playing in Belgium.
Schueremans explains how he got so many big
acts: "It doesn't always work out as you
want. Usually acts plan to do a festival in
England. But, then they realise that they might
as well add another show on the continent. We've
already booked a couple of headliners when bands
started to call us. What do you do when Radiohead
ask if they can play at Werchter? Say 'Sorry,
you can't come'? This band is way too good for
that. That's why we've added a fourth day."
[from 3voor12
in dutch]
Vote for the Radiohead
Breezeblock mix [25-02-03]
The Breezeblock at BBC Radio 1 is conducting
an online poll where listeners can vote for
which mix they want to hear again. Radiohead's
mix is one of the options. Vote for that mix
here.
The winning mix will be played in April!
Rock Werchter date changed!
[24-02-03]
As previously announced Radiohead will play
at the Rock Werchter Festival. According to
the official
Rock Werchter site an extra date has been
added and Radiohead will move to Thursday June
26th. The evening starts at 21:30 and features
Radiohead, Bjork and Underworld. [thanks Marc]
Glastonbury & release date confirmed!
[24-02-03]
Radiohead will be headlining on Saturday 28th
June 2003 at the Glastonbury Festival. W.A.S.T.E
will have 500 weekend tickets to sell from the
w.a.s.t.e
ticket shop. These tickets will be available
from the 1st April 2003. All usual rules apply
- no pushing with elbows please... You may also
want to come and say hello to The House of W.A.S.T.E
in our tent which we will be erecting 'special-like'
at Glastonbury for all your merchandise needs.
For all information and more please visit the
Official
Glastonbury website.
According to nme.com the rumoured released dat
of June 9 has now been confirmed. Release date
for the first single is still a rumour though.
See story below.
Release dates revealed?
[23-02-03]
Radiohead new album will be released on June
9, according to reports. The record, the group's
sixth, has been given working titles '2+2=5'
and 'Are You Listening'. The group have recently
been back in LA with producer Nigel Godrich,
putting the final touches to the record. According
to Teletext in the UK, the record will be released
on June 9, with a single preceding it on May
16. The release would coincide with their previously
announced summer festival dates, which will
almost certainly include a headline slot at
Glastonbury. [from nme.com]
Radiohead to play Rock
Werchter [22-02-03]
Radiohead are confirmed to play this year's
Rock Werchter Festival in Belgium. The band
will headline the first day of the festival,
June 27th.
Thom Yorke's artwork for 99X compilation cd
[21-02-03]
The Atlanta "New Rock" station, 99X,
puts out CDs called Live X CDs every couple
of years or so, featuring artists performing
acoustic versions of their recent hits. Live
X 8 is going to be released soon, and the cover
art is done by none other than Thom Yorke. More
info is available at the 99x
site. [thanks chris]
Phil's Chat
[21-02-03]
Radiohead's Phil Selway chatted live online
yesterday as part of his work with the Samaritans.
While remaining tight lipped about the new album,
the drummer did comment on the band's music
and its relationship with his charity work.
When asked what he felt about people describing
Radiohead's music as 'depressing' he replied:
"That's not a silly question considering
how many people have said our music is depressing!
Obviously I don't see it that way. Thom confronts
uncomfortable issues in his lyrics but ultimately
there's always a sense of moving through these
and I feel the music is uplifting."
Selway also said that his work with Radiohead
and Samaritans had enjoyed "a parallel
existence in my life since 1986" and revealed
that his fellow band mates were "very sympathetic
to the work of Samaritans and support myself
and the organisation whole heartedly."
Phil also said that he won't do any vocals
on the new album: "My vocal talents have
just been given a long period of gardening!
Thom's backing vocal bumped mine off a track
(you might be pleased to know)."
To read the full transcript and learn more
about the Samaritans click here
[from dotmusic]
Thom Vs. Moby
[21-02-03]
Here's an entry from Moby's online journal at
moby.com
[thanks Scott]:
Iinteresting question...moby vs. thom yorke.
well looked at hypothetically (cos i love radiohead
and i think that thom yorke is a genius) i would
assess things as such:
1-singing ability-no question here. thom yorke
has the voice of an angel and i have the voice
of an in-bred pig farmer. so he wins.
2-hair. no question again. thom has hair. i
don't. thom wins again.
3-resemblance to martin short. again. thom and
martin short are doppelgangers.
i only resemble other bald guys (cos as we all
know, every bald white guy kind of looks like
every other bald white guy). winner: thom.
4-fighting ability. here i have no idea. i'm
guessing that we'd both be pretty inept in a
fight. so unless he has some martial arts training
that i'm not aware of i would have to say that
a fight between us would end in a stalemate.
5-debating skills. here i might have the edge,
just because radiohead have been so universally
loved during the course of their career. during
my career lots of people have hated me, so i've
had to develop some fairly proficient and defensive
debating skills. so in debating i would have
to say, winner: me.
6-survival skills in the woods. again, i'm guessing
this would be a draw as we're both probably
lacking in outdoors survival skills. but i do
believe that thom lives in the country, and
i live in the city. so he might have an edge
there. winner: thom.
7-red carpet award shows skills. here it's no
question, i'm a practiced media-whore, and thom
likes to stay home. so i would win hands down.
winner: me (with great shame).
8-hygiene. ooh, that's a hard one... i'll give
us both the benefit of the doubt and say that
it would be a tie due to our impeccable grooming
and hygiene habits.
so the end result is that thom wins. which is
probably for the best.
thank you.
moby
Radiohead to play Glastonbury
on June 28th? [18-02-03]
The Glastonbury Festival will go ahead this
year after local councillors agreed to grant
organisers a licence after a marathon seven
hour session. Radiohead look set to headline
the Saturday night (June 28). [from
nme.com]
Chat with Phil
[15-02-03]
Radiohead are backing a new Samaritans campaign
that challenges people to reconsider their attitudes
towards emotional health such as issues like
depression and stress. As part of this campaign
Phil Selway will chat at www.webchats.co.uk
on Wednesday 19th February, from 4pm till 5pm
to find out more about the campaign and Phil
Selway’s involvement with the Samaritans.
You can submit questions prior to the chat at
questions@webchats.co.uk. [thanks Jocelyn]
Radiohead concert broadcast
on The Box [10-02-03]
Dutch TV music channel The
Box will broadcast a Radiohead concert on
February 23rd at 21:00 hrs. At the moment it's
not sure which concert will be be featured on
the show BoxLive. [thanks Henk]
Parlophone: Radiohead
mixing LP6 in LA [10-02-03]
At an exclusive record company showcase on Friday
(January 7) Parlophone records MD Keith Rosencroft
told guests that the new as-yet-untitled Radiohead
album was at the mixing stage at a studio in
Los Angeles, and there was a tentative June
release. Rosencroft went on to say how fans
would be pleased with the record, saying that
singer Thom Yorke gives a particularly “emotional”
performance. [from xfm]
Radiohead to play Belfort
Festival [10-02-03]
Radiohead will play Les Eurockennes de Belfort
Festival in France on the 4th July 2003. The
Belfort Festival, France runs from the 4th until
the 6th July 2003. Ticket Information is available
in the live section.
David Gray on Radiohead
[07-02-03]
In an interview with the Chicago Sun Times,
David Gray talks about his approach on making
music: "We wanted to go in a kind of Phillip
Glass direction and see what happens, or be
a bit more Jim O'Rourke about it. To allow the
music to take over and see where the song fits
in in a different way. I guess what I'm saying
is experimentation. For that I think I need
to break and rewrite the way that I make songs
and consider music, to challenge it in the same
way that Radiohead did with "Kid A."
[full
story]
Roskilde '03 with Radiohead?
[05-02-03]
Radiohead are rumoured to play the Roskilde
Festival in Denmark. The band have already confirmed
3 European festival appearances. The Roskilde
Festival takes place from 26 to 29th of June.
Radiohead are also rumoured to headline the
Glastonbury Festival in the UK (27th to 30th
of June).
Radiohead in Q Magazine
[05-02-03]
Thom appears on the front cover of this month's
(march 2003) Q music magazine. The special all
star issue celebrates the 200th issue of Q.
The magazine refers to Radiohead's feature as
'And, Radiohead have a laugh" [thanks Ryan]
Ed & Colin at NME
Show [05-02-03]
Colin Greenwood and Ed O'Brien from Radiohead
were among the sold-out audience at the NME
show at the London Astoria last night, who flocked
to see 22-20's, Hope Of The States and Nada
Surf. [from NME.com]
Radiohead headlines
Swedish festival [03-02-03]
Radiohead will be headlining the Hultsfred Festival
in Sweden on the 13th June 2003. The festival
runs from the 12th June to the 14th June 2003.
Three day-tickets prices are 1,220 SEK (approx.
£85) (on sale now). On-line tickets -
www.ticnet.se. Ticket Hotline +46 77 170
70 70. All info about the festival can be found
at www.rockparty.se.
Radiohead in SPIN
[03-02-03]
Radiohead is mentioned in the current edition
of SPIN magazine, in an article entitled "Essential
Britpop":
RADIOHEAD, THE BENDS:
In Cobain-worthy metaphors, Thom Yorke makes
his alienation skin-crawlingly physical-IV Drips
and iron lungs, blood and ash, bones and teeth-while
Jonny Greenwood builds a labyrinth of beguiling
art-rock guitar. It's the last Radiohead record
that remotely counts as Britpop; from here on,
it got complicated. CLASSIC SONG: "Just,"
for Greenwood's crazy Sonic Youth-funk solo,
a reminder of how much this band sacrificed
when they decided guitars were evil. [thanks
Matt]
Radiohead at Everyday
Apocaliptic [03-02-03]
Have a look at everydayapocalyptic.org,
where Radiohead is the subject of one chapter.
Radiohead headlines
two festivals in Germany [01-02-03]
Radiohead will be headlining two festivals in
Germany this June at the Southside Festival
(Fri 20th June 2003) and the Hurricane Festival
(Sun 22nd June 2003).
Ticket prices are Euro 79,00 plus Euro 5,00
- Euro deposit for garbage bag (will be refunded
on bag return)
Telephone Ticket Service is +49-40 853 88 853,
Websites are www.hurricane.de
and www.southside.de.
General announcement of the festival will be
on the 2nd February 2003 and tickets will go
on sale on this date.
Asian Dub Foundation
album featuring Ed O'Brien released
[01-02-03]
Asian
Dub Foundation released their new album
today. As previously announced the album features
Ed O'Brien on guitar. Ed collaborated with the
band on three tracks: '1000 Mirrors' (as well
as Sinead O'Conner), 'Blowback' and 'Enemy of
the enemy'.
