Photos: Thom Yorke In L.A. - 9/16/09

From Dead Air Space. Looks like the Chateau Marmont.

Holiday Wishlist: One-Off Charity Remix of "Videotape"

According to The Press Association:

"An exclusive remix of Radiohead's song Videotape, released on a single VHS signed by the band, is to go on sale at an online charity auction.

The four-hour remix video will raise funds for Missing People, the UK's leading charity for missing and unidentified people.

It was recorded by James Rutledge, who has produced and remixed for Bloc Party and The Kills. He was recently included in the NME Future 50 list as one of the "bands, artists and innovators driving music forward".

His friend and former Dakota Oak band mate, Dave Tyack, went missing in Corsica in August 2002. The charity was in constant contact with the Tyack family until his body was found in June 2004.

Rutledge said: "The charity gave his family continued support during that incredibly difficult time, as they do for thousands of others each year.

"The service that the charity provides is vital to those left wondering what has happened to their loved ones. It is hard to imagine what it is like to have no idea where someone you love is, whether they are alive or dead even. At times like this the charity can be a lifeline."

Paul Tuohy of Missing People said: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a piece of signed Radiohead memorabilia and let's face it, it's the ultimate Christmas present for a Radiohead fan."

The original version of Videotape is on Radiohead's most recent album In Rainbows.

Bidding ends at 10pm on Sunday December 21."

Four hours? Bid here.

Live: Radiohead @ The Hollywood Bowl - 08/24/08

Setlist
15 Step
There There
Morning Bell
All I Need
Pyramid Song
Nude
Weird Fishes / Arpeggi
The Gloaming
National Anthem
Wolf at the Door
Faust Arp
Exit Music
Jigsaw Falling Into Place
Idioteque
Climbing Up the Walls
Bodysnatchers
How to Disappear Completely

First Encore
Videotape
Paranoid Android
Dollars and Cents
Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Reckoner

Second Encore
House of Cards
Lucky
Everything In Its Right Place

All photos by Jonathon David & The Lady Doc. Full set here.

Live: Radiohead @ Outside Lands - 8/22/08

1. 15 Step
2. Reckoner
3. Airbag
4. There There
5. All I Need
6. Nude
7. Talk Show Host
8. National Anthem
9. The Gloaming
10. Videotape
11. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
12. Idioteque
13. Karma Police
14. Jigsaw Falling Into Place
15. Just
16. Exit Music (for a film)
17. Bodysnatchers

Encore
18. Pyramid Song
19. You And Whose Army?
20. Paranoid Android
21. Fake Plastic Trees
22. Everything In Its Right Place

Best "Nude" Remix Yet

This is the best attempt at a remix of Radiohead's "Nude" I've seen yet. Enjoy!


Big Ideas (Don't get any) from 1030 on Vimeo.

Radiohead: Live @ 93 Feet East - 1/16/08

This will probably be everywhere by the time you wake up Thursday morning, but cool videos from the performance by the incomparable Radiohead at 93 Feet East in London Wednesday night are now available via a handy playlist. The band played In Rainbows in its entirety and then five bonus tracks. Check out some highlights below:


"Nude"


"All I Need"


"My Iron Lung"

In Pictures: The (Obviously) Good Stuff of 2007

Radiohead Interview on BBC

On Monday, Steve Lamacq interviewed Thom Yorke and Ed O'Brien. The interview focuses on their latest album, In Rainbows, and showcases these two 'Heads in great spirits. Now I'm really looking forward to getting that discbox in the next few weeks...

1.2M Downloads?

Ok, none of this is confirmed, but a source out there reports that another source claims In Rainbows has sold 1.2M "copies" since its release on Wednesday, at an average price of around $8. If that's true, then Radiohead have sold more than Kanye West's Graduation sold in its first week. That's just crazy, especially since In Rainbows has been out less than two days! Who knows what their costs are, but I expect cheap-ass Radiohead ticket prices when they tour (not that their tickets have ever seemed unreasonable!!!) or some serious do-gooder donations from Yorke & Co.

God bless Radiohead.

In Rainbows

Ok, gang! Radiohead's (as of now) download-only In Rainbows drops today. So far I have it on my laptop, a CD in my car, my computer at work, and in my Gmail. Nice. I haven't gotten even halfway through it yet but it's, well, RADIOHEAD!

Some people are bitching about the sound quality (160kbps) and I agree there is something left to be desired. However, that's a minor quip given the fact that THIS IS A NEW RADIOHEAD RECORD and it came straight to us from them. I don't think Parlophone or Capitol ever gave them much trouble regarding their releases, but there's just something special about getting the music free of any filters, waiting, hype, delays, etc. It's simply so refreshing to hear Thom and Co. with ten new, solid recordings.

So go get it and enjoy another release from the greatest group there ever was or will be. And for a nearly absurd play-by-play of In Rainbows, check out the fanboys' guide at PF.