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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• #3: The Bends [Explicit]

  
  SuperSave Price.com — Authority: 167
  The Bends [Explicit] by Radiohead 286 days in the top 100 (603) Download: $2.99 (Ranking is updated hourly. Visit the Bestsellers in MP3 Albums list for authoritative information on this product’s current rank.) Go here to see the original: #3: The Bends [Explicit]
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• White Label Wednesday: Medsker’s 2000 Beat Mix

  
  Popdose — Authority: 618
  First and foremost, I would like to extend a hearty thank you to frequent Popdose reader and commenter King of Grief, who volunteered to take my individual mp3 files for these mixes and stitch them back together so y’all don’t have to download the songs one by one. Take a bow, King. I totally know that with this ...
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• Bryan Ferry to Collaborate With Radiohead and Red Hot Chili Peppers

  
  Spinner — Authority: 742
  Filed under: News , New Music Having recently revealed his surprise collaboration with German dance doyen DJ Hell, Bryan Ferry has now told fans that his new album will feature members of Radiohead and the Red Hot Chili Peppers . In an email message sent to his fanbase the Roxy Music star said that he had ...
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• One on One with Dropsonic

  
  The Silver Tongue — Authority: 146
  Dropsonic is that spectacular underground band that can’t find their niche in the indie scene, because they’re too rock.  And while the major labels love what the band is doing, the music is just not mainstream enough to be considered.  So, how does a band that gets multiple comparisons to rock-Gods like Led ...
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• ZED DEAD ILLUMINATE... 2012.

  
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  //till the end of times. So many theories, conspiracies, and rumors of whats to come leading up to 2012.- You probably have seen the 2012 movie, a blockbuster movie with insane special effects, heard the Mayans theory of their calendar ending at dec 12 2012. Lots of this is going around.. but really who really ...
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• Mariah Carey, Robbie Williams Shun Record Label Biz Model. You...

  
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  Mariah Carey, Robbie Williams Shun Record Label Biz Model . You can’t not love either of these pop stars. Sorry. Not possible.
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• Why do U2 want to play Glastonbury?

  
  Telegraph.co.uk Culture Blog — Authority: 616
  U2 are to headline Glastonbury this year, on the festival’s 40th anniversary. There has been some predictable scepticism expressed about this from the anti-U2 brigade, although it seems a bit of a no-brainer to me: rock band plays rock festival – let the controversy begin!Like last year’s headliners, Bruce ...
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• (video) keeps the jidf going....

  
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• 20 Best Live Acts of the Decade: 2000-2009

  
  50 Records — Authority: 129
  Paste Magazine released what they believe were the best live acts over the past decade . Included is a paragraph with why the magazine chose the artists they did along with videos of live performances. The top 20 are: 20. TV on the Radio 19. Of Montreal 18. Pixies 17. The Decemberists 16. Ted Leo 15. Wilco ...
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• Best of the Decade – Music Edition (81-90)

  
  Words of Wisdom — Authority: 133
  Last week we began an ambitious expedition through the best music of the past decade and I posted the albums ranked 91-100. Today we will tackle the next ten, numbers 81-90. Let me know what you think. 90. U2 – No Line on the Horizon (2009) I’ve long been a fan of U2, but have rarely found their complete ...
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• Ecco gli album del decennio secondo il Times. Doppio podio a Radiohead e un posto a metà classifica per Paolo Conte

  
  DaringToDo.com — Authority: 146
  Udite udite, sul suo sito, il Times , si è impegnato a pubblicare una classifica dei migliori 100 album pop del primo decennio del millennio, quello tra il 2000 ed il 2009. La notizia che fa scalpore è che, alla faccia di tante “starlette”, si sono aggiudicati sia il gradino più alto che quello più basso ...
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• Gillian Welch sings “Black Star” at Bonnaroo 2007. ...

  
  I'll tumble 4 ya. — Authority: 139
  Gillian Welch sings “Black Star” at Bonnaroo 2007. Still one of my favorite Radiohead covers, and the only Gillian Welch song I own. I like the other stuff I’ve heard from her, just not enough to buy an album.
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• Listening Room Readers Poll: best albums

  
  Listening Room Blog — Authority: 124
  NME says the best of the decade was Is This It by The Strokes. Rolling Stone magazine says the best ever was the Beatles’ Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band . What do you say? Well, welcome to the Listening Room’s second readers’ poll. Earlier this month we asked our readers to give us their lists ...
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• MySpace strikes deal to sell independent music from big artists

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  News Corp site settles row with Merlin agency whose clients include Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead and Vampire Weekend MySpace has settled a year-long row with independent record companies with a landmark deal that will allow artists including Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead and Vampire Weekend to sell tracks on the social ...
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• New Moon Music Supervisor Reveals Soundtrack Process

  
  Spinner — Authority: 742
  Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive , Movies Alexandra Patsavas, the music supervisor for the Twilight films, doesnt want to pick a favorite when it comes to the 15 tracks on the New Moon soundtrack. "Oh gosh, thats like asking a mother to pick her favorite child," Patsavas tells Spinner. After a ...
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• Bobby Bs Top 50 Albums Of The Decade (#25-21)

  
  It's Not The Band I Hate, It's Their Fans — Authority: 465
  For ramblings on how I came to compile this list go here . And for commentary on previous selections: [ #50-46 ] [ #45-41 ] [ #40-36 ] [ #35-31 ] [ #30-26 ] 25. Kid A - Radiohead (2000) While I completely understand my own enthusiasm for this album, I cant say that I really get why everyone else loves ...
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• Lily Allen’s file sharing issues continue

  
  Mia's Meddlings — Authority: 133
  The singer recently continued her public war against file-sharing… but moreover, this time, Lily Allen even found somebody to fight against: Radiohead. Lily Allen seems to have a big problem with Radiohead offering their latest album on a pay-what-you-want system. In regards to the distribution of her music, Lily ...
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• Monogold – ‘We Animals’

  
  Sentimentalist Magazine — Authority: 133
  Monogold’s previous EP, Waves, had comparisons to top acts like Arcade Fire and Radiohead, but with We Animals, it’s obvious that this Brooklyn band has begun to carve out and master their own niche. Throughout the album, there’s a sense of majesty in the music’s waxing and waning textures, dreamlike details, ...
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• Don’t Watch: Emily Osment does Radiohead

  
  Consequence of Sound — Authority: 646
  Whether you followed Spin Magazine ’s lead to boycott Radiohead’s “special” sound , or you are willing to do anything for a Yorke solo, nothing can prepare you for such blasphemy.  You may have seen this spunky blond girl portraying Miley Cyrus’ best friend on Hanna Montana , perhaps you just noted the ...
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• Beck swoops in and finishes the fight

  
  Drawer B — Authority: 121
  My favorite piece of news in the past week is Beck’s musical response to that clueless buffoon from The Fiery Furnaces , who tried to insult Radiohead, blog-style, but missed the point completely. And in attempting to cover his ass retroactively, took a swipe at Beck. Well, Radiohead, in their lofty chairs of utter ...
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