Rolling Stone revisited OK Computer with Radiohead:
OK Computer transformed Radiohead from a cult British act into the most important rock band on the planet. But in classic Nineties fashion, its success only left Yorke more adrift. “Back then,” Yorke recalls, “the person I saw in the mirror kept saying, ‘You’re shit. Everything you do is shit. Don’t do that. It’s shit.'” For a minute there, he lost himself.
Radiohead will release a reissue of OK Computer featuring three unreleased songs. The digital version will be out on June 23rd with physical copies coming in July. Pre-orders are now up.
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Radiohead have posted a teaser video full of OK Computer lyrics. The online speculation is that this is for some kind of 20-year anniversary celebration for the album.
A number of artists and activists have signed an open letter asking Radiohead to “think again about” performing in Israel. The band is scheduled to perform at Park HaYarkon in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 19th.
We understand you’ve been approached already by Palestinian campaigners. They’ve asked you to respect their call for a cultural boycott of Israel, and you’ve turned them down. Since Radiohead campaigns for freedom for the Tibetans, we’re wondering why you’d turn down a request to stand up for another people under foreign occupation. And since Radiohead fronted a gig for the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we’re wondering why you’d ignore a call to stand against the denial of those rights when it comes to the Palestinians.
Ryan Adams covered Radiohead’s “Karma Police” on BBC Radio 2 this morning. You can stream the performance below.
Radiohead have announced some U.S. tour dates for 2017. You can find those below.
Radiohead have posted up their In Rainbows bonus disc on Apple Music.
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Radiohead have released a new video for “The Numbers.”
Radiohead have released an unboxing video for the special edition of their latest album, A Moon Shaped Pool.
Thom Yorke’s new solo song, “Coloured Candy,” recently debuted at Rag & Bone’s 2017 collection show.
Radiohead have released their new video for “Present Tense.”
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke will be featured on the live album, Pathway to Paris, being released next Wednesday, July 27th. More information can be found on their website.
Rarely does one have a moderate stance on Radiohead. More often than not, those who are familiar with the band have by now either accepted that Thom Yorke and company are geniuses (or perhaps aliens) or that the band is, as Dan Ozzi so eloquently put it, “for boring music nerds.” It should be no surprise that I fall in the former camp, believing the band’s penchant for mystique and evolution has helped pave the way for other scene favorites (including Thrice and Brand New) and that even their most flawed albums (The Bends, Hail to the Thief) contain a spark that is integral to their later-career masterpieces.
The official Radiohead A Moon Shaped Pool chiffon scarf has been released. What a time to be alive.
