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Track Review: Radiohead, “The Daily Mail”
“The lunatics have taken over the asylum,” sings Thom Yorke in “The Daily Mail,” the latest studio recording from Radiohead. He read the news today, oh boy… and none of it is good. The song begins as a moody piano ballad, but the melody and chords keeps shifting, setting up an ending that explodes like [...]
The Bridge School Concerts (25th Anniversary Edition): Various Artists
Various Artists The Bridge School Concerts [25th Anniversary Edition] (Reprise) Rating: This wildly, yet enjoyably eclectic collection of acoustic performances commemorating Neil Young’s 25th year of hosting the benefit Bridge School concerts covers a lot of musical territory. From Tony Bennett’s stunning performance of “Maybe This Time” to Metallica’s intense take on their “Disposable Heroes,” [...]
News Roundup: Foo Fighters, John Mayer, Radiohead and More
The Foo Fighters in disguise. Three rare Nirvana recordings have surfaced. Seattle’s 107.7 The End has posted alternate versions of “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” “Breed,” and “On a Plain” from the upcoming reissue of Nevermind on their site. John Mayer, who can be heard on Tony Bennett’s Duets II album, has announced that he has [...]
Scott Weiland Covers Radiohead, St. Vincent Covers Tom Waits, Ryan Adams Covers Iron Maiden
Is there some sort of competition going on? Artists have been covering each other like mad recently, as if there was a secret plan to increase everybody’s royalty statements or something. Yesterday we told you about The Strokes’ tag-team with Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker on The Cars classic “Just What I Needed.” Today, we’re bringing you [...]
New Roundup: St. Vincent, Otis Redding, Radiohead, Wilco
St. Vincent is set to release the first single from her upcoming third album, Strange Mercy. When enough fans tweet #strangemercy, they’ll be able to hear the mystery single. Fans can track the progress on her website: http://strangemercy.com. Update: the new track is called “Surgeon.” Go to the site for a free MP3. Wilco, who [...]
Watch Radiohead Perform “Staircase”
News flash: Thom Yorke may have long hair now, but he still dances like he’s in the throes of a Red Bull bender. On this brand new Radiohead track, “Staircase,” Yorke works the synth as his band falls in line behind him, creating paranoia-inducing beats and squiggly lines of melody. The video, which debuted today, [...]
Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason Discusses The Band And The Upcoming Reissue Campaign
Over the next several months, starting September 26, EMI will launch a massive Pink Floyd reissue campaign, with each of album in their legendary catalog digitally remastered. There will be bonus content galore, a new 5.1 surround sound mix for Wish You Were Here, and a brand new hits collection, A Foot In The Door [...]
Trent Reznor and Karen O Cover Led Zeppelin, Weezer Cover Radiohead and More
Coldplay have unveiled the lyrics to their upcoming single, “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall,” on their official site. The band, who are gearing up to play some European summer festivals, will release the single digitally on June 3. Read the lyrics here. Trent Reznor has teamed with Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O for a [...]
Stream The New Radiohead Album and Read The Universal Sigh
The King Of Limbs may be a over a month old, but if you’re still on the fence about picking up Radiohead’s latest experimental opus, fear not. Rolling Stone and a few other publications are offering a free stream of the album today, for your dystopian pleasure. The band will distribute The Universal Sigh, an [...]
MF Doom and Thom Yorke To Collaborate On Album
We love it when our favorite rapper and our favorite dystopian rocker come together. Following the release of The King of Limbs, Thom Yorke is staying busy. The Radiohead frontman is working with rapper MF Doom, aka DOOM. “We’re working on some duets, some duet songs and shit,” Doom told 3D World Magazine. “Just like [...]
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