Leaked MP3's: Unmastered
material
[31-03-03]
It seems that the mp3's from the new album are
not the final versions. A moderator at CMJ magazine's
forums, tomcmj, has said "got this in the
office on friday afternoon (i think it's mastered;
usually an unmastered advance will say so on
it, and this one doesn't). been listening to
it all weekend. as expected, it's really good.
i'll have to listen to it more before saying
where it'll fall in my radiohead preference
order." and then "oh guys also, i
just downloaded the version that's on the net.
chicagomike is right, that's not mastered. don't
judge the record by that; those are different,
unmastered mixes from what appears on the final
version of the record. the record sounds a LOT
better than that. guess studio security ain't
quite what it should be these days. " [thanks
Questionman]
Stanley
Donwood on the album leak.
[31-03-03]
Besides Jonny, Stanley Donwood was on the board
as well today. First message: "well im
going on fucking strike". Later he said:
"oh well its not as if there arent worse
things to worry about i mean do you remember
that old 'home taping is killing music' thing
in the 80s then record companies introduced
cds and stopped making vinyl so they made a
rod for their own backs there
i really would like to know who leaked it though
cos the fucking promos arent even out yet
ha ha ha hail to the thief"
Hey Jonny, what's up?
"The album, apparently"
[31-03-03]
Jonny was on the official message board this
morning. Jonny commented on the album leak:
"Colin called and said it was up, so thought
I'd check I feel bemused, though, not annoyed....I'm
glad people like it, most of all. It's a *little*
earlier than we'd expected, but there it is.
There there it is ! hahahahaha (..) Surprised,
and still not used to it happening, even after
all these years..... I worry more that stuff
we do *won't* get released for whatever obscure
reason, and I hate the 3 month gap between finish
and release. But not enough to leak it myself
!
When asked if he was downloading his own music.
Jonny said:"'It is isn't it ? mean, I *think*
it's partly mine, but who knows ? I just wanted
to check it was really us." Jonny couldn't
say if they were the mastered tracks: "Don't
know yet - I've only downloaded I Will and it's
hard to tell. I guess we'll find out today.
Well it sounds OK on my iBook speakers...Haven't
tried it on headphones... Are there any cross
fades ?"
When someone suggested it was Ed who leaked
it, Jonny commented: "that explains the
shades, then. And the frequesnt 'Holidays'.
Hmmmm."
Jonny said he wasn't angry about about the
leak: Well, you know...... hence the title,
really. Not sure where all that George Bush
stuff came from.... Heard it, have we? (..)
Well Hail is no insult, really...We just like
the contradictory phrases like 2+2=5 and Hail
to the Thief and all that. We're not angry really....shame
it's not a package with the artwork and all,
but there you go.
I've got to go. I fell like I'm fishing for
praise here...glad you like it. I hope the title
makes sense now you've heard the music. I'd
better go. Love to all thieves amongst you,
see you on tour (more dates coming, oh yes,
even maybe in HOMER's new home.....)".
A
summary of Jonny's message board appearance
Httt
reviews: keep them coming [31-03-03]
First reviews of the new album
are already in. You can find them here.
Send you review to adriaan@ateaseweb.com.
All Lyrics for the new album songs are also
updated. Thanks to Bart and Tyler for your help.
Tracks premiered on
Australian radio [31-03-03]
Australian radio station Triple
J. have aired some tracks from the new album.
First track played was 'Where I End and You
begin'. They claim they are going to keep playing
new songs today, every hour. You can listen
to Triple J online.
[thanks alex]
Hail to the Thief leaked
on the web [30-03-03]
This morning the new Radiohead
album 'Hail
to the thief' has been leaked on the web.
All tracks have seen the light of day already
and are brilliant. Check the message
board for directions ;) [thanks bart]
If you'd like to send in your review, please
do so at adriaan@ateaseweb.com.
ADF Single featuring
Ed O'Brien out on April 21st [29-03-03]
Asian
Dub Foundation's new single will be out
on April 21st. The single, entitled '1000 mirrors'
features Sinead O'Connor on vocals and Ed O'Brien
on guitar.
Peter
Kennard poster at w.a.s.t.e. [29-03-03]
There's a new poster available
at w.a.s.t.e. This poster has been donated by
the artist Peter Kennard to Stop The War Coalition.
Profits will go to help Stop The War Coalition
and the Iraqi victims of the war. Size of poster
is A2. Price £5.00. Go to w.a.s.t.e.
to order.
Salt Lake City Date?
[28-03-03]
The USANA
Amphitheatre in Salt Lake City have Radiohead
listed for a show on August 28th. [thanks GP]
XFM on Hail to the thief:
Two version of There There [28-03-03]
From Xfm: "In other news,
I heard the Radiohead album. Oh yes! And its
not called ‘2+2=5’, as reported.
It is, however, a very, very, very big record.
I only heard it once and some tracks I only
heard in part. Obviously from that it would
be wrong to give a full review or even a vague
one." [read the rest here].
Apparently there will be two version of There
There, a full length version and a another one
to be released as a single edit.
Thom
on the war [28-03-03]
According to This
Is Gloucestershire Thom Yorke attended a
rally protesting against the war on Iraq. Thom
addressed the crowd, saying: "The US is
being run by religious maniac bigots that stole
the election and they need this war to win the
next election. It is not moral, it is self-seeking."
[thanks CUTW]
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There There to be premiered
on Jo Whiley Show [27-03-03]
Radiohead's forthcoming single
'There There' will be premiered on the Jo Whiley
Show on BBC Radio 1, the 22nd of April. Show
starts at 10:00 am.
Still rumoured: Radiohead's
New York gig [27-03-03]
It's been said before, but it
still might happen. It's getting more and more
likely that Radiohead will be headlining a festival
at Calverton's Enterprise Park in New York.
If it all takes place, Radiohead would play
the festival in June. Please note that it's
still a rumour, but keep your fingers crossed.
[thanks dollarsandcents]
Radiohead to play Japan
[26-03-03]
Radiohead have added Japan to
their tour schedule. The 2003 Summersonic festival
will be held on August 2nd & 3rd in Tokyo
(Chiba Marine Stadium) & Osaka (WTC Open
Air Stadium). Radiohead are included on the
schedule
together with Blur, Datsons, The Doors, Jon
Spencer Blues Explosion, Placebo and Starsailor.
[thanks Yoshiaki]
Jonny on the message
board [26-03-03]
Jonny made an appearance on
the official message board today. Jonny said
he's 'Happiest yet' with the new album: "I
will being there is one of the reasons. I think
we got down some beatiful songs. They're all
quite short, but that's probably good, right
?" On the forthcoming b-sides, Jonny said:
"THe b-sides are all very good. *smug smile*,
but it'snice to have good b-sides". Jonny
also commented on the album title, 'Hail
To The Thief': "It's a line from the
song 2+2=5,
a good line, too".
Someone asked if Jonny plays the banjo. Jonny:
"It's on the Bodysong soundtrack. But I'm
not *convinced* it's welcome with rh. I like
'em. They can sound sinister. You know Violent
Femmes 'Country death song' ?"
Nigel Godrich & The Strokes
[26-03-03]
Radiohead producer Nigel
Godrich is currently working in New York
together with The
Strokes.
Hail
to the Thief, what's it all about? [25-03-03]
The title of Radiohead's sixth
album 'Hail
To The Thief' is also an anti-George W.
Bush slogan used by protesters at the end of
the controversial election campaign that put
him into the White House. The phrase 'Hail To
The Thief' was coined by protesters at the end
of the 2000 US Presidential election, when controversy
famously surrounded Bush's rise to office. The
battle between Bush and Democrat candidate Al
Gore came to a bitter end, with the result in
the key state of Florida dogged by recounts,
amid allegations of unfairness in the voting
process.
On the day of his inauguration Bush was greeted
in Washington by thousands of protesters with
banners, some of who shouted, 'Hail to the thief,
our commander in chief'. The phrase has now
become well used in anti-Bush circles. A website,
www.hail-to-the-thief.org,
that casts a cynical eye over US policy is active
and goes under the banner 'Hail to the Thief!
Love your country. Never trust its government.'
A number of books and articles have also been
written, perhaps most famously 'Mediaocracy
2000 -Hail to the Thief' by Danny Schechter,
which looks at the role of the media in the
election. [from nme.com]
North American tour
in summer/fall? [25-03-03]
According to Filter
Magazine Radiohead will announce a summer/fall
tour for North America.
Radiohead
wants fans to make animation for live mp3's
[25-03-03]
From W.a.s.te.: We've got a
plan. We need your help. We're looking for moving
pictures. Can you make moving pictures? Time
is short. This is what you have to do.
1. Take one of the live MP3's of a Radiohead
track.
2. Make some moving pictures to it (can be anything:
live action, animation, graphics etc).
3. Make it at least 10 seconds and at most a
song's length (although we prefer shorter).
OR... Have you already made a short film that
would benefit from an airing?
Send your work to Radiohead at:
The Picture Gallery
w.a.s.te
PO box 322
Oxford
by Monday 8th May 2003
Formats Required:
For short films / whole songs : VHS (PAL) (You
will be contacted if we require higher quality
masters)
For shorter animations, graphics: Quicktime
(720 x 576 pixels) CODEC: Motion JPEG B (High
Quality)
Please enclose with it your name and e-mail
address/telephone number.
At Ease back online
[25-03-03]
Ateaseweb.com was offline for
a couple of hours due to very heavy traffic
last night. Globat.com
moved the site to a brand new faster server
and everything should be working properly now.
Radiohead announce LP6
tracklisting & title [24-03-03]
Radiohead will release their
sixth album 'Hail
To The Thief' on Parlophone on June 9. This
will be preceded by the single 'There
There' on May 26. 'Hail To The Thief' features
14 tracks and was recorded in Oxfordshire and
Los Angeles. It was produced by Nigel Godrich
and Radiohead, and mixed by Nigel
Godrich.
Radiohead donate track
for mental health project [23-03-03]
Radiohead is giving a soundtrack
to budding film-makers to help younger people
come to terms with mental health issues. The
acclaimed band has handed over the track so
would-be directors can use it in their short
films as part of an MTV initiative.
The channel has teamed up with charities Samaritans
and Mind Out For Mental Health for the Need
To Talk campaign. Radiohead's Meeting
In The Aisle has been donated for free by
the band and was recorded during the sessions
for OK
Computer.
Drummer Phil Selway, who works as a Samaritan,
said: "When the biggest killer of young men
in the UK is themselves, anything the band can
do to draw attention to the issue of emotional
health is worthwhile." Young British film-makers
are being asked to submit films or animations
from 30 to 60 seconds interpreting or responding
to the phrase "need to talk".
The track can be accessed on the MTV
website and films must be submitted by April
25. MTV marketing director James Scroggs said:
"Radiohead have been generously supportive in
offering an exclusive track, and their endorsement
will both inspire the film-makers and help bring
the issue of discussing emotional issues to
the fore." [from ananova]
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[22-03-03]
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MTV SHOWS RESTRAINT
[22-03-03]
During wartime, MTV is nixing violent videos,
such as ones with images of war and explosions,
a spokeswoman told MSNBC's The Scoop. "Videos
with words such as bomb,' missile,' war'
or other sensitive words in the artist or song
title should not be shown at the moment,"
said MTV Europe executive Mark Sunderland. "We're
screening videos with an eye toward current
events to make sure whatever we play is sensitive
and appropriate."
MTV Europe has issued a list of videos that
should not be played during the conflict in
Iraq. Among the banned are System of a Down's
Boom!, an antiwar video directed by Michael
Moore, whose "Shame on you, Mr. Bush!"
speech Sunday night had Oscar directors scrambling
to play exit music.
Other off-limits videos include Aerosmith's
Don't Want to Miss a Thing (contains footage
from the film Armageddon), U2's Miss Sarajevo
(contains missiles, guns and buildings being
blown up), Bon Jovi's This Ain't a Love Song
(contains war scenes and victims in distress)
and Radiohead's Lucky (contains war footage
including injured children).
Radiohead to announce
tracklisting LP6 Monday, 5PM [21-03-03]
According the British teletext,
Radiohead will announce the tracklisting for
the
new album at 5PM this Monday. The forthcoming
album will contain 14 tracks and the album title
is not named after one of the tracks on it.
Promo copies leaked?
[21-03-03]
It seems that promo copies of
the new album have
been leaked. It's rumoured that these copies,
containing 4 tracks from LP6, have already been
handed out to the press. Filter
magazine will be posting a review soon.
Send your questions
to Radiohead [21-03-03]
What would you ask Radiohead
if you had access to them? Pose those burning
questions through Xfm’s On The Couch questionnaire.
Only the most original questions will make it
into the final questionnaire which will be presented
to Radiohead on May 28th on the Zoe Ball show.
One lucky punter will then win the completed
and signed questionnaire.XFM will also post
the completed Q&As online shortly after.
more to read at XFM
'There, there' &
New album to be released earlier? [21-03-03]
The latest information from cdjapan.co.jp
shows an earlier release date for the upcoming
single (there there) and LP6. While the new
album is set for a release on May 26th in
Japan with a catalog nr.:TOCP-66185, the 5 track
There
There single (TOCP-61073) will be out on
May 14th. This is 5 days earlier than previously
announced. (thanks richard).
First single: 'There,
there'[17-03-03]
According to sirendisc.com
Radiohead are set release 'There
There' as a single on May 19th in Japan
and May 26th in the UK. This has just been confirmed
by a spokesperson for the band. The Japanese
version will be a 5 a track disc. The UK version
will probably released as two CD singles with
the the bonus tracks to be combined on the Japanese
version. Since Radiohead's performance of the
new tracks in Portugal and Spain 'There There'
has been a candidate for the first single to
be released off of the forthcoming album to
be release in June. [thanks jonblaze]
Radiohead tickets update
[17-03-03]
Today the Belfast show has sold as well, after
all the other tickets for UK
shows have sold out the past weekend. If
you missed out on tickets or if you want to
trade you might want to check out the trade
forum on the at ease message board or this
week's NME, which is out on Wednesday nationwide
(March 19), features a competition to win tickets
to see a Radiohead on their UK tour.
Rock Werchter ticket
information [17-03-03]
Ticket information for the Rock Werchter festival
has just been announced. Daytickets (does not
include camping) for the festivals will vary
from 42 to 50 euros. Thursday June 26th will
be 42 euros with Radiohead,
Bjork & Underworld. Tickets for all (4)
days cost 108 euro (camping not included). Camping
tickets are available for 14 euros (not matter
how long you intend to stay). Tickets will go
on sale tomorrow (Tuesday March 18th) at goformusic.be
or phone: +32-70-345 678.
Radiohead rumoured to
play five dates in Italy [17-03-03]
It seems it only needs a confirmation from Radiohead's
management. Other than that it's most likely
that the band will play five dates in Italy
this July. Bergamo (July 7th), Ferrara (8th),
Firenze (10th), Roma (11th) and Napoli (12th)
have all been confirmed by the promoter. We're
only waiting for Radiohead now. [thanks David]
Radiohead
announce date in Nîmes, France [17-03-03]
Radiohead will be playing Nîmes Arena
on the 14th July 2003. Here are all details
regarding the tickets: All tickets can be bought
at: FNAC
network store. Phone booking : calling from
France: 0892 68 36 22 0,34 euros per minute.
calling from abroad 00 33 1 42 31 32 28. Ticket
Net Network stores (Virgin MegaStores, Auchan,
Carrefour supermarkets ..) or www.ticketnet.fr.
All tickets are 34 euros plus booking fees.
Flaming Lips release
Knives Out cover[16-03-03]
The Flaming Lips, who have performed Radiohead's
Knives Out on their recent live shows, will
release their version on a forthcoming EP. The
seven-song Fight Test EP is being released to
coincide with the band's spring tour, their
first headlining outing behind last year's Yoshimi
Battles the Pink Robots. [from rolling
stone, thanks john]
Radiohead tickets update
[16-03-03]
Tickets for Radiohead's tour are going fast.
All tickets for the the London, Manchester &
Manchester have already sold out. There's still
a limited
amount of tickets available for the shows
in Ireland.
If you missed out on tickets, you might want
to check out the trade
forum on the at ease message board.
Radiohead annouce UK/Eire
tour dates: tickets already on sale [15-03-03]
Radiohead's UK & Eire tour dates have been
announced. The band will play the follwing dates:
Dublin Olympia 17th & 18th May 2003
Belfast Waterfront 19th May 2003
Edinburgh Corn Exchange 21st May 2003
Manchester Apollo 22nd May 2003
London Shepherds Empire 24th & 25th May
2003
Tickets in Eire cost EUR45.00, Tickets in the
UK cost £24.50, All tickets are subject
to a £2.50 booking fee and available at
w.a.s.t.e.
Radiohead
to play Shepherds Bush Empire! [14-03-03]
Radiohead are confirmed to headline an intimate
gig at London's Shepherds Bush Empire as part
of their 'club' tour of the UK in the run up
to the release of their sixth, as yet untitled
studio LP. Confirmation of the exact date and
ticket details will follow shortly. [from virtualfestivals.com,
thanks matthew]
Moby on Radiohead [14-03-03]
Here's a mention of Radiohead
in Australian newspape, Melbourne's Herald Sun
between interviewer Cameron Adams and Moby yesterday.
[thanks scott]
CA - What can you tell us about your cover
band, Camp Freddy?
M - It's comprised of Slash and Duff from Guns
N' Roses and I'm playing guitar
on a cover of Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love
and Sweet's Ballroom Blitz, with
Perry Farrell singing. It's very rock.
CA - Are there any other covers up your sleeve?
M - I might do Radiohead's Creep
CA - Is it quite a faithful version?
M - It's actually pretty faithful, with me singing.
Obviously my voice is
nothing like Thom Yorke's, so it is very much
a second-rate version compared to
Radiohea's, but it's still fun to play.
CA - Well they don't play it, so someone should
reclaim it...
M - That's one of the reasons we decided to
do it.
Radiohead
#2 in Spin Top 40 [06-03-03]
In Radiohead are ranked Number 2 in "The
Spin Top 40:The most important artists making
music right now" Eminem was ranked number
one. "Laptop-loving Thom Yorke & Co.
still kick smart arena rock worth flicking your
Bic for". [thanks fridgebuzz]
Chris Blair on Radiohead
[05-03-03]
In an article taken from Abbey Road studios
magazine 'Playback' on Chris Blair. Chris tells
about his work at the Abbey Road studios: "What
I am doing here is normally attended by the
artists or the producer or the record company.
It's the final bit where you piece the whole
album together and normally someone has firm
ideas about how they want it - but they are
usually open to suggestions from me. I can come
up with ideas that they haven't even thought
of." He's worked with practically everyone
in the business from Queen to Pink Floyd to
the Beatles. Ask him though who his favourite
people to work with are and you'll get a surprise.
Blair is not locked into nostalgia. "The
Radiohead guys are very nice". Radiohead
do however occupy a special place in Blair's
heart, if only for the colossal number of reels
of half inch they will bring to a session. "On
one Radiohead album I did they brought in 122
reels instead of the 6 that most people work
with. That was pretty daunting." [full
story, thanks Boobear]
Radiohead play UK clubs
in May [04-03-03]
Radiohead have finally completed their sixth
album and will undertake a tour in May in the
smallest British venues they'll have visited
in almost six yearThe band's new album, recorded
in Oxford and LA over the last year, will be
released on June 9, preceded by a brand new
single in mid-May.
In the coming weeks the band will start rehearsals
for a tour which in addition to previously announced
massive European festivals, will see Radiohead
play 'club' dates in the UK. Radiohead haven't
been on a UK stage since their celebrated homecoming
show in Oxford's South Park in July 2001. A
spokesperson for the band said: "They will
be playing a very special series of dates in
the UK. The shows will be in what for them,
will be very small venues."
While the number of dates and the venues themselves
are still closely guarded secrets, a full list
of venues and exact dates will be revealed at
sometime within the next two weeks. [from nme
& xfm,
thanks lizzie, anup, matt, adam, julian]
Jonny: Radiohead won't
tour Australia this year [02-03-03]
Just after Thom's appearance last night, now
Jonny 'popped in' at the official message board.
Jonny said that 'I
Will' is recored and may well be on the
new album. He also said the band are going
to tour this year, but they're gonna skip Australia
and Eastern Europe again. The setlists will
be the same as those played in Portugal and
Spain, but "It'll just be better ! And
some new songs of course ".' When asked
about the album title, Jonny said: "*mumbles
title* "mmm mmm mm-mm mmmmm!" For
a full list of Jonny's posts, check the
message board. [thanks metaxy]
Thom on message board
[01-03-03]
Thom made an appearance at the official message
board last night. He mentioned that the band
are listening to the new tracks before sending
the record to mastering. On Myxomatosis Thom
said: "well im listening to it now. it
has Funk and UGGGGLLLIIIIEEEEEE keyboards".
When talking about the working titles '2+2=5'
& 'Are you listening?' Thom denied that
they were going to be the actual titles ("K
O R R e K T ! it isnt. it never was. HA!").
For all of the Q & A's head over to the
msg board here
[thanks pocki]
