Radiohead release new material!!

Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood has confirmed on the band's Dead Air Space blog, that the band are preparing to play new material at their headline Reading And Leeds Festivals shows later this month.

"So here's a new song, called 'These Are My Twisted Words'," he wrote. "We've been recording for a while, and this was one of the first we finished. We're pretty proud of it. There's other stuff in various states of completion, but this is one we've been practising, and which we'll probably play at this summer's concerts. Hope you like it."

Radiohead announced recently that they weren't interested in making an album again and were considering other ways to release new music.

For a free high quality download of the track, download it from Download.waste.uk.com.

Radiohead also recently released another new song, 'Harry Patch (In Memory Of)', on August 5, which is also available from the site.

Rumours have been circulating the net that Radiohead were set to release a new EP, however, nothing has emerged yet.

If you are one of the lucky ones to have tickets, enjoy Radiohead perform their new material at the Reading And Leeds Festivals taking place on August 28-30.

Radiohead to quit making albums

Mayday Mayday!! Radiohead may not make another album. I'll repeat that. Radiohead may not make another album.

Frontman Thom Yorke has revealed that their last LP nearly 'killed' them. "The band aren’t ready or willing to throw themselves into the 'creative hoo-ha' of recording a follow up to 2007s 'In Rainbows’."

He said: "None of us want to go into that creative hoo-ha of a long play record again. Not straight off. I mean, it's just become a real drag. It worked with 'In Rainbows', because we had a real fixed idea about where we were going, but we've all said that we can't possibly dive into that again. It'll kill us."

Relax though, the band aren't quitting the music industry, they're just working out how to release their music in a different format.

The band did just release a new track via their website last week in tribute to the last British World War I veteran to pass away, Harry Patch, who died aged 111 last month. All proceeds raised from the song, titled 'Harry Patch (In Memory Of)’, will be donated to the Royal British Legion – the UK’s leading military charity.

Speaking about the inspiration behind the song, Thom said: 'I had heard a very emotional interview with him a few years ago on BBC Radio 4."

"The way he talked about war had a profound effect on me. It became the inspiration for a song that we happened to record a few weeks before his death. It was done live in an abbey. I very much hope the song does justice to his memory as the last survivor. It would be very easy for our generation to forget the true horror of war, without the likes of Harry to remind us. I hope we do not forget."

'Harry Patch (In Memory Of)’ can be downloaded from Radiohead’s website www.radiohead.com/deadairspace

Radiohead back in the studio for 8th album

Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood spoke to both NME and BBC this week, emphasising one thing and one thing only - Radiohead is back in the studio.

Speaking to NME, Greenwood explained “it’s really cool and everything is sounding great.” “It’s early days and it is a bit like having a scrapbook at the moment because everything is up in the air, but it’s good to be back in the studio.”

Greenwood spoke in a slightly more creative tone for BBC. “It’s at the stage where we’ve got the big Lego box out and we’ve tipped it out on the floor and we’re just looking at all the bits and thinking what’s next?”

Radiohead are playing at a couple of festivals in Europe this summer (winter time for you Aussie fans), but are yet to announce anything for Australia. It's been only 5 god dam long years since Radiohead toured Australia, and it seems not even a miracle will get them here. What's the deal with that? Kills us at Music Universe.

Anyway, Radiohead are still geniuses and the best. Time to buy a flight to Europe.

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Radiohead were told to split up!

In one of the most moronic things we've ever heard, the manager of Radiohead apparently advised the band to split up just prior to completing 'In Rainbows'. Can you believe a world without 'In Rainbows' let alone Radiohead!

According to The Irish Times, Radiohead's manager thought that because the band couldn't achieve the sound that they were looking for (with 'In Rainbows'), he thought it could be the end. He felt that after two years of leaving EMI, Radiohead were still no closer to finishing the album. Well you know what Mr Manager, thank god Thom and co. don't listen to anyone but themselves.

'In Rainbows' went on to sell thousands and thousands of copies across the whole world - thanks to the master stroke of fans downloading the album for whatever amount they felt worthy of spending.

Mr Manager, you're an idiot!!

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Radiohead release 'Nude' as second single

The second single to be taken from "In Rainbows" is "Nude" and will be released March 31st by XL Recordings.

The 7' will feature the b-side '4 Minute Warning', while the CD will be carry the track 'Down Is The New Up'.

Both songs were only previously available on the limited edition 'In Rainbows' box-set.

To coincide with the the release, Radiohead will also be giving fans the chance to remix Nude with details announced soon.

http://www.radiohead.com/

Radiohead WON'T be at Glastonbury 2008

Yorke says they are doing as much as they possibly can, short of not going on tour at all.

He says they are only flying when they have no choice and they have "crazy solar-powered generators that cost us a fortune."

The biggest contributor of carbon emissions, however, are the fans who travel to the shows. Yorke says Radiohead has chosen to play in places that have public transportation systems or where they could talk the promoter into helping with transportation. “What we’re trying to do is only play in areas that have a public transport infrastructure in place. So that rules out Glastonbury for this year.”

Radiohead is taking measures to lessen its own carbon footprint on tour. "The band has two lots of equipment and we are keeping one in Europe and one in America, so we never have to fly our kit around the world again," Yorke says.

He says he's not preaching that fans have to share cars or walk to shows, nor will he use the stage to push the global warming issue.

In his words, "I think the band might eventually whack me around the head if I did it too many times."

http://www.thesun.co.uk/
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Radiohead 'Greatest Hits' album out soon

It's a shame, but it was only a matter of time and give them credit too - they've held out longer than most. But come spring, Radiohead will join the Eagles, Van Halen, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Joni Mitchell, Journey, and Mandy Moore in the annuls of acts who have foisted "Greatest Hits" albums upon us. Now you may be thinking: wait a minute, isn't every Radiohead album since The Bends pretty much a greatest hits collection unto itself? Indeed, but don't blame the band for this one.

According to a recent interview with guitarist Ed O'Brien on Canadian radio, not unlike that recent catalogue box set, this was all the doing of Radiohead's former label EMI. "They're planning to do a greatest hits for April, May to coincide with our tour," said O'Brien. "That's an interesting one. We won't be doing any promotion for that, obviously."

Radiohead's European tour kicks off June 6, while the surrounding two-pronged North American jaunt is, for the moment still without dates and venues. Unless the guys plan to stick strictly to B-sides, covers, and 'In Rainbows' disc two material, chances are they'll end up inadvertently promoting the greatest hits set anyway.

Drummer Phil Selway also commented on the matter in an interview with Trinity College Dublin student magazine 'Analogue'. "It's well within [EMI's] rights to do it [sigh]. So we'll have to see."

One thing's for sure, though. This thing damn well better have "Pyramid Song" on it.

Radiohead:

06-06 Dublin, Ireland - Malahide
06-07 Dublin, Ireland - Malahide
06-09 Paris, France - Bercy
06-10 Paris, France - Bercy
06-12 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Fòrum
06-14 Nimes, France - Arenes
06-15 Nimes, France - Arenes
06-17 Milan, Italy - Civica Arena
06-18 Milan, Italy - Civica Arena
06-20 Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany - Southside Festival
06-22 Scheeßel, Germany - Hurricane Festival
06-24 London, England - Victoria Park
06-25 London, England - Victoria Park
06-27 Glasgow, Scotland - Glasgow Green
06-29 Manchester, England - Lancashire County Cricket Club
07-01 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Westerpark
07-03 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-04-05 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Festival
07-06 Arras, France - Main Square Festival
07-08 Berlin, Germany - Wuhlheide

www.radiohead.com

Radiohead perform free gig in London

After much speculation about their return to the stage, Radiohead appeased their fans with a humble free gig in London last night. Pfft, who needs to headline Glastonbury?

The band was set to play in London’s Rough Trade East store, just off Brick Lane. Tickets were allocated on first-come, first-served basis, meaning the queing started very early.

At the last minute, though, police decided it would be unsafe to have punters milling about outside the store, and moved the gig to the nearby 93 Feet East venue. Radiohead didn’t take the stage till 10:20pm, two hours after they were originally scheduled to start.

When they did though, it was In Rainbows from start to finish. The set tailed off with some older tracks like The National Anthem and My Iron Lung.

Here’s the full set list, courtesy of NME. Kills me!!

Bodysnatchers
Nude
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
All I Need
Faust Arp
Reckoner
House Of Cards
Jigsaw Falling Into Place
Videotape
Up On The Ladder (B-side on 'In Rainbows')
You And Whose Army? (Amnesiac)
The National Anthem (Kid A)
My Iron Lung (The Bends)
The Bends (The Bends)

Download the full concert in audio
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LQWSAJ7W

Download the full concert in video
http://www.sendspace.com/file/hcj3zr

For a more detailed outline of this enromous event go to NME. http://www.nme.com/news/radiohead/33700

Radiohead' s "Scotch Mist" - In Rainbows live on tv

Radiohead's entire performance of the 'In Rainbows' album is online for the world to see at Current TV. No more words need to explain or be mentioned.

Just click on the link and feel like your drifting into heaven.

http://current.com/items/88803042_radiohead_s_scotch_mist

Radiohead announce first "In Rainbows" shows

Radiohead have announced their first shows since releasing their much publicised album 'In Rainbows'.

The band will play two German festivals, Southside and Hurricane, both taking place from June 20 – 22 next year.

The sister festivals, which each share lineups will take place in Scheeßel (Southside) and Neuhausen ob Eck (Hurricane) which is somewhere between Munich, Stuttgart and Freiburg.

I've heard whispers of the band performing at a certain American juggernaut of a festival too.

Radiohead's 'Faust Arp'

One of the most beautiful Radiohead songs in a very long time.

I cried.

Radiohead's '15 Step' vs 'SE7EN - the movie'

Short, but geniously perfect.