NIGEL GODRICH TO PRODUCE NEW BETA BAND ALBUM

The Beta Band have revealed that Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich will work on their new album. The Beta Band have supported Radiohead on their North American tour in 2001. In a message posted on the band's website, singer Steve Mason explained that the band are happy with the results. "He's (Godrich) working at Mayfair Studios in London. Me and Rich (Greentree, bass) went down at the weekend to see what he's doing to our LP and its all good! "Looks like 12 tracks will go on the record out of the 17 we recorded," he explained. "Mixing will be done in two weeks and the LP will be out in February." [from nme]

SIMON PUMMELL ON JONNY'S BODYSONG

Last night on Finnish TV-show 'Sessions', 'Bodysong' director Simon Pummell was interviewed. Talking about Jonny's work on the soundtrack, he said that he wanted a big star to do the soundtrack, because the film itself doesn't have any real stars. Simon said he had sent it to Radiohead because he needed the kind of depth to the music, that Radiohead could provide. When they had collected a CD-ROM of the material they had shot so far, he sent it to Radiohead's management and it turned out Jonny decided to do the soundtrack on his own. The director and Jonny kept sending rough ideas to eachother and, like a dialog, processed both film footage and the music. As a result the music is very much attached to the images on screen, according to Simon Pummell. [thanks Jonne]

RADIOHEAD FEATURE IN OOR

Anticipating the upcoming Radiohead show in the Netherlands, there's a feature on the band in Dutch music magazine OOR. The magazine, out today, analyzes all of Radiohead's major releases from Pablo Honey to Hail to the Thief.

RADIOHEAD ON JONATHAN ROSS SHOW

Radiohead will play live on the Jonathan Ross show once again this year. The band are likely to perform '2+2=5' on the BBC television show. Friday Night with Jonathan Ross will be broadcast on November 7th at 10:35 pm, repeated on November 8th sometime after midnight.

EISLEY ON RADIOHEAD

There's an interview with Eisley at MTV.com with a lot of Radiohead content. Here are some bits: All of the DuPree kids really connected with their parents' record collection, but it was when then-14-year-old Chauntelle stumbled across Radiohead's OK Computer that they became truly inspired. "The thing that stuck out to me was the guitar stuff," she said. "They were just so off-the-wall. I hadn't heard anything like it before." There's perhaps only one thing Boyd and Kim DuPree didn't prepare their children for — and that's a (seemingly inevitable) run-in with their ultimate musical heroes.

"We always have these fun conversations about what we would say [if we met Radiohead]," Weston said. "We think about it a lot actually," Sheri said. "We're pretty obsessed with Radiohead."

"We had some friends that ran into them and like, choked, and didn't say anything," Weston said. "What would you say? Obviously it's not like you are going to be doing Thom Yorke any good ... so we might as well just say whatever to make ourselves feel better."

Read it in full, thanks Ashley

HAIL TO THE PUMPKIN

Get ready for Halloween with the Radiohead pumpkins. Check out the pumpkins at Pump Kid A or send your own in.

ATEASEWEB.COM NOMINATED AT ONLINE MUSIC AWARDS

Well, this is a good year. Just found out that ateaseweb.com is nominated at the German Online Music Awards in the 'best fan site category'. You can vote here: www.onlinemusicawards.de. Thanks in advance!

Oh, and you can still vote for ateaseweb.com in the People's choice award category at the Interactive Music Awards. ;)

IN BRIEF

Video artist Doug Aitken makes videos that tap into a mood of mental precariousness and information-age alienation. Watching his mesmerising new show at Victoria Miro, I was put in mind of the band Radiohead, and in particular Radiohead's recent dalliances with electronic music on the albums Kid A and Amnesiac. [full story at the Telegraph]

Australian Television Channel [V] presents Radiohead on Tour. Get your e-cards & some exclusive tour desktops PLUS the live streaming of the Glastonbury version of '2+2=5' with hopefully more live HTTT tracks 2 come.

Super advance news: Jonny will be on Mixing It on BBC Radio 3 on December 5 talking about Bodysong from 22.15-23.30 hrs. [thanks Martin]

NEW RADIOHEAD CONTEST

Capitol Records have a new contest online. Fiddle with some lyrics and win Radiohead tickets. Have fun. Before you begin, you need to know that the contest is open for US residents only.

TINY MIX TAPES REVIEW BODYSONG

Surprise surprise! Kid A and Amnesiac were mainly Jonny Greenwood’s albums. Getting what and how much of a role Jonny plays in Radiohead (which is probably the primary reason anyone is listening to this album) out of the way, allow me to address Bodysong itself. Being that it’s a soundtrack, at times it doesn’t play as well as one might hope, but that’s hardly a reasonable gripe. There's a favorable review of Jonny Greenwood's Bodysong. The rest of the review is at www.tinymixtapes.com.

A new review of the Merce Cunningham dance (with Radiohead and Sigur Ros) is reviewed in the New Yorker. Have a read.

RADIOHEAD SUCKS

"Radiohead, perpetual media darlings and so-called "greatest rock band in the world." You’d have to be blind or illiterate not to notice that the Internet is crawling with poor misguided slobs who have been somehow duped into thinking that these guys don't suck. Luckily, I’m here to dispel that myth. They suck. They suck like the wind." Want more? Check SomethingAwful.com.

'BODYSONG' RELEASE NEWS

From w.a.s.t.e: On 27th October this year, Parlophone/EMI will release a soundtrack album by
Jonny Greenwood entitled 'Bodysong'. At the end of last year, Jonny took advantage of some time off from the band to write and record the soundtrack to 'Bodysong', with Radiohead engineer Graeme Stewart at the band's Oxford studio. It's a varied collection of music, electronic and accoustic, and features aditional musicians in the form of the Emperor String Quartet, and a jazz quartet lead by Gerrard Presencer. Colin plays bass on one track too.

'Bodysong', the, film directed by Simon Pummell, is a fascinating collage of the experience of being human, from birth to death. The film is dialogue free and is compiled from sourced images spanning the past 100 years. Bodysong the film is scheduled for release in December. For further information and to hear clips from the soundtrack go to: www.body-song.com.

You may need to check locally for release dates, but here's what we know. If you can't find it, you can always purchase it from the waste emporium www.waste.uk.com

27/10 france, germany, holland, denmark, turkey, switzerland, portugal
03/11 spain
10/11 italy, australia
27/11 japan
01/12 greece
05/12 israel
Canada some time in November, USA early next year.

ROLLING STONE READERS' POLL

You can vote for Radiohead in the twenty-eighth annual Rolling Stone Readers' Poll, fill out the ballot at RollingStone.com. The award for the Artist of the Year is intended to honor the performer or group that was the best and most influential in 2003.

GLASTONBURY '03 ON 3FM

Dutch radio station 3FM will broadcast Radiohead's performance at the Glastonbury festival on Friday November 7th at 22:00 hrs. The show is only one hour long, so it won't be the full set. [thanks Cees]

JAPAN & AUSTRALIA TICKETS UPDATE

Just some more info on those Australian and Japanese tickets: w.a.s.t.e will have an allocation of tickets for Australian fans which will go on sale from the w.a.s.t.e ticket shop on Monday 27th October 2003. The w.a.s.t.e ticket shop lives at www.waste.uk.com

Tickets will also be on general sale from the 3rd November 2003 from below: Sydney Entertainment Centre: www.sydentcent.com.au, Box office phonecharge : 136 100 Website: www.ticketmaster7.com

Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne & Olympic Parks: www.melbournepark.com.au, Box office phonecharge: 132 849 Website: www.ticketek.com

Ticket prices: Sydney $83.70, Melbourne $83.60

The w.a.s.t.e allocation for Japan will now be going on sale on Monday 1st December 2003 from the w.a.s.t.e ticket shop via www.waste.uk.com.

PHIL INTERVIEW AT TRIPLE J AND OTHER BITS

Triple J have an interview with Phil available for download at their site. Yesterday's news on the Austalian dates have now been confirmed. Once again: Sydney Entertainment Centre - 23rd April 2004, Melbourne Rod Laver Arena - 26th April 2004. [thanks Matthew]

Web magazine 'Unfinished' have a review of Jonny's Bodysong online.

LATE SHOW AND SNL ON SWEDISH TV

Radiohead will be on Swedish Z-TV at midnight with their David Letterman performance. Also in Sweden, TV3 will broadcast Saturday Night Live with "The national anthem". [thanks Batti]

SYNDEY & MELBOURNE DATES ANNOUNCED

Announced in the Melbourne Herald Sun today, Radiohead will tour Australia in April 2004, the last leg of their world tour. Playing on the 26th of April at the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne and also a show at the Entertainment Centre, Sydney. Tickets go on sale 3rd of November, 2003 through Ticketek.

Jonny spoke to the 'The Hit Guide - Herald Sun' earlier this week and announced the news. Thom will also be interviewed on Triple J at 5:00pm on Friday (24/10/03). JJJ are running ads to say Thom will reveal a secret on air....which will probably be the tour announcement. [thanks Scott & Wesley]

JONNY ON FRONT ROW TOMORROW

Jonny Greenwoord will be on BBC Radio 4's 'Front Row' tomorrow (Thursday) evening, from 7:15 to 7:45 pm. Expect a 5-minute interview and a couple of very brief excerpts from the Bodysong album. Likely to be available for download from the BBC website for a few days after the broadcast. [thanks Robert]

THOM YORKE ON FUTURE RELEASES: "EPS ARE MORE LIKELY"

During abackstage interview with The Associated Press, Thom Yorke wriggled with delight as he explained that the band has just fulfilled its contract with Parlophone, a division of EMI Records. "It's always been album, album, album," he says, adding that he believes the music business will be forced to change because the way people listen to music is changing. "Things like iTunes and people splitting up tracks," he says. "I kind of think that's good. I listen to music on random all the time."

With the freedom to do anything, Yorke says he's unsure what the band will try next although it's unlikely to pound out another album. EPs are more likely.

"The whole thing's in their hands. I think it's a band that's always going to test the limits and try new things," says Rob Gordon, vice president of global marketing at EMI, who added he's confident the band's relationship with his label will continue. [read it in full]

VOTE FOR ATEASEWEB.COM

It's that time of the year again. You can vote for the best music websites at the Interactive Music Awards 2003. Of course you can vote for ateaseweb.com.

This is the fourth year ateaseweb.com is entering. At the 2000 People's Choice Awards the site reached the 31st place. In 2001 the site dropped to 33, but last year it was an amazing 12th place. It would be nice if you can help out to get the site ranked higher this year. Go here to vote. Thanks in advance.

Adriaan
ateaseweb.com

REVIEWS

The Village Voice have a review online of the BAM performance in New York. ChartAttack have reviewed Radiohead's Toronto show. And there's a review of 'Moon Trills' from Jonny Greenwood's 'Bodysong' soundtrack at Pitchfork.

2+2=5 TOPS NME CHART

Radiohead's '2+2=5' has hit the Number One spot in the NME Top Ten. The unofficial MTV footage of '2+2=5' has proved to be a huge hit with chart viewers. The NME Chart is broadcast every day on MTV2 at 7pm. To control next week’s countdown, log on to nmechart.com.

4 PART RADIOHEAD STORY ON THE EDGE

Toronto music station, Edge 102 is doing a 4 part program on Radiohead. "The ongoing history of rock" airs sundays 7pm and mondays 11pm, also avaialble online. [thanks lowki]

RADIOHEAD IN MONTREUX ON RTBF (LA DEUX)

Radiohead's show at Montreux, filmed earlier this year, will be broadcast tonight at 22:35 on Belgian television channel RTBF2 (La Deux). The show lasts about an hour, so set you VCR's.

For those in the UK, last Friday's David Letterman show appearance (where Radiohead played '2+2=5')will be on tonight at 12.25am on ITV2 (Sky digital). [thanks asiangirl]

SPLIT SIDES PICTURES

Check out SigurRos.co.uk for some pictures of the Merce Cunningham's 'split sides' project at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, where Radiohead and Sigur Ros performed. [thanks tanner & michael]

THE STREETS ON RADIOHEAD

Mike Skinner (aka the streets) mentions radiohead in an interview to the NY Times: "Everything I rap about is really just an example of me talking about myself,'' he says. ''I mean, I could talk about this tape recorder, but I'd really just be talking about my perception of what it is. I've never been interested in the idea of someone being able to get anything they want out of a song. My sister, she thinks that you should be able to find your own meanings in songs. She likes Radiohead. I'm not like that. All that 'I'm just a fish in the sea, I'm so lonely' -- that's kind of rubbish. There is nothing on my record that you can't understand literally.'' [thanks robert, read it in full]

2+2=5 SINGLE COVERS

The covers for the 2+2=5 singles are now available. See below, or check the discography for larger images. And, there's some additional info on the tracks. The Myxomatosis remix is called 'Remyxomatosis', The Four Tet remix is entitled 'Skttrbrain'. The DVD release also contains an excerpt from The Most Gigantic Lying Mouth of All Time. [thanks Leslie]

2004 JAPAN DATES ANNOUNCED

Radiohead will be playing the following Japanese dates in April 2004:

April 14 & 15 Osaka INTEX
April 17 & 18 Tokyo Makuhari Messe

w.a.s.t.e will have an allocation of tickets for fans which will go on sale from the w.a.s.t.e ticket shop on or around the 20th December 2003. Check the live section for more ticket information.

2+2=5 PROMOS

Promo versions of Radiohead's forthcoming single, '2+2=5', are already being sold at ebay. The cover has a slightly different look than the last three Radiohead releases.

MOBY PLAYS EVERYTHING IN ITS RIGHT PLACE

From Wired: "Moby scored SonicVision, the new multimedia show at the Hayden Planetarium in New York. "I'm a geek who grew up obsessed with outer space," says Moby. "The only problem was, I wasn't bright enough to be a scientist." His hit "We Are All Made of Stars," along with tunes by Radiohead, Stereolab, the Flaming Lips, and others, accompany the 35-minute animated movie that takes visitors through an observatory's ceiling and into an alien dance party. Seven projectors beam the film onto the Hayden's 68-foot-tall dome while 23 speakers provide a visceral kick. PLAYLIST: Boards of Canada / "Julie and Candy", David Bowie / "Heroes", The Flaming Lips / "Do You Realize?", Moby / "Into the Blue" and "We Are All Made of Stars", Queens of the Stone Age / "First It Giveth" Radiohead / "Everything in Its Right Place", Stereolab / "Metronomic Underground", U2 / "Elevation" [thanks Reena]

TORONTO, LAST STOP IN NORTH AMERICA

Radiohead played their last show of the North American Tour at the SkyDome in Toronto. This gig replaced the postponed August 18th date at the Molson Amphitheatre. The band played 'Climbing Up The Walls' and 'Like spinning plates'. Reviews and a full setlist is available in the gigography. A review from the Toronto Sun can be read here and a Toronto Star review is here. [thanks tyler & emilie]

This year's last North American gig will be at David Letterman's Late show this friday at 11:30pm ET/PT (The previously announced Conan O'Brien appearance will not take place).

RADIOHEAD REMIX ALBUM IN 2004

MC Thom Yorke? Not quite, but Radiohead are commissioning remixes for either an LP or EP due out next year, according to a band spokesperson. The group will get the hip-hop treatment by producer Madlib, the Los Angeles beat conductor who just released a Blue Note jazz remix album, Shades of Blue. Madlib was asked to work on the project by the band personally but had never heard Radiohead's music before. After a crash course, he chose the song "Sit Down. Stand Up" from Hail to the Thief. In addition to the Madlib remix, electronic producer Four Tet has taken on "Scatterbrain" for the project. [from mtv, thanks will]

JONNY'S BODYSONG LEAKED

A took a while, but all tracks from Jonny's solo album 'Bodysong' have now leaked on the internet, less than two weeks before its release. You can pre-order 'Bodysong' at Amazon on CD or Vinyl.

MORE EURO SHOWS TIX

The Radiohead show in Bercy (France) was 'sold out' but there are tickets on sale at www.fnac.com (39 euros + 10 euros for Worldwide shipping - 5 euros for France) and www.ticketnet.fr (39 euros, don't know the shipping costs) now. And you can win some goodies and tickets for the Arnhem (Netherlands) show at mojo.nl/radiohead. [thanks Mystic Spiral & Mpie.de]

JJJ: RADIOHEAD LIVE FROM GLASTONBURY

Listen to Australian radio Triple J on Friday October 24 at 5PM for the broadcast of an interview and a live set from Radiohead, recorded live at Glastonbury earlier this year. [thanks Sean and Kitty]

RADIOHEAD & SIGUR ROS 'SPLIT SIDES'

Radiohead performed at the 'Split Sides' world premiere in New York last night. Radiohead appeared at the Brooklyn Academy of Music to perform music along with the ballet of Merce Cunningham. There are several reviews of the show available in the gigography as well as at Billboard.com and Yahoo.com.

The "Split Sides" premiere received extensive coverage in the NY Times arts section today, including a picture of Radiohead at a dress rehearsal. There were two articles about the show -- one a review, and one more about the music.

The show was also reviewed by Clive Barnes in the NY Post; he called "Split Sides" "a bull's-eye . . . a honey of a work, one of [Cunningham's] best ever." But he was mainly complimenting the choreography and dancing; he called the music "wispy, agreeable alt-rock."

[thanks ben and dave]

NEW LOOPHOLE TRACKS

There's a fresh batch of 20 tracks at the Loophole. Go to digitallandfill.co.uk to get them. Also, due to the quality and number of entries w.a.s.te. have decided to keep the winners section open into next year, so there's plenty of opportunity to be lucky.

NME TICKETS FOR UK DATES

Let's keep it short: NME.com have tickets on sale for the upcoming dates in London, Nottingham and Aberdeen. [thanks Henry]

GO TO SLEEP ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

In the ulitmate act of out of place, Radiohead's "Go To Sleep" was played before a commercial break on Monday Night Football on ABC. It sounded like they spliced together 3 parts, from the beginning, middle, and end, with no vocals.

More weird stuff: "Treefingers" was the background music on an OPRAH show and "The National Anthem" playing in the background of a rant by Joe Scarborough, of "Scarborough Country" on MSNBC.

Also, Two pieces of "A Wolf at the door" were used for a promo of a new series on Dutch 'Net5'

[thanks Syrajews, Evan & Obi]

RADIOHEAD VOTED NO. 16 IN TOP 20 MOMENTS IN POP

In today's UK Daily Mail newspaper, Radiohead were voted No 16 in the Top 20 Moments in Pop for when Jonny Greenwood tried to sabotage Creep in 1992. The moments were distilled from replies to two questions. Readers were asked first who they believed was the most influential individual or band in the history of rock, and second, to give their reasons. [thanks Jon]

The Top 20 is as follows:-

1. Elvis Presley's record sessions at Sun studios which produced the That's All Right single (1954)
2. Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival (1965)
3. The Clash release White Riot (1977)
4. The Beatles appear on US TV's The Ed Sullivan Show (1964)
5. The Rolling Stones release Jumpin' Jash Flash (1968)
6. Jimi Hendrix plays the Monterey Pop Festival (1967)
7. Neil Young releases Time Fades Away, the first of a trio of uncompromisingly dark albums (1973)
8. John Lennon releases the Imagine album (1971)
9. Nirvana emerge as one of the world's must-see live acts during a UK tour (1990)
10. Led Zeppelin release their first LP (1969)
11. Sex Pistols' foul-mouthed appearance on ITV (1976)
12. Pink Floyd release Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
13. Marvin Gaye threatens to quit Motown unless What's Going On is release (1970)
14. Brian Wilson / The Beach Boys release Pet Sounds (1966)
15. Bob Marley seeks out Lee 'Scratch' Perry to produce the Wailers (1970)
16. Radiohead's guitarist Jonny Greenwood sabotages lead singer Thom Yorke's song Creep (1992)
17. The Velvet Underground are fired from Café Bizarre in New York after performing the The Black Angel's Death Song twice (1965)
18. Frank Sinatra records Someone to Watch Over Me (1945)
19. Blondie's Heart of Glass reaches number one in Britain (1979)
20. The Kinks' Waterloo Sunset puts London at the centre of the Swinging Sixties (1967)

VOTE FOR RADIOHEAD AT MTVE

Radiohead are nominated at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2003. This year's awards are at the Ocean Terminal Arena in Edinburgh on 6 November 2003. You can vote for Radiohead (Nominated for Best Groups) at mtve.com. [thanks henk]

NEW YORK TIMES FEATURE ON SPLIT SIDES

There's a feature in New York Times on Merce Cunningham's dance Split Sides, will have its world premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, running Tuesday through Saturday.

Jonny Greenwood was also interviewed. Some bits and pieces: Radiohead has never seen the troupe perform live, though the band has seen a few videotaped recordings of past performances. "There's an exciting spirit about it all," said Jonny Greenwood, who plays guitar for Radiohead. "No one is sure what to expect."

Radiohead has taken a different tack, leaving some room for improvisation in the score, so they can respond to what is happening onstage, though it is unclear how much they will be able to see from the orchestra pit. They wanted to use radios, but they aren't sure what the reception will be like inside the theater, and they haven't yet added any vocals.

"We're making different music for this project than we ever have," Mr. Greenwood said. "It's a very different thing: you're backing something up." Creating a 20-minute piece of music was a creative challenge. "We work in five-minute bursts," Mr. Greenwood said. "It's like suddenly getting a much bigger canvas and having to work with it and not panic."

"We're by turns anxious and optimistic about it," he added. "I know that Mr. Cunningham seems to be very keen on happy accidents. I hope it's a happy one." At this point, neither band plans to record the music. [read it in full]

JAPANESE DVD RELEASES

According to www.cdjapan.co.jp, '7 Television Commercials' will be released on DVD in Japan on November 19th for a price of 2838 yen. The Japanese version will include a special Japanese lyric booklet not found in other editions. In addition, Meeting People is Easy is being rereleased on DVD in Japan on October 29th for the special price of 2800 yen. Such "limited price period" editions are common before the holidays in Japan. Once the low price editions are sold out, they price usually goes back to the original price. [thanks Alex]

RADIOHEAD'S 2ND SHOW AT THE GARDEN

Radiohead played 'Creep' at their second and last Madison Square Garden show in New York. 'Sail to the Moon' was dedicated to Noah Yorke (Thom: "I don't normally do this, but this is for my son.") For reviews and a full setlist check the gigography. Radiohead will stay in New York to perform at the Brooklyn Academy of Music for their 'Split Sides' performance this Tuesday.

SPIN WITH A GRIN UPDATED

Spin with a grin is updated with answers to some of your questions. It seems that Colin answered two questions. One from Matthew Cand on composing his basslines and Andy Pisanu asked about what to do with 'Big Ideas': "I think you'd get a different answer from each person....I loved the one from New York that we did at radio city music hall about six years ago. I like the al green shuffle to it, that chamber soul intimacy to the beautiful melody, all that rising and falling through the song. I hope we do record it. Thom does play it when something breaks on stage; very fine, better than party ballon animals." [thanks Jedrzej]

JICKS TOUR DIARY

There's a tour diary online of Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks touring with Radiohead: "I almost feel like I don't even need to do more than one update during this tour, 'cuz I could write forever just about the first night, but I'll try. O.K., where to begin. We, the Jicks, are traveling in one 15-seat passenger van. Radiohead are traveling in four tour busses and five 18-wheel trucks. Our crew is Gail, our guitar tech, and Jason, our tour manager/FOH sound guy. Radiohead's crew fills the first two pages of their tour book. And Thom Yorke's cell phone isn't listed in there, so don't even ask." [read it in full, thanks michael]

RADIOHEAD.TV EPISODE 3

The third episode of Radiohead.tv is now online. This episode features new tracks, videos, and an 'interview' with Ed. There's also some footage of the band recording '2+2=5'.

TRUE LOVE WAITS IN NEW YORK

Radiohead played their first of two shows at the Madison Square Garden in New York last night. The setlist featured Lurgee again. Airbag was on the setlist, but instead the band played Karma Police and True Love Waits (Thom solo). Full setlist and reviews are available in the gigography.

IT'S RADIODEAD

Everyone loves the British "art-rock" band Radiohead. Except maybe your co-worker. The person sitting next to you on the subway. Your best friend. And 23-year-old Olenka Denysenko of Manhattan - who definitely won't be catching the band tonight and tomorrow at Madison Square Garden.
"I borrowed one of their albums from a friend when I was on a long bus trip," she recalls. "It was sleepy, mellow and a downer - I was about to slit my wrists." Denysenko is among the growing number of music buffs who commit the alt-rock equivalent of sacrilege: admitting they don't like Radiohead.

The above is a part from New York Post story about people who hate Radiohead. Read the full story.

NOW PLAYING: "STAND UP, SIT DOWN" ON 2250

You can listen to a new live song every week for the next 5 weeks by texting RADIO to 2250from your AT&T wireless. This week's track: "Stand Up, Sit Down."

TAKE A STUDY BREAK WITH RADIOHEAD

Wanna fly to London, stay at a hip hotel and score VIP tickets to see Thom & co. all on someone else's dime? Do we even have to ask? Enter win a trip for 2 at collegetelevision.com. Plus tune into the College Television Network to see special programming from Radiohead TV. Be sure to double check your local listings for times.

LOW TO SUPPORT RADIOHEAD IN NEW YORK

As reported yesterday, Supergrass are unable to do the support for Radiohead's shows in New York. Radiohead have asked Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, but it turns out that Low will play on Thursday and Friday at the Madison Square Garden. Low have supported Radiohead earlier this year on their European tour.

DEMO VERSIONS AND REMIXES TO BE RELEASED ON 2+2=5 SINGLES

Radiohead will release a batch of demo versions and remixes on the forthcoming single '2+2=5'. Christian Vogel and Four Tet have remixed 'Myxomatosis' and 'Scatterbrain'. A demo version of 'There There' will be on the single as well as the first mix (at Ocean Way Studios) of 'I Will'. Ed Holdsworth's video of 'Sit down. stand up' will be released on the DVD. For a full list, check the discography. [thanks Leslie]

EXTRA TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR NEW YORK SHOWS!

There are some extra tickets available for the Radiohead shows at the Madison Square Garden in New York on Thursday and Friday. Get them before they're gone: Ticketmaster.com.

10% BIRTHDAY DISCOUNT + WINNERS OF COMPETITION!

It's Thom's birthday! To celebrate this occasion you can get a 10% DISCOUNT on any order you place between now and 00:00 GMT midnight on Tuesday 14th October, 2003 at EIL.COM. That's over a week to place as many orders as you want!! There are no hidden catches but your order must contain at least one RADIOHEAD or related item & to receive your discount you MUST remember to quote the 'RADIOHEAD 10% DISCOUNT OFFER'

And... the winners of last month's competition have been announced: James Stevens has won the Limited Edition of Hail to the Thief. Leilah Vayid has won the same prize + a 10% discount for the next Eil.com order. The prizes are already on their way. Thanks to Eil.com for offering the prizes.

TOP 40 BANDS IN BRITAIN TODAY

Radiohead were voted best band in the world today by the readers of Q, but the Guardian has made a list of the Top 40 Bands in Britain. Radiohead ended up at number 2, just after the Libertines. Here's what they had to say: "The sight of 100,000 people twitching wildly to Idioteque at Glastonbury this year was testament to how far Radiohead have come. After OK Computer launched a wave of hyperbole big enough to drown them, the relatively obtuse Kid A seemed like a retreat to higher ground - but it only increased its creators' mystique. Radiohead have become emblematic of all that a world-class rock band can be, balancing success with integrity, size with intimacy, and always finding a way to escape the long shadow of their prior achievements. Helmed by Thom Yorke, the quintessential anti-star, they become more unique and valuable with each passing year. Sound:19, Songs:17, Gigs:20
Style:13, Attitude:19, Total: 88" [thanks monkey chops, full list]

SUPERGRASS CANCEL NEW YORK SHOWS SUPPORT

Due to personal reasons Supergrass have cancelled their support for Radiohead's shows at the Madison Square Garden in New York on October 9th and 10th. Thom Yorke said in Atlanta last night: "We've got to thank Supergrass because um...they were going to play Madison Square Garden with us but they can't, so we got to find somebody to support us, so if you know anybody who's interested."

Update: Radiohead have asked Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks to do the 2 New York shows.

EARLY BIRTHDAY WISHES FOR THOM IN ATLANTA

Radiohead played at the HiFi Buys Amphitheatre in Atlanta last night. Setlist included In Limbo. Morning Bell ("this is a birthday song") and Creep. Before Paranoid Android Thom said: "it's almost my birthday, but not really...that's tomorrow. how old am i gonna be? i get cheap car insurance now. too bad." The crowd sings 'Happy Birthday'. Thom: "I don't need a reminder!". [full setlist and reviews in the gigography]

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution already have a review online as well.

NEWS BITS

Japanese music magazine ROCKIN´ON has a Summer Festival Special, including Radiohead. Thom is on the cover of the magazine.

During the adult swim block on Cartoon Network last night (11:30 pm, CST), after the Space Ghost Coast to Coast Episode with Thom Yorke and Bjork, they showed the setlist for the 2nd Hollywood Bowl show to the tune of Backdrifts. They had also played the same commercial before the show, but with the Seattle setlist.

Pictures, audio and video from Saturday's West Palm Beach show are available here: radiohead.williamandheidi.com. The Miami Herald & Palm Beach Post have reviews online.

The Houston Chronicle has a review online from the Woodlands show.

[thanks Scott, Benjamin, Alex, William, Sabrina, Raz]

MERCE CUNNINGHAM INTERVIEW IN NEW YORK TIMES

At 84, you are one of the oldest living avant-gardists. I hear you will be collaborating with the band Radiohead when your latest work, ''Split Sides,'' opens this month at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Cunningham: "Yes, Radiohead and Sigur Ros are our composers. I like them both very much. Every night there will be a roll of the dice to determine which of the two bands goes first." [full interview]

YEAH, WHAT HE SAID!

If you access the secret website when you buy Rufus Wainwright's new cd "Want One" you can hear a track by track commentary. For the track "Go or Go Ahead" Rufus has this to say mid-track: "I'm very happy with the sort of rock feel of this -- some people say it sounds a little like Radiohead, which is a big compliment I like the fact that you can understand the the words though, too (laughs) I do love Radiohead, they're incredible... ". Of course, we all know that Rufus saw Radiohead at Field Day and said it was the most impressive concert he'd ever seen

And in an interview with Jack Black (9-26-03) on IGN.com, Jack Black was asked what he is listening to in the car: "I really like Queens of the Stone Age. And, the obvious, The White Stripes, I love Elephant. Radiohead, of course. I love Radiohead. Hail to the Thief... excellent, excellent record. I also like, The Strokes. I'm lookin' forward to hearin' the new Strokes record. There's not very much of a chance that it's gonna be as good as their first one, but if it is as good as their first one, then forget it. They're The Beatles."

A review of the Unicorns at Pitchfork mentioned some Radiohead body parts: "It's a marching band desending out of Thom Yorke's vagina, doused in amniotic fluid and vodka, traveling to Ian Curtis' funeral."

[Thanks James, Thenewjravfour & no future]

RADIOHEAD IN WEST PALM BEACH

Radiohead played at the Sound Advice Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach last night. No surprises in the set list, though 'We suck young blood' was dedicated to Clear Channel. As people started booing Thom said "no they're nice" sarcastically, more booing "no really they're nice"... Full setlist and reviews in the gigography.

Talking about live reviews, there's a review at Nola.com of Thursday's show in New Orleans.

JONNY: WE DIDN'T WRITE THAT Q MESSAGE

Jonny Greenwood was on the official board last night. Someone asked what the message to the Q Awards read. Jonny: "that would be interesting to know.... well, they wrote it not us. we didn't send anything this time....

On the current North American tour, Jonny said: "It's been good - getting tired now, but we've
defintely played our bes shows in america on this tour....that's such a pretty venue in Wisconsin - shame the residents only allow thre shows a year there. When asked how they travel Jonny said: "We have a bus a cross between a velour motel and a submarine. I suppose real bands have planes - but it's quite comforting falling asleep on a moving bus, to the sound of an engine. Big Lebowski in the back lounge anyone " [thanks Matthew]

RADIOHEAD ON LETTERMAN

As reported earlier Radiohead will be on the Conan O'Brien show on October 17th. The band will be on David Lettermans late show that same night. The late shows airs at 11:30pm ET/PT

ED O'BRIEN INTERVIEW AT TCPALM

There's an interview with Ed O'Brien at TCPalm.com:

We're not spokespeople, we're musicians," said guitarist Ed O'Brien in a telephone interview, expressing audible disdain at the mere idea. "I love the lyrics on this album. I like the sentiment and the feel of them." Still, he reiterates, "We're not spokespeople, we're just musicians."
S
o how is a Radiohead album made? According to O'Brien, it's a "communal affair. . . . Thom presents you with fairly stripped-down versions of songs, then you start writing things. (The credit) always ends up referring to Thom, but it's definitely a collaboration. It's inclusive. You can put in as much as you want to put in. You throw things into the pot: Some stay, some don't."

O'Brien's initial interest in the guitar wasn't "a sound thing, it was a visual thing." In 1978, he saw a poster featuring members of the band The Jam, dressed in black suits and ties playing their instruments in midjump. "There was something about the energy and they looked amazing. I thought, 'I want to do that, I want to go there.'"

And he has been there and done that. This kind of exposure has placed the band on the cover of nearly every major music magazine in the world, although O'Brien only recognizes a general "acknowledgment of what you do around the world. We're not aware of fame itself, we're not that kind of band. I don't read the press, I don't watch endless music TV. It doesn't impact my life."

Now, the band is looking forward to playing its "own gigs" in its first major U.S. tour in nearly two years.

"It's a privilege to play here. We have an amazing audience out here. We're given lots of encouragement, which gives us a license to push things musically," O'Brien said. "We're going to play around with the setlist. It should be quite fun. . . . I'm happy to play most of our songs as long as we keep moving, keep it fresh." [read it in full]

RADIOHEAD IN NEW ORLEANS

Radiohead kicked off their set with 'The Gloaming' for a change. The band played at the LA UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans. For a full setlist, check the gigography.

RADIOHEAD SHUN AWARDS

As reported yesterday, Radiohead were voted Best Act in the World at the Q Awards but refused to turn up after the magazine branded them "miserable". The band sent a video message instead. The film was soundless but in type at the bottom of the screen it poured scorn on Q magazine, ending with the line: "Radiohead aren't talking to Q". [from sky news]

RADIOHEAD BEST ACT IN THE WORLD TODAY

Radiohead have won the 'best act in the world today' award again at this years Q awards. Coldplay were nominated for four awards but came away empty handed.Hail to the thief didn't win the best album award, which went to Blur's 'Think Tank'. But, Radiohead's producer Nigel Godrich won the award for Best Producer.

E! INTERVIEWS THOM

Check out 5 video clips of an interview Thom Yorke did with E! online. [thanks fran]

EXTRA TICKETS FOR UK SHOWS

Extra tickets for the Radiohead shows in London, Nottingham and Aberdeen shows are now available at wayahead.com. [thanks dave+gemma]

KID KOALA TO SUPPORT RADIOHEAD IN TORONTO

Not Supergrass, Not the Jicks, but Kid Koala will be supporting Radiohead on their rescheduled Toronto date on October 15th. Kid Koala supported Radiohead on their 2001 North American tour as well. You can still get tickets for the Toronto show at Ticketmaster.ca. [thanks Marco]

RADIOHEAD IN HOUSTON

Radiohead played at the C.W. Mitchell Pavillion in The Woodlands (near Houston) last night. Lurgee made another appearance on the setlist, introduced as an 'old, old, old song'. Karma Police was introced as "you know those parties that you crash, and you just wish you hadn't? this is a song about one of those parties". Full setlist in the gigography.

CHRISTOPHER O'RILEY IRELAND & UK DATES

Christopher O'Riley will be performing his Radiohead shows in Ireland and the UK on the following dates:

Thu Nov 13 Dublin (venue unknown)
Fri Nov 14 Bristol Victoria Rooms
Sat Nov 15 London Queen Elizabeth Hall
Sun Nov 16 Coventry Warwick Arts Centre Theatre
Mon Nov 17 Nottingham Lakeside Arts Centre
Tue Nov 18 Glasgow The Arches

And for those who still haven't seen the show in North America, here are the upcoming dates:
11 October Evanston, IL/Pick-Staiger Hall/Northwestern University
13-18 November UK tour
20 November Tacoma, WA/Broadway Centre
8 January Denver, CO
20 January Syracuse University/Syracuse, NY
10 February Dubuque, IA
1 April Harrisburg, PA
3 April Reston,VA
18 April Storm Lake, IA
6 May Kimmel Centre/Philadelphia, PA