'Fog' in Nottingham

'Fog' was played in the 2nd encore of Radiohead's show at Nottingham Arena last night. Thom's solo version of Fog on the organ was one of the twelve songs that were 'new' compared to London's Thursday setlist. For all 25 songs played, check the setlist in the gigography.

'No Star Wars' T-shirt

Yorkshire CND is one of the UK's leading organisation campaigning on Missile Defence and Space issues. You have probably seen Thom Yorke's 'No Star Wars' t-shirt. You can buy one online or join Yorkshire CND and get one free! More information here. [thanks Nick]

Radiohead on Arte's 'Tracks'

Television station 'Arte' will broadcast the programme 'Tracks' tonight featuring Radiohead. The show will start at 19:00 hrs. It's unclear what exactly will be broadcast or if it might be a repeat of Thom & Jonny's acoustic set. [thanks Cees]

'Bodysong' screenings update

The Bodysong film, with music by Jonny Greenwood, can be seen in UK cinemas nationwide from December 5th 2003. Below are details for screenings:

Wardour Street Odeon Tel: 0870 5050007

Sheffield Showroom Tel: 0114 275 7727

UGC Glasgow Tel: 08709 07 07 89

Other dates
Oxford Phoenix 3 days 26/12 at the Phoenix. tel: 01865-512 526
Brixton Ritzy - 2/1/04 7 days tel: 7738 5774
Manchester Cornerhouse - 2/1/04 7 days tel: 0161 200 1500
Liverpool Picturehouse - 2/1/04 3 days : 0151 428 1919
Coventry Warwick Arts - 20/2/04 2 days tel: 024 7652 4524
Birmingham Midland Arts - 20/2 2 days tel: 0121 440 3838

2nd night at Earl's Court

Radiohead played their second gig at Earl's Court in London. Check the gigography for the setlist, which included 'Creep' and 'Follow me around'. The show was broadcast live by XFM.

'OOR' reviews Brussels show

In Dutch music magazine 'OOR', you can find a two page review of the Radiohead show in Brussels with pictures and quotes from Radiohead fans. In that same issue, out in stores today, 'Hail to the Thief' is listed in the Best Albums of 2003.

Radiohead at Earl's Court

Radiohead played their first of two shows in London last night. Check the gigography for a setlists and reviews for the show at Earl's Court. NME reviewed the show as well: "[Thom] introduced the track 'You And Whose Army', which is about Blair, by complaining about last week's state visit by US President George W Bush to London, before saying: "These are the kind of faces Tony Blair pulls when Bush comes to visit" - the giant screens at the side of the stage then showing a close-up of Yorke's impersonation - involving lots of eyebrow movement - as he sang the song." full story here.

Tonight's gig, again from Earl's Court, will be broadcast live by XFM.

A lot of pictures from the Manchester show are now available in the gigography.

'Guardian' reviews Manchester show

The Guardian reviewed the Manchester show: "Most bands use a pre-show backing tape to get the audience in the mood - a bit of aural scene-setting. In this, as in everything else, Radiohead defy expectations. At 9 o'clock sharp, the summery calypso tape cuts into noisy electronic clatter, the house lights plunge like a wartime blackout and suddenly we are in their presence. Thom Yorke and drummer Phil Selway are wearing expensive-looking suits; Jonny Greenwood and Ed O'Brien, both without their guitars, are viciously beating a couple of drums." . [Read it in full, thanks Caius, Peter]

Autographed Radiohead poster to be auctioned

An autographed Hail to the Thief poster, signed by the whole band, will be auctioned on eBay. The band have donated the poster to for a benefit auction for non-profit advocacy organization People for the American Way. Read more about the auction and People for the American Way here.

'OK COMPUTER #1 ALBUM OF THE 90'S'

Pitchforkmedia.com named OK Computer the #1 album of the 90's. The Bends ended up at the 15th in their top 100 of the 90's: "Modern thinking has led to debates and revisionism over the effect of tracks like "Electioneering" and "Fitter Happier" on OK Computer's importance, as if removing "Turd on the Run" and "Pet Sounds" would somehow make Exile on Main Street and Pet Sounds five-and-a-half-star albums. What's interesting in the case of "Electioneering" is that, at the time, it stood as the one track most similar to the beautiful guitar rackets of "Just", "Creep", and "My Iron Lung". The band even performed the song on The Tonight Show upon the album's release. Beyond its political intent, the song could have fit easily on Radiohead's two previous albums." Read more at Pitchfork. [thanks Lindsay, Nate, Doug, PartingoftheWaves, David]

EXTRA LONDON TICKETS

Radiohead's two gigs at Earls Court in London may have sold out months ago, but Xfm Online has details of some extra tickets that have just become available. But I'd be very quick about it, cos they ain't gonna be there forever.

RADIOHEAD TO WORK ON NEW SONGS AFTER THE TOUR

In an interview with XFM Jonny Greenwood has been talking about working solo on his new soundtrack album ‘Bodysong’, the surprisingly happy progress of a world tour, the upcoming Earls Court gig and he also explained that Radiohead would hopefully be returning to the studio to start work on new material as soon as the tour is over, saying, “It’s straight back to some kind of work I hope. There are already lots of songs and half written songs, so there’s things for us to chew on already.” [read it in full at xfm.co.uk]

THOM & JONNY AT MAIDA VALE STUDIOS

On Monday 8th December, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood will go back into our Maida Vale studios for the first time since 1995.

They'll be playing for around an hour to a very very select audience - and we'll let you hear the entire performance on Zane's show on Tuesday December 9th.

All next week you'll be able to win tickets by listening to Zane and Steve Lamacq - plus we'll be giving away some online as well!

So that's it, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood - Radiohead. Unplugged and live at Maida Vale for the first time since The Bends. We do a lot of small gigs with big bands - Muse and the Foos were intimate - on this show if you get to go you'll practically be sharing their DNA! [thanks Nick]

RADIOHEAD IN CARDIFF

Radiohead played at the International Arena in Cardiff last night. The setlist included 'Like Spinning Plates' again. First reviews and the full setlist are available in the gigography.

IN BRIEF

Spin named "Hail To The Thief" the 10th best album of the year out of 40 albums. #1 was The White Stripes.

The first few bars of "Street Spirit" were played on Top Gear last night (Sunday 23rd) as a Toyota pickup truck was pulled out of the sea, while "2+2=5" was played on the BBC's Big Read on Saturday night when Jo Brand talked about 1984 by George Orwell.

At the home games of the Vancouver Canucks (local NHL hockey team), before the players take the ice, the house lights are dimmed and get treated to the tunes of Radiohead's "The National Anthem."

Eonline.com is currently conducting an online poll as to which band is a lock for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. You can vote for Radiohead.

For more great photos of the Hamburg show, head over to Spinning-Plates.com.

A review of Christopher O'Riley's show at .. from the News Tribune is available here.

And Rolling Stone wants to know 'Who made the album of the year?'

[thanks Adam, Oliver, Carmen, Dick, Robin, Craig & w0z]

EARLS COURT SHOW BROADCAST IN CHICAGO

Thursday's show at London's Earls Court will be broadcast by WXRT (93.1 FM) in Chicago, USA on Thursday (27-11) from 20:00 - 22:00 hrs and a re-broadcast this Sunday, 30th November, same times.[thanks Kristine]

As previously reported, the same show will get a live broadcast by London's Xfm.

TELEGRAPH REVIEWS MANCHESTER SHOW

There's a review of the Manchester show in the Telegraph, which is available at Telegraph.co.uk: "In Radiohead's brave new world, hitherto unexplored musical elements such as repetition and incrementalism have replaced the old paradigms. Sometimes, as on the sensational, clattering Sit Down, Stand Up, from this year's Hail to the Thief album, the effect was purely visceral; sometimes, it was deeply emotional, such as on the opening song, There There, with its portentous drum pattern and burgeoning guitars. I've heard them play it three times this year, and each time it has brought tears to my eyes." [read it in full at telegraph.co.uk]

LAST MINUTE TICKETS FOR CARDIFF GIG

The Cardiff International Arena have just released 30 tickets for tonights gig. That's all folks [thanks James]

RADIOHEAD ON HUMAN RIGHTS COMPILATION CD

Radiohead are featured on the Amnesty International Music for Human Rights compilation CD. The Human Rights CD with 'Sail to the Moon' is out today, but not available in stores, the CD is being offered as a premium for new youth members. Check out musicforhumanrights.com while you're at it.

RADIOHEAD IN NEWCASTLE

No 'Go To Sleep' at the Telewest Arena in Newcastle last night, but Radiohead did change the setlist quite a bit, compared to the last two shows. 'Talks show host' and 'You and whose army?' were on the setlist, as well as 'I will'. For a full setlist, check the gigography.

THOM YORKE & HOWARD ZINN INTERVIEW

Howard Zinn and Thom Yorke have never done lunch, waved to each other along the red carpet, or even had a conversation. But what if they did? We took the recent release of Howard Zinn's new Seven Stories Press book, "Artists in Times of War," as an opportunity to find out what would happen if these two very different people were to sound off on the role of artists in politics. After all, who better for this dialogue than Radiohead's Thom Yorke?

One question and answer from the interview with Howard Zinn and Thom Yorke: Is there a book or piece of art, maybe a song, that was the first thing to make you realize something revolutionary that you wouldn't have on your own?
Yorke: Everything Lennon was getting into trouble for during the '70s. The "war is over" idea. In college, I was absolutely obsessed with that antagonistic slogan. Of all the things he did outside of music, that was the most amazing thing. I thought it was the fucking bravest thing, because it was straight to the point. Also, the music around that time, the protest songs around then, just had this sense of danger coming out of the Vietnam period. A whole generation of people waking up in the '70s, going, "Hang on a minute, this ain't right."

[read the full interview at Z-Net, thanks Christopher]

RADIOHEAD ON MTV NETHERLANDS

There are two Radiohead specials on MTV Netherlands tonight. The first one, 'Live Backstage' is one at 22:00 hrs. Thirty minutes later you can see Radiohead featured in 'MTV Live, which ends at 23:00 hrs. Update: The above info is from various tv guides. MTV.nl however lists a broadcast of the European MTV awards.

RADIOHEAD IN MANCHESTER

Radiohead played at the Evening News Arena in Manchester last night. The setlist was almost identical as the one played in Arnhem last wednesday. 'I will' and 'We suck young blood' were replaced by 'Sail to the Moon' and 'A Wolf at the Door'. For the full setlist, reviews and pictures, check the gigography.

THOM'S ONLINE CHAT AT THE GUARDIAN

Thom did an online chat this afternoon on the Guardian's website. You can see all the questions asked (and some answered) at guardian.co.uk. But If you want just the questions which Thom answered, check it out here.

THOM PERFORMS 'FOLLOW ME AROUND' ON BBC RADIO 1

Thom and Ed were on BBC Radio 1's 'Mark & Lard' for an interview. Thom performed 'Follow me around' on acoustic guitar. Thom: "It's been kicking around since the heady days of OK Computer. I don't know exactly what to do with it" The band have answered questions from fans and Mark & Lard. They talked about the venue in Arnhem, their current favourite records (Ed: Kings of Leon, Thom: British Sea Power), Outkast's 'Hey Ya?' (Thom: "It's great, it should be number one across the world"), Their performances at the Jonathan Ross show & Letterman. Street Spirit being covered by the Darkness (Ed likes it) and Oakenfold (Ed: "Oh dear"). Eurovision (They won't do it, because they think they probably won't make it through the national qualifying rounds). Mark & Lard did a sketch called 'Thom Yorke's schoolday's.

For those who missed 'Follow Me Around', I've uploaded the song (mp3) to the yahoogroups folder for all the members of the 'atease announce list'.

A real audio version is also available at the BBC website, along with audio clips from the rest of the show. And...As a special treat to all Radiohead fans out there, M&L will be giving away CDs signed by Thom and Ed. Pop back to the site next week to find out how you can get your hands on one.

LISTS LISTS LISTS

In the new issue of Rolling Stone, Radiohead have 3 albums on their Top 500 albums list: 110. The Bends, 162. OK Computer & 428. Kid A.

Creep appeared at Number 7 in Q's Top 1000 Songs Of All Time list. The band also have another eight songs in the Top 1000. The Top Ten was as follows...

1. U2 - 'One', 2. Aretha Franklin - 'I Say a Little Prayer', 3. Nirvana - 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', 4. The Beatles - 'A Day in the Life', 5. Elvis Presley - 'In the Ghetto', 6. Eminem - 'My Name Is', 7. Radiohead - 'Creep', 8. Destiny's Child - 'Independent Women', 9. Oasis - 'Live Forever', 10. Ike and Tina Turner - 'River Deep Mountain High' [Thanks Dave & w0z]

RADIOHEAD: BAND OF THE WEEK AT ASKMEN.COM

Radiohead are band of the week at askmen.com, receiving 78 points when it comes to woman magnetism: "Sadly, there is little evidence out there to confirm Radiohead's proficiency with the ladies. Yorke is a committed man with a child. As for the others, there is nil. But since these guys are so cool, let's give them the benefit of the doubt: their great sound, thoughtful lyrics and overpowering stage presence must make many women swoon over them."

[Read the feature in full, thanks Matt]

BODYSONG SCREENINGS

Bodysong, the award winning documentary, with a soundtrack by Jonny Greenwood, can be seen in UK cinemas nationwide from December 5th. Below are details for screenings:

On December 5th Bodysong opens at
Wardour Street Odeon
Sheffield Showroom
Brixton Ritzy - 2/1/04 7 days
Manchester Cornerhouse - 2/1/04 7 days
Liverpool Picturehouse - 2/1/04 3 days
Coventry Warwick Arts - 20/2/04 2 days
Birmingham Midland Arts - 20/2 2 days

INTERVIEW WITH COLIN

There's an interview with Colin Greenwood at ManchesterOnline.co.uk. Colin talks about playing Creep, the Merce Cunningham collaboration and even mentions the earlier reported 5th graders drawing project [link for those who missed it].

INTERVIEW WITH THOM ON NOVA

Dutch news program 'Nova' broadcast an interview with Thom Yorke last night. The interview was about depression, the anti-Bush references on 'Hail to the Thief' and the protests in London. Nova already aired some clips of the show in Arnhem last night and the new '2+2=5' video. To see the show, go to NovaTV.nl or check out this link and scroll forward to about 29 minutes.

THOM IN OLINE CHAT THIS FRIDAY

Thom Yorke is doing an online chat about Radiohead.TV on the Guardian’s website guardianunlimited.co.uk this Friday, 21 November at 5PM BST – you need to register with the site to post questions. [thanks Jim, Dane, stonecutter2, Peter, Ivan]

THOM YORKE LEADS PROTEST OVER BUSH VISIT

Thom Yorke is spearheading a growing chorus of protest aimed at US President Gearge Bush’s visit to the UK – branding him and Tony Blair "liars".

Bush and a massive entourage came to London this week (November 18) for a rare state visit. Even before he arrived the trip provoked fury, with reports that US security officials wanted to create a three mile ‘exclusion zone’ around him, effectively shutting down central London and stopping legitimate protesters from getting anywhere near the President.

Angry at what he sees as using the "threat of terrorism to suppress whatever they choose", Thom Yorke e-mailed NME last week, urging people to protest against the visit.

When asked why he’d chosen to speak out, Thom told NME: "To make Blair squirm over his decision to take us into a illegitimate war (In Iraq) and follow this religious lunatic (Bush) toward a dangerous future for the whole planet.

"Both of these men are liars. We have right to call them such, they are putting our children’s future in jeopardy. They are not controlling the terrorist threat, they are escalating it. Blair will not be allowed off the hook by his pathetic pleading for us to ‘move on’, neither shall Bush."

Thom continued: "(The visit) will be heavily staged I think. I expect they will use the threat of terrorism to suppress whatever they choose, intimidate and arrest whoever they wish. The majority of British people were against this war, and Bush's visit will just taint Blair even further."

While in the UK Bush will be staying in Buckingham Palace. Yorke urged the Royal Family to "do something useful" and protest too. He continued: "This is a royal invitation isn't it? How about one of the little heirs to throne doing something useful with their lives and speaking out? Refusing to shake hands for example? As we are still awaiting the results of the Hutton Inquiry I think now is a good time to remind Blair that he's on very very very very very very very very thin ice." [read it in full at nme.com, thanks Anant, Ivan]

RADIOHEAD IN ARNHEM

Radiohead played at the Gelredome in Arnhem, the Netherlands last night. The band played a great set with excellent versions of 'I Will' and 'Exit Music'. The show was the last one, before the band returns to England for a UK tour, which was probably the reason for an extra song in the second encore. Thom: "If you're not doing anything tomorrow, you can come to London if you like", inviting everyone to join the Bush protests today.

The Dutch also had a football match to play against Scotland (a play off match for Euro 2004). Jonny's radio was tuned in to Radio 1, which covered the match. Flashes from the match just during 'Climbing up the walls' and 'The National Anthem' were accepted with loud cheers. Thom: "That doesn't sound like a football match..." Just before the second encore Ed announced the final score: "Scotland: 0, Holland: 6".

For a full setlist, pictures and reviews, check the gigography.

NEW LOOPHOLE MP3'S ONLINE

Just a reminder that a fresh new lot of Loophole MP3's have now gone up on radiohead.com. There will be two more sets of 20 winners to go now before the end of this competition - one in December, and one in January. We're going to close the submissions page in December, so if you want to get an entry in - hurry, you've got just one month left!

LIMITED EDITION ART PRINTS @ WASTE

Check out the new Limited edition art print pack at waste.uk.com. The pack contains eight A2 size (34cm x48cm) Stanley Donwood prints with a bonus card insert. These tip top quality prints are despatched to you in a textured black Radiohead portfolio.

HOTPRESS REVIEWS 2+2=5

With Radiohead, it’s all very simple…they rarely get it wrong. Having presumably taken a leaf out of touring buddy Four Tet’s book, the single opens with a jarring electro/feedback turn before settling into the usual groove of innovative and articulate guitar trickery, and affecting, languid, emotional outpourings. While the set up is definitely a familiar one, expect this short sharp shock of a song to stand out in the band’s overall canon for years to come. [from hotpress, thanks alex]

LONDON SHOW LIVE ON XFM

Xfm will be broadcasting Radiohead live at Earl's Court in full on Nov 27th. The exclusive presentation begins with a Music:Response special hosted by Ian Camfield which kicks off at 7pm. Ian will be live from backstage at Earls Court where he will talk to Radiohead just before they take to the stage for their two hour show. Listen to Xfm on 104.9 FM in London, nationwide on Sky Channel 864, NTL Channel 891, DAB Digital Radio or listen to it on the XFM website!

GET YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED ON 6MUSIC

As reported earlier, Radiohead are becoming the first ever 6 MUSIC SELECTORS. They'll be choosing sessions and documentaries, picking the line-up for Dream Ticket, co-presenting a show or two, nominating the ALBUMS OF THE DAY and generally shaping the sound of the network for the whole of Christmas week. While they're here, we'll be putting your questions to the band in a special interview that's exclusive to 6 Music onine. Just fill in the form on the 6music website to submit your question to the band.

RADIOHEAD PLAY CREEP AND TRUE LOVE WAITS IN PARIS

Radiohead played 'Creep' and 'True Love Waits' at the Palais Omnisports in Bercy/Paris, France last night. 'You and whose army', 'Fake Plastic Trees' and 'How to disappear completely' were also back on the setlist. For a full setlist and reviews, check the gigography.

IN BRIEF

A review of the Berlin (November 13th) can be found at Bubblehouse.de.

Flip Flop Flyin' has a review of the Berlin show, together with a cartoon tribute at flipflopflyin.com. [thanks Johannes]

Meetinpeopleiseasy.de has pictures online from the shows in Berlin and Hamburg.

And KindaMuzik.net reviewed the show in Brussels from November 11th.

There's a story on Canada.com with a quote from the Libertines on Radiohead: "That keeps things really exciting and fun, but -- flattering as it is -- we're a long way from headlining festivals like Radiohead. Their position is, to say the least, unassailable."

Author Will Christopher Baer mentioned Radiohead in an interview as one of his influences: "...And with each book I write, I seize onto one album or artist that becomes my internal soundtrack. For Judas, it was the Murder Ballads, for Penny Dreadful it was Radiohead’s OK Computer." [thanks Amy]

RADIOHEAD ON ARTE TOMORROW

Arte is showing the Reservoir concert on Tuesday, November 18th at 23:05 CET french-german culture channel Arte broadcasts an acoustic set by Jonny and Thom at the "Réservoir" in Paris, recorded on July 3rd. The show is presented by Ray Cokes. Afterwards there will be an interview with the band at the Bar. The Show "Music Planet 2Nite" will be about an hour (62mins) and includes the following songs: There There, Sail To The Moon, I Will, A Punch-Up at a Wedding, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, No Surprises, Everything in its Right Place, Street Spirit and Fog. [thanks Rob, Ran, Karine, Kiddy]

THOM & ED ON MARK & LARD

Thom & Ed are guests on Firday's Mark Radcliffe Show on BBC Radio 1. They will be chatting with Mark & Lard and Thom will be playing a tune on the piano. The show will be broadcast between 13:00 & 15:00 hrs. Check the BBC website for more info and an audio stream.

'THIS MESS WE'RE IN' IN POP'S 50 BEST DUETS

In last week's 'Arts + Books' section of The Daily Telegraph (UK, Saturday, 8th November 2003), in Pop's 50 Best Duets Ever, Number 48 was PJ Harvey and Thom Yorke - This Mess We're In (2000). The short passage reads, "Harvey apparently wrote this song, for her album Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea, with Radiohead's singer in mind. Her thrummy Fender guitar chugs along on the back of a deadpan rhythm; over the top of this floats Yorke's ethereal voice, singing of a strange fleeting encounter with a woman. Yorke does most of the singing, with Harvey joining him on the refrain, and speaking rather than singing on the last verse. The song builds inexorably, chillingly, to its bleak conclusion.

KEY MOMENT: The final verse, when Harvey speaks the words that Yorke is about to sing; the contrast between words drily spoken and hauntingly sung is compelling." [Number 1 was Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra’s ‘Some Velvet Morning’ (1968).] [thanks Tom]

RADIOHEAD RUMOURED TO PLAY COACHELLA FESTIVAL

Radiohead have been rumoured to headline the Coachella Festival next year in Indio, California. The festival will take place on May 1st and 2nd 2004 (just after Radiohead have finished their Austalian tour).

RADIOHEAD ON SETLISTS, IPODS AND FILE SHARING

Ed, Colin & Thom were interviewed on MTV2's 'Subterranean' last night. A selection of seven videos were played from 'Stop Whispering' to 'Go To Sleep'. Some highlights from the interview:

- Ed realized he and the rest of the band haven't appeareed in a video since High & Dry except for the
ill-fated making of Let Down

-Thom explained that at the end of the recent European leg of the HTTT tour the crew asked him when he was gonna change the set list because they were so bored by it. Thom said he now changes it more often in fear of the crew.

-Colin said on his iPod are Cody Chestnut and the new Outkast. Thom added that Outkast's single "Hey Yeah" is the song of the year hands down by a long shot.

-Thom explained song swapping on the internet doesn't explain recent record sales decline. He says the
record companies are using it as an excuse when in fact nobody wants to buy the crappy music out today. He also said that indie record stores are getting price gouged by the larger chains so they can't survive. also, the music buying experience in large stores is terrible, so it's no wonder customers are fed up and resort to file swapping. Thom ended the rant buy saying the record companpanies felt free to call their customers crooks and blame the parents while at the same time it was fine that huge companies like Clear Channel can own the whole fucking country and the whole music scene. [thanks Doug]

RADIOHEAD IN HAMBURG

Radiohead played at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany last night. The show was the third and last one in Germany this year. There weren't any surprises in the setlist. To read the reviews and the full setlist, check the gigography.

A REMINDER: VOTE VOTE VOTE

Just a reminder, you can vote for Radiohead and Ateaseweb.com on the web.

- Interactive Music Awards 2003: vote for Ateaseweb.com and Radiohead
- Rolling Stone Readers' Poll 2003: vote for Radiohead (artist, album, single, video, etc) and ateaseweb.com (fan site)
- Online Music Awards 2003: Vote for ateaseweb.com in the best fan site category
- The Music: Encore: Vote for Radiohead to get a series of live shows released

RADIOHEAD IN BERLIN

Radiohead played in Berlin last night, the 2nd of the three shows in Germany. A lengthy set with 'Go To Sleep', 'Dollars and Cents', 'Hunting Bears' and 'In Limbo' back on the setlist. For a full setlist, reviews and pictures, check the gigography.

RADIOHEAD ON DREAMTICKET TONIGHT

Radiohead are on BBC6's Dream Ticket (headlining) tonight at 22:00 UK time! Check the site for a live stream if you're not in the UK (where it's on DAB, digital and freeview). [thanks Dan]

WESTWOOD ONE AIRS RADIOHEAD LIVE FROM EARL'S COURT

Westwood One presents “ Radiohead Live from Earl's Court,” November 27, 2003 at 9:00 p.m. ET . The two-hour special will feature Radiohead performing live at Earl's Court in London. The special will be recorded live on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 2003 and will be available for broadcast from 9:00 p.m. that same night, through November 30, 2003. Westwood One serves more than 7,700 radio stations in the USA. [thanks John]

IN BRIEF

Check out a review of Radiohead's show in Brussels last night at CuttingEdge.Be.

There's an interview with Christopher O'Riley in the Independent, where he talks about the upcoming UK tour, True Love Waits and meeting Colin and Thom in New York. The interview is available online.

MTV2 in the USA has a show on this weekend called 'Subterranean' that will feature Radiohead. Friday night/Saturday morning: 1 AM EST. [thanks Mark]

Much More Music [Canada] will broadcast 'The Story of... Radiohead', a one-hour show, on Thursday November 13, 2003 at 9:00pm and again on Friday November 14, 2003 at 12:00am and 2:00pm. [thanks Lina]

In Monday's Wall Street Journal Marketplace section, Radiohead is mentioned. The online music service RealNetworks Rhapsody will air a commercial shot by Sofia Coppola. "The commercial focuses on a telephone pole, shot using time lapse photography, that becomes plastered with more and more posters for Bob Dylan, Radiohead, and other bands. [thanks John]

Thom Yorke was mentioned in an interview with R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe: "Mr. Stipe offered a slightly different view. "There are people in other bands whose opinion means a lot to me, like Patti Smith, Thom Yorke, Grant Lee Phillips," he said. "If those people don't call within a couple of weeks of us releasing a record, I get freaked out." [thanks Ryan, full interview].

WINTER WONDERLAND ONLINE AT VAPOUR BROTHERS

Vapourbrothers.com has been updated with a few new video clips including an excerpt from the last webcast featuring Radioheads christmas cracker "Winter Wonderland".

And... Stanley's site has been updated as well. Head over to slowlydownward.com. [Thanks Ran Jesse]

RADIOHEAD FEATURE IN TIME OUT

Radiohead are on the cover of this week's Time Out London magazine, with a feature including interviews with all of the band, explaining how and why they're enjoying being in Radiohead right now having dealt with the demons of fame and success and learned to love it for what it is.

BODYSONG N-A RELEASE: FEBRUARY 24TH

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood will see his score for the U.K. documentary "Bodysong" released Feb. 24 in North America via Capitol. The album was released late last month via Parlophone internationally. The film, which opens Dec. 5 in the U.K., was named best British documentary last week at the British Independent Film Awards. "Most film score writing demands discipline," Greenwood said this summer. "You have to use click-tracks, and provide music that makes its point in, say, 20 seconds -- and even leaves spaces for dialogue. This wasn't true with 'Bodysong,' which meant I could let musicians play at tempos that felt right. So I had the luxury of just concentrating on trying to put some kind of mood across." [from billboard]

RADIOHEAD TO RUN BBC 6 MUSIC FOR A WEEK

Radiohead are to run the digital radio station BBC 6 Music for a week at Christmas. The band are to choose music, artists and programming throughout the week beginning Monday 22nd to Sunday 28th December. All five members of the band will have complete access to the BBC archive searching for rare recordings, hidden gems and music documentaries -scrutinising nearly 1200 pages of data with over 7000 artists to make their selection.

Radiohead will curate 6 Music under the heading The 6 Music Selector contributing to all areas of the output, guesting on programmes, co presenting shows, selecting exclusive recordings and contributing website material. Each selection is presented by one of the band members and filters through the days' output giving an insight to the band and a special feel to the week's Christmas programming on 6 Music.

John Sugar programme editor at 6 Music says "We are delighted to have Radiohead on board - they are one of the UK's leading rock bands, and huge music enthusiasts. It will be exciting for our listeners to see what Radiohead do with this creative freedom and what it reveals about the group's personal taste and influences. It is going to be an extremely exciting and interesting Christmas week on 6 Music"

6 Music is a BBC digital radio station that champions the very best in rock and popular music, and can be accessed via DAB digital radio, digital satellite television, Freeview, digital cable television and the internet www.bbc.co.uk/6music

RADIOHEAD IN BRUSSELS

Radiohead played in Brussels at a packed Forest National last night. The band didn't play 'Go To Sleep', but did play the bends in the second encore. For a full setlist and reviews, check the gigography.

JAZZ BAND RELEASES ´PYRAMID SONG`COVER

Norwegian jazz band Atomic released their sophomore album in September on the Jazzland recordings label, it's entitled 'Boom boom' and the album closer is a cover of 'pyramid song'. According to bassist Håker Flaten: "All of us think of Radiohead as one of the most important bands on the contemporary music-scene today. When I heard 'Pyramid Song' I immediately thought it would be great to make a cover of it! It is something with the rhythmic complexity and the sweet melody-line on top which makes the song very interesting. It represents a kind of (complex) simplicity which I really like!!".

you can read the rest of jazzland recordings' press release for the album here and listen to the Pyramid Song cover by going to the label's website. [thanks David]

RADIOHEAD IN OBERHAUSEN

Radiohead kicked off their European tour in Oberhausen, Germany last night. For a full setlist, reviews and pictures, check the gigography.

COLIN ON TOURING, KIDS AND RADIOHEAD'S FUTURE

There's an interview with Colin Greenwood, published in the 'Scotland of Sunday' today. Some bits from that interview: And here are some clues as to where Radiohead are ‘at’ right now. The guitar-lite, techno-ambient soundscapes Jonny Greenwood created for Bodysong date from the period prior to the recording of Hail To The Thief. They could be the last hurrah for the jazzy atmospherics of the Kid A and Amnesiac days. ‘Idioteque’, meanwhile, bloomed from its rather rigid recording on Amnesiac into a kind of kinetic punk-electronics on Radiohead’s 2000-2001 world tour. It ended up becoming the pivotal track on the live album I Might Be Wrong.
This year, the same has been happening with ‘The Gloaming’. "When you’re in the studio you’re focused on certain things and where you’re going," Greenwood says. "Later on, on tour, you realise the other ways that songs can go. So now ‘The Gloaming’ is different every night."

After their UK arena shows this month, the band head off to Europe before winding up for the year on December 5. Colin Greenwood’s baby is due on December 11. Guitarist Ed O’Brien - the only other currently childless member of the band - is also ‘expecting’, in January.

"There’s a lot of pressure on me and Ed to deliver a girl," grins Greenwood, the excitable bass player even more hyper than normal. "Phil [Selway, drummer] has three boys, and Thom and Jonny both have boys. Whoever has the first girl will be very popular with the other band members."

Are Radiohead having baby-induced time off in the New Year? "Yeah, two months, then we go to Japan and Australia. We’ll finally finish in the spring. Then we’ll work on songs. The plan is try to record for the sake of the songs rather than the sake of an album - no deadline or anything, just having fun." [read it in full]

ED AID 2003

EdQuarters are producing a Christmas card for Ed O'Brien. The card is designed to promote Ed Aid 2003. With the current tour highlighting how Ed only owns 3 pairs of trousers, and has to resort to stealing Radiohead tshirts from the merchandise stand at gigs, EdQuarters have set up an appeal fund. Closing date for gifts and signatures is December 7.

ENCORE: VOTE FOR RADIOHEAD

As reported earlier you can vote for Radiohead to get a live recording from the past tour released. A lot of people have voted, but it seems that there are more votes needed. So, get voting at themusic.com/encore. [thanks Jason]

RADIOHEAD SPECIALS IN BELGIUM

Radiohead will play at a sold out Vorst Nationaal in Brussels, Belgium this Tuesday. Because of this, Belgian radio station Studio Brussel will turn this Monday into Radiohead-day. From 7am you can win tickets for the show in Brussels and in there will be an interview with Thom Yorke in the evening show, Radar. They will also broadcast a live show. Also, check newspaper 'De Morgen', which will include a Radiohead special this weekend. [thanks Peter]

PITCHFORK REVIEWS BODYSONG

Pitchfork reviewed Jonny Greenwood's 'Bodysong' today: If Radiohead's Hail to the Thief suffered from being too scatterbrained, Greenwood's Bodysong-- composed for the nominal British documentary which details the "experience of being human"-- strikes a perfect balance, channeling all his diverse influences into a single multifarious recording. The album's opener, "Moon Trills", marries pensive and melancholy piano chords reminiscent of Radiohead's "Pyramid Song" with swarming frenetic string swells, and weepy Ondes-Martenot accompaniment suggestive of the late French composer Olivier Messiaen's Ondes pieces, while "Splatter" comfortably melds together a frenzied Charles Mingus-inspired bass riff, a DJ Shadow-esque funk break, and Ornette Coleman-styled horn blurts. [read it in full, thanks Robb & Doug]

PHIL SELWAY ON YOU AND YOURS

Phil Selway was talking on 'You and Yours' on BBC Radio 4 yesterday about his work with the Samaritans. You can listen to it through this audio stream. [thanks Suzie]

BODYSONG: BEST BRITISH DOCUMENTARY

The British Independent Film Awards have taken place last night in London. where Simon Pummell's Bodysong was awarded Best British Documentary. For those who are interested, here's the full list of winners. [thanks Jamie]

JONATHAN ROSS SHOW UPDATE

As reported earlier, Radiohead will be on the Jonathan Ross show tomorrow (BBC1). The show was recorded yesterday. The band played '2+2=5' and 'idioteque'. Jonathan joked that he was like a spoilt brat with guests Samuel L Jackson and Radiohead. He quipped "I wanted Coldplay but had to have Radiohead" to which Thom (wearing the 'No Star Wars' shirt again) heckled him and they both laughed. [thanks Dan]

MULTIMEDIA TRIBUTE TO RADIOHEAD IN CHILE

There will be a multimedia tribute to Radiohead at the University of Santiago de Chile in the Planetarium on December 13th @ 8:00pm and 10:00pm. [thanks Gabi]

JONNY ON BODYSONG IN NME

In the latest issue of NME (out in UK stores today) there's an interview with Jonny Greenwood on the Bodysong album, saying that there’s no way he’ll ever leave the band permanently to work on his own material. “You realise quite quickly how good it is to be in a group,” Jonny told NME of recording alone. “Thom (Yorke) was suggesting titles for things and everyone in the band had a two-CD version and helped me whittle it down to half the length. Colin is a bit like me, he’s not great at taking time off. He came and helped with the programming and played some bass. I never really felt alone.” Jonny said that although he enjoyed the experience, his heart will always remain with Radiohead. He added: “I think I’d only do it again if everyone else wanted to stop. The most important stuff we do is with the band and with Thom. It’s clear to me that Radiohead’s always going to be at least five times better because there’s five of us.” [thanks Mandy]

RADIOHEAD IN MIX MAGAZINE & NEW YORKER

In the November issue of Mix Magazine there's an article of Radioheads sound and touring supplies. The article is also available online at www.mixonline.com. [thanks dusty]

There is also a write up in the New Yorker (November 3rd) on Merce Cunningham's Dance that Radiohead and Sigur Ros played to. Also a photo of Thom, Merce, and Thor done by Richard Avedon. [thanks Morris]

NEWS BITS

On the new Tenacious D DVD titled "The Complete Master Works," the D do a medley and within the medley, they play little bits and pieces of famous songs including the "off with his head" part of "Paranoid Android." [thanks Scott]

Ed's dream of RH being played over football has happened on British TV (ITV) with the coverage of European Champions League football between Glasgow Rangers and Manchester United. They played '2+2=5' (last part of the song over highlights). ITV also played 'where i end and you begin', on their premiership coverage on Monday. [thanks the*optimist, Roy & Robin]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JONNY

It's Jonny's birthday! Radiohead's guitarist turns 32 today. 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'

EXTRA ABERDEEN TICKETS ON SALE NOW

From w.a.s.t.e.: We have managed to get hold of another chunk of standing tickets for the show on the 1st December 2003 at the Aberdeen Exhibition Centre. They are available at www.waste.uk.com.

JONNY GREENWOOD INTERVIEW

An interview from the Independent with Jonny Greenwood on the ´Bodysong´soundtrack is available online: Having pitched a few ideas to the director, Greenwood set about creating pieces to fit various sequences with Graeme Stewart, the engineer on the Kid A and Amnesiac sessions. "It was done in the same studio, with all the same instruments lying around, and some of the techniques we learnt for those albums are reproduced here, I'm sure," he says. "There was a lot of music to provide: the film doesn't have any dialogue in it, just music and images for an hour and 20 minutes. It was great not to have to leave room for dialogue, and not to have the musicians playing to click-tracks, just so they could fit in exactly with a car chase or what-ever, which I guess is true of traditional film music. Instead, I could just do three or four minutes of music in whatever mood, and people could play in free time - and occasionally, Simon Pummell would even edit the film to the length of the music, which was a real luxury.

"The trouble with that freedom was that I couldn't really repeat themes, as you can in a traditional film - because obviously, the music for someone giving birth wouldn't sound great being reprised for a shooting or a fight later on. So there's no repetition in it." [read it in full]

A new review is available at the Online Star. Read it here.

EXIT MUSIC (FOR A WEDNESDAY)

If you are at the University of Arkansas? Check the university's radio station on November 5th from 10p-12a (central time) for 'Exit Music (For A Wednesday)'. The show will feature b-sides and live recordings spanning the career of Radiohead from On A Friday to HTTT. People can access the show by tuning their computers into www.kxua.com from 10p-12a on Nov. 5th

AUSTRALIAN SHOWS SOLD OUT, NEW DATES ADDED

Tickets for the dates in Melbourne & Sydney, Australia have sold out very fast today. Ticketmaster7.com was completely jammed. Radiohead have added 2 extra shows in Australia. The dates include 27th April in Melbourne and 24th April in Sydney. For tickets to the second Melbourne show, call Ticketek on 132 849. or go to Ticketmaster7.com. For the Sydney tickets, check Ticketek.com. You might want to check out RadioheadLive.com for more info. [thanks Ben, Wayne, Nik]

MMMPROFILE & OTHER NEWS BITS

Much More Music presents "MMMProfile: Radiohead", a half hour show featuring interviews and videos of the band. The show will first be broadcast on Tuesday November 4, 2003 at 8:00pm and rebroadcast on Wednesday November 5, 2003 at 3:00am and 12:00pm. [Thanks Lina]

As reported Earlier, Fifa's Football game FIFA2004 will be released with Radiohead's Myxomatosis on the soundtrack. The game will be out on November 7th. [Thanks Simbarashe]

In a "Generational Survey" in this month's Speakeasy Magazine (a mag about books and writing), the 2000+ generation voted Amnesiac as the album that summed up their generation. [thanks KurtVonnegutsSon]

'Sail to the Moon' seems to be the theme to the UK History Channels coverage of Rememberance Week and Rememberance Sunday. The piano track of the song features on all the advertisment for the coverage and in the background of a mini-show, "Rememberance" in which relatives memories of soilders who died in battle. [thanks Matthew]