Tag: radiohead

[The Past Presents] Catherine Wheel – Adam and Eve (1997)

At this point in history I think it would be difficult to find many people who would exclude Radiohead’s OK Computer from a list of the best albums of 1997. I’d also wager that more than 70 percent of those lists would have OK Computer in the number 1 position. Few will argue that OK… Continue reading [The Past Presents] Catherine Wheel – Adam and Eve (1997)

[Hype Hype Hooray] The Strange Evolution of a Band

Every [two weeks?] Jamie Hale takes a long, hard look at the music industry and the blog scene that feeds it. Here, he releases those findings and makes snarky, sarcastic remarks. Admittedly, both Jamie and Knox Road are a part of this scene. So sue us. Here in Pocatello, an Idaho mountain town of 50,000,… Continue reading [Hype Hype Hooray] The Strange Evolution of a Band

Radiohead has their cake and eats it too on The King of Limbs

I can’t even fathom the number of Radiohead reviews that start with: “How do I begin to pen a review on a new album from one of the greatest bands of all time?”. Come on, hyperbole! Yet, here I am, laptop in hand, with a keyboard begging to be mashed…and my thoughts escape me. Yep,… Continue reading Radiohead has their cake and eats it too on The King of Limbs

In Case You Missed It: Week In Review

Do you want to be an American Idiot? Because I do not want to be an American Idiot, nor do I want to be a nation under new media. Unfortunately, it looks like Broadway does want to be an American Idiot, considering the above commercial for the upcoming Broadway “adaptation” of the album. It’s pretty… Continue reading In Case You Missed It: Week In Review

Homeless person makes “Creep” into a tearjerker

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I’m late to the party on this one. So sue me (please don’t). Anyway! A little while ago, The Opie and Anthony Show found this apparently homeless fellow on the street, brought him into the studio, gave him a beautiful Taylor guitar, and the rest, as they say, is history. Or at… Continue reading Homeless person makes “Creep” into a tearjerker

[MP3] Beck: “Harry Partch”

You like feuds, right? Because this new Beck song is the baby of the feud of the year and it’s pretty messy. The story goes like this: Radiohead wrote a song back in August about Harry Patch, the UK’s oldest surviving WWI veteran (aww!). Well The Fiery Furnaces’ Matthew Friedberger heard this and mistook it… Continue reading [MP3] Beck: “Harry Partch”

Phenomenal video Saturday: Radiohead, ondes Martenot edition

I’ve been waiting, like, days to post this video, because it’s phenomenal, you see, and I have to reserve such phenomenal videos for Saturday. I guess. First iteration of PVS is right here. This week we have a performance of Radiohead‘s “How to Disappear Completely,” a favorite of mine, performed live by Thom Yorke, Johnny… Continue reading Phenomenal video Saturday: Radiohead, ondes Martenot edition

Shadows on a River earn comparisons to Radiohead and Elliott Smith

Shadows on a River’s debut album, Shadows on a River, has been compared to Radiohead and Elliott Smith. While I think there is some truth to these comparisons, especially on a couple songs in particular (most notably, “In Business,” which sounds like an actual mix between the two), Shadows on a River have their own… Continue reading Shadows on a River earn comparisons to Radiohead and Elliott Smith

M.I.A., Radiohead go crazy with Grammy performances

M.I.A. and Radiohead are both slotted to perform at this years’ Grammy Awards, but these aren’t your mother’s performances. M.I.A is playing the show nine months pregnant, actually on her due date (coolest birth ever?). Meanwhile Radiohead is planning on playing with the University of Southern California marching band. What, like the Grammys is the… Continue reading M.I.A., Radiohead go crazy with Grammy performances