Radiohead

Radiohead is a British rock group who first burst on the scene in the early nineties with the album Pablo Honey, whose single "Creep" gained fast airplay on the then-emerging alternative-rock radio format. Although this quickly got Radiohead tagged as "alt-rock," the band would go on to make several genre-defying albums.

After the album OK Computer was widely hailed as a masterpiece (to this day the album routinely shows up on best-of-all-time lists), Radiohead followed that up with Kid A and Amnesiac, two albums of stripped down, mostly electronic music. The live shows which followed only served to further enhance their standing as one of the world's biggest bands.

Most recently, Radiohead turned the record industry on its ear by initially releasing its 2007 album In Rainbows in a download-only format, urging its fans to pay whatever they wished by going to a website. There have never been firm figures to confirm the numbers, but most observers agree that the experiment was a success, and that the group turned a profit. In Rainbows was eventually released on CD in 2008.

Always a technology conscious band, Radiohead's fans in the blogosphere have followed their lead. They remix their singles on a number of websites, and blog at sites like ateaseweb and green plastic.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Radiohead”

• phaseone :: WHITE COLLAR CRIME

  
  Esperanza Atlanta — Authority: 133
  I got home last night around 8pm after a long day and seemingly longer run, made a cocktail, and finally got around to phaseone’s WHITE COLLAR CRIME as the rain continued to fall.  The mix dropped sometime ago but regrettably got lost in the endless queue of music the internets supplies me with.  I stumbled upon ...
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• Dion – The Early Years – Soundtrack Podcast

  
  (Cool) Shite on the Tube - Film, TV, Comics, Games, Books, Genre Pop Culture. — Authority: 134
  Welcome to a special soundtrack podcast, this one featuring the life and times of Dion “space-monkey” Brooks. Tracks Covered Song Artist The Sweetest Perfection FourPlay Born In The 70s Ed Harcourt Nowhere Without You Bob Evans Vode An (Brothers All) Jesse Harlin Take My Breath ...
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• Fiery Furnaces Matthew Friedberger Disses Radiohead, Is Dumb

  
  Daniel Stephen Johnson — Authority: 415
  Or maybe he just mis-heard the interviewer? Anyway, heres the quote : When told that Radioheads Thom Yorke sent out a mass e-mail describing the groups tribute song to the UKs last veteran of World War I, Harry Patch (In Memory Of), Friedberger adds the British rock star to his fraud alert list. "Oh, please listen ...
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• PomplamooseMusic “Beat it” (michael jackson...

  
  RaNDoM aCCeSS MeMoRy — Authority: 142
  PomplamooseMusic “Beat it” (michael jackson cover) PomplamooseMusic is Nataly Down (niiiice voice) and Jack Conte (one man Band) well known for his Radiohead or Aphex Twin covers. Grab this track and others for free here
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• Top Albums of Decade (2000-2009): 31-40

  
  A Rubber Door — Authority: 114
  These ten albums are tinged with covers, 9/11, and Radiohead. Obviously 9/11 left an indelible mark on the music of the decade.  The Dixies Chicks Taking the Long Way and Radiohead’s Hail to the Thief don’t exist without 9/11. Ryan Adams’ Gold becomes more noteworthy because he films a video for the first ...
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• blimey! Me music’s been pillaged!

  
  Above the Fold | Music, Video, MP3 | MPLS — Authority: 139
  Use a pirate dictionary. LAUNCH Exclusive Interview (Syndicated) @ Yahoo! Video My latest obsession has been researching lawsuits of music piracy, which I’ll be posting about regularly in the near future. For now I thought I’d put up a related video on the subject–starring two Radioheaders. By the ...
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• Radiohead -"Videotape (Mephisto Mix)’"-mp3

  
  Sound Verite' — Authority: 426
  New Radiohead remix by Pawel Osmolski with the "Mephisto Mix" of "Videotape" and yes, its a keeper. From the good folks across the pond at MonktonVsPlankton Radiohead - "Videotape (Mephisto Mix)" -mp3 Radiohead - "I Will (Kid A Version)" -mp3
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• Best Songs Of The Noughties

  
  Just Another Social Profile Really — Authority: 410
  So, when Absolute Radio announced their quest to find the best songs of the decade , I said that I found it hard to pick any . Well, I’ve changed my mind, thanks to some inter-office discussions (ending in this playlist ) and listening to a lot of stuff from the last ten years. Like this. Click here to view ...
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• Album of the Decade: Whats your pick?

  
  Pop Noise — Authority: 120
  As I was clicking onto Pitchforks top 20 albums of the decade it struck me how obvious No. 1 was going to be. It was an album that came out just over nine years ago (Oct. 2, 2000): Radioheads "Kid A." As someone who wore out his copy of "OK Computer," I remember my initial disappointment in the bands departure ...
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• Steve McPherson of Big Trouble: Favorite Albums of the Decade

  
  Culture Bully — Authority: 572
  A list compiled by Steve McPherson of Minneapolis Big Trouble of his favorite albums of the decade.
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• Thom Yorke Protests UK’s Nuclear Development Via Blog

  
  The Tripwire — Authority: 579
  In a blog post entitled “nuclear power no thanks,” Thom Yorke dropped a few s-bombs on the British government last night. And by s-bomb we mean sarcasm, not shit! Har. nuclear power no thanks under pressure from the CBI and under the confused assumption that we can carry on consuming power as we do now into ...
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• Thom Yorke Blasts Nuclear Power

  
  Spinner — Authority: 740
  Filed under: News , Politics as Usual Thom Yorke has made it clear that hes not a fan of the British governments proposal to build more nuclear power plants. In a post on Radiohead s Dead Air Space Monday, the frontman blogged about his stance in a piece titled "Nuclear Power No Thanks." "Under pressure ...
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• Radiohead’s Thom Yorke Speaks Out Against Nuclear Power

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 612
  It’s that time again…let’s check in on what Radiohead is up to! We do love Radiohead around these parts, and quite often the band will chime in on different social issues near and dear to our hearts. And let’s see what the topic du jour is today…ah, yes, nuclear power . Pitchfork draws our attention to ...
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• Remix Monday: The Chairs Cover EP

  
  Bridging the Atlantic — Authority: 418
  The Chairs were featured in this weeks Friday Five and its convenient that I mentioned their likeness to Neutral Milk Hotel since they have covered "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" for their cover EP. Their cover is pretty true to NMH style, growing into complete cacophonous discord. The EP entitled Can We Be ...
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• Whoah… new DOOM EP to feature production from Thom Yorke, Dave Sitek

  
  Consequence of Sound — Authority: 651
  DOOM (once referred to as MF Doom, Vaudeville Villain, Viktor Vaughn, and so on) has been rather busy of late. After a brief absence of DOOM related material, the man hit us with his latest proper record Born Like This , which we rather liked . Then came news of a forthcoming Madvillain followup , immediately ...
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• Interview: TV Heart Attack

  
  Off the Dial — Authority: 130
  Written by: Rob Latham Vancouver-based alternative rockers TV Heart Attack are one of the leading bands sparking a musical revolution on the Canadian west coast. The four-piece’s edgy rock sound has won them rave reviews and live shows on bills alongside major bands such as The Killers , at the Virgin music ...
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• The Top Albums of The Decade: 2001

  
  ZME Music — Authority: 478
  This post is part of our “Top Albums of The Decade” series. Follow the series to read about the best music to grace our ears in the 2000s. Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American (Dreamworks) There are 10 other tracks on Jimmy Eat World’s fourth effort besides “The Middle” but you’d be hard-pressed ...
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• Video of the Day: Radiohead ~ “A Wolf at the Door”

  
  Off the Dial — Authority: 130
  My cousin, who’s an equally huge fan of Radiohead as I (although I’m sure he’d say he was a bigger fan) posted this video recently on his facebook and boy am I ever happy I caught it. The stop-motion video features the lyrics to the song from the U.K. group’s last release, In Rainbows , written on sheets ...
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• Sunday Morning Music - Radiohead - Nude

  
  Reno Rambler — Authority: 127
  I was reminded how good Grant Gees film, Meeting People is Easy, is after I noticed that it was newly available on itunes. I hadnt seen his chronicle of Radioheads post OK Computer tour since it was in theaters almost 10 years ago. If you havent seen it it is definitely worth renting. Its more meditation on the ...
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• Review: The States - We Are The Erasers EP

  
  Wildy's World — Authority: 135
  The States - We Are The Erasers EP 2009, Groove Collective Records Brooklyn’s The States is a power-trio with an ambient feel that may draw comparisons to Radiohead or even Coldplay, but The States never quite let go of their power chords. Singer/guitarist Chris Snyder, drummer Joe Stroll and bassist Pete Connors ...
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