Radiohead Night in Japan featuing FMA screening

Japanese Radiohead fan site 'Through tHe brOken Mirror.' is having a Radiohead night on February 5th. The Radiohead night features a screening of "Follow me around" a Radiohead travelogue/documentary by Nazare & Samuel and DJ/VJ/ Live performances by Japanese Radiohead fans

"Follow Me Around" is a new 45-minute short film documentary of
Radiohead fans Nazare and Samuel, made with the band's co-operation -
on the 2002 tour of Spain and Portugal which previewed songs from their
latest album 'Hail To The Thief' in the sets.

Chris Potter records 'Morning Bell' for new album

Jazz saxophonist Chris Potter has recorded Radiohead's 'Morning Bell' to be released on his forthcoming album. The Chris Potter band previously played the track on his live shows. His new album 'Underground' will be out on January 31st through Sunny Side Records. Listen to Morning Bell here.

Glastonbury film featuring Radiohead to be released

Julien Temple's highly anticipated movie about the Glastonbury festival is to be released in April, NME reports. The eagerly-awaited documentary, featuring Radiohead, opens in cinemas on April 14. Filming took place at the 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 bashes.

The director also spent three years collecting footage from every single year of the festival, ranging from professional outtakes from the film Nicolas Roeg made about the 1971 event, to amateur home videos collected from the attendees themselves. Over 700 hours of footage was submitted.

Glastonbury is screening at the Sundance film festival in the World Documentary section. Next month it will play at the Berlin Film Festival.

Arj Barker will fight anyone who doesn't like Radiohead

Our journalist from down under, Scott McLennan, handed some uncut interviews over, soon to be published in one of Australia's magazines. One of them is an interview with comedian Arj Barker. When asked if he's a Radiohead fan he said:

"Oh yeah, they're my fucking favourite," Arj enthused. "I've seen them five times in concert and I've never got to meet them or hang out, but that doesn't matter. Just because you like their music doesn't mean you have to be buddies with them, but it would be cool I guess. I don't think I've ever really met many famous rock stars, but I'm friends with Primus and they're nice guys. If I ever ran into Thom Yorke though I'd probably be a little star-struck, because I just think that band fucking rules and I'll fight anyone who doesn't think so."

Another interview was with pianist Christopher O'Riley. The whole thing is available below.

Ateaseweb.com launches Radiohead News Widget

Ateaseweb.com is pleased to announce the launch of the Radiohead Dashboard Widget for Mac OS 10.4 (Tiger). This Widget, once installed, will give you access to the latest Radiohead News Headlines with a single key press!

The Radiohead Widget shows you the latest headlines from the ateaseweb.com news section, which means you'll be the first to know when there's something new in the Radiohead world.

More information of the Radiohead widget is available here.

Radiohead set for Bonnaroo Festival 2006?

More Radiohead tour rumours are slowly coming in. The latest is an appearance at the Bonnaroo Festival. The festival is rumoured to have three headliners: Radiohead, Tom Petty and Beck. This years festival will be held in Manchester, Tennessee, June 16th - 18th 2006.

For now we have the following rumoured festivals: Bonnaroo (USA - June). Roskilde (Denmark - June/July) and V Festival (UK - August). Let's keep in mind that Radiohead were planning to play Chicago in June as well.

Vernon Reid to release National Anthem cover

Former Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid has covered Radiohead's 'The National Anthem' on his next record. Reid has completed his second Vernon Reid & Masque album for Steve Vai's Favoured Nations Records.

The new record 'Other True Self' will also feature covers of The Tony Williams Lifetime's 'Wild Life,' and Depeche Mode's 'Enjoy the Silence'.

'Other True Self' album will be released on April 18. Vernon Reid has previously played Radiohead's 'The National Anthem' at his live shows.

Thom posts on Dead Air Space again

After a long delay, Thom has made another post on Dead Air Space again:

num num num "Political language . . . is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind." George Orwell

Thom

V Festival appearance returns to rumours list

Radiohead are set to headline this years V Festival it has been revealed to Gigwise by a source close to the event in Chelmsford and Stafford.

There has been no official announcement that Radiohead are playing as of yet, however the source said that the band have definitely been booked. V Festival will take place over the weekend of August 19/20 this year.

Ateaseweb.com reported an earlier announcement of Radiohead's appearance at the V Festival. Just as last time, offical sources did not confirm the headlining spot. Channel 4's teletext says that Radiohead have confirmed they've been offered a headlining slot at V festival- but have denied they're definitely playing the event.

The bands PR said "They've been approached, however, this is just one of a number of offers the band have had for summer events, they haven't decided anything for any of them".

Radiohead merchandise gone to w.a.s.t.e.

Busy times at Radiohead's w.a.s.t.e. shop. Another new t-shirt has been added to the store. In the new DOWN=UP style a new t-shirt is ready for ordering.

Also, if you want to get some of the old merchandise, there's a sale on old stuff at the shop too... the January Sale.

Q101 protest against nixed Chicago shows

Nix a Radiohead concert and face the wrath of Chicago rock fans--or at least their backsides.

Q101 (101.1-FM) DJ Fook has issued a call to arms to protest the city's decision to keep Radiohead from playing Millennium Park in June. In what Fook called "a very lame scheduling conflict," the city reportedly denied Radiohead the stage because the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra is set to rehearse there on one of the proposed dates.

Accordingly, Fook listeners are planning to moon the Bean at around 6:30 Friday evening, and Q101 is arranging for a live band to cover Radiohead songs at the event. Now that's justice. [from Chicago Tribune, thanks Patrick]

New Suburbian t-shirt at w.a.s.t.e.

W.a.s.t.e. have another new t-shirt available at their shop. Get the black shirt for 18 UK pounds in any size you want. or not. Anyway, it's new artwork, possibly with hints for the new artwork, although Stanley says "the visual side of things are at pretty early stages at the moment".

Holy Cow... it's just...

DJ Mark Ronson has recorded a complete new version of Radiohead's 'Just'. The track features vocals from Phantom Planet's Alex Greenwald. Listen to a track here. And Pitchfork heard it too:

Deep down, everyone wanted to hear Radiohead at their high school prom. Of course, it never happened and we got the the Bucketheads' "The Bomb" instead (which was OK, too). So I'm thinking Ronson dreamed this up during a Collegiate High School slow dance, the thought buried itself in his subconscious until he finally could commit the time and talent to make it work.

The resulting cut is the thigh-slapping Cake track that never was. My seventh-grade anthem gets a bubbling break beat, a couple soul stomps and nasty lil' horn solo to boot. For Alex Greenwald, this is the best thing poppin' since Donnie Darko. So high-fives all-around for Team Ronson.

When will the final mix be done? Maybe Mark will bump it again on his East Village Radio show. Right now, shaking him down on First Ave. seems like the only other option. Asking nicely might work, too.

[thanks Mandy]

Chicago city drowns out Radiohead bid

Chicago has rejected a bid by Radiohead to perform at Millennium Park in June, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Radiohead hoped to perform in the new venue at the northern end of Grant Park on June 19 and 20, the tour dates it has earmarked for Chicago performances, according to sources close to the group.

But the Cultural Affairs Department, which is responsible for programming at Millennium Park, rejected the band's bid to perform there -- even though the group would have paid rental fees of $100,000 -- because the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra is scheduled to hold a rehearsal June 20.

Radiohead and many of its fans still consider the concert the band played at Hutchinson Field in summer 2001 as one of its most memorable. Although that show was a well-organized, artistic and financial success, city officials were reluctant for the next few years to allow cutting-edge rock acts to return to Grant Park because of noise complaints from a handful of nearby residents.

Criticism also greeted a paid concert by singer Tori Amos at Millennium Park that same month, although citizens' groups praised other efforts to host revenue- generating events.

The Amos concert was organized by local concert promoters Jam Productions, who also ran the Radiohead concert in 2001 and hoped to bring the group to Millennium Park this summer. Jam executives declined to comment. [thanks Summer & Michael]

Coachella film premiere on January 24th

As reported earlier a Coachella film (with Radiohead's 'Planet Telex') is about to get to theatres. The film features two-hours of highlights from the previous
six years of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Check it out on January 24th at theatres in your area. You can purchase tickets online at bigscreenconcerts.com or in person at select theatres on Friday, January 6th. Click here for a list of local theatres. Tickets are $10 advance or $12.50 day of event.

And you also have the chance to go to the PREMIERE of Coachella, taking place on Thursday, January 19th at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. A very limited number of tickets for this event will go on sale Saturday, January 14th at 10am through Ticketmaster.

OK Computer to get complete reggae treatment

The Easy Star All-Stars, the musical collective behind 2003's underground hit, 'Dub Side of the Moon', are going to do a complete reggae version of Radiohead's 'OK Computer'. The disc, entitled Radiodread will be released worldwide in September 2006 on Easy Star Records.

"It was always the number one question we'd get asked in interviews, on tour, at parties, wherever" says Easy Star CEO Eric Smith, "but while everyone had suggestions on what album we should do, from 'The Wall' to 'London Calling' to 'Thriller', it was not at all easy to find a release that had the right combination of music, concept, fan loyalty, and translatability to make it a worthy follow up."

Michael G says: "Conceptually and thematically we knew the album was a solid candidate; but we just weren't sure whether the arrangements could work. On one hand, 'OK Computer' has elements that are perfect - strong melodies, intense dynamics and trippy soundscapes; on the other, it has complex time signatures, chord changes and things that typically aren't found in reggae. The more we looked at it, the more we realized that this was an album we had to do."
Michael G spent several months working on arrangements, at the end of which all three Easy Star founders felt they had not only a great sequel on their hands, but a record that could be even stronger and more nuanced than 'Dub Side of the Moon'. Basic tracks were recorded in September and October, followed by overdubs and vocals with guest artists. Already completed are performances by Horace Andy, Morgan Heritage, Frankie Paul, and Kirsty Rock, with more big names to hit the studio in the coming month.

"We're just as excited as everyone else to see what this ends up sounding like after we finish mixing it," says Oppenheimer. "So far, we have been amazed at how well it's been working. After listening to what Michael G and the band has done with the songs, it almost sounds like they were meant to be written for reggae."