A report from the Sun today. Apparently, Ed O’Brien invited quite a number of music celebrities for his stag do to go out… er… camping. :lol:

 

Ed asked Thom Yorke, Johnny Marr and The Chemical Brothers and bought six tents and disappeared into the Dartmoor wilderness for the weekend. The best man tried to hire TV outdoors expert Ray Mears to teach them survival. A source at the camp said: “The whole crew went off hiking, had campfires, played campfire songs, and generally got wasted.”

 

Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich was in Los Angeles this weekend, where he joined Beck on stage at the Echoplex. Nigel played the keyboards and tambourine throughout the entire set.

 

 

Ed must have been excited. Johnny Marr is maybe his biggest idol.

Someone at Ateaseweb already got his Discbox.

Look how beautiful! I can't wait for it! :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow, that is early - and it looks great.

 

I hope I don't have to wait much longer. December isn't too far away of course.

Jonny Greenwood wants at least 4 Oscars

 

Recently we reported about Jonny Greenwood’s growing chances at the upcoming Academy Awards for his ‘There Will Be Blood” score. In an interview with Swedish paper Dagens Nyheter Jonny said he deserves at least four Oscars.

 

Jonny claims that being awarded with just one Oscar would be an insult. We’re guessing that the generally modest guitarist is joking or something went wrong with the translation to Swedish.

 

In the same story Colin Greenwood mentions that the idea for the ‘pay-what-you-want’ In Rainbows download was presented to them for about 2 years ago by a friend of their managers.

 

He argued that paying the same price for music is practically means that all music has the same quality. Which would mean that buying a U2 album or a Roxette album (yes, we’re still in Sweden) is practically buying the same thing. Jonny said he was very proud to see over ten people from North Korea downloading ‘In Rainbows’, which was another reason to make the music avaialble from their website.

 

There’s also hope for the Swedes. Jonny hopes to return to Sweden for a tour as he has an unforgettable memory of Gothenburg, which reminds him of hometown Oxford.

Radiohead - Kid T

 

This one’s for all those proud parents that want something different for their kids. No more Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck, now you have Radiohead to show off with.

 

W.A.S.T.E. have included two new designs at their shop, with shirt sizes ranging from 6 months to 12 year olds. Right in time for Christmas. Get them here for 12 UK pounds. http://www.waste.uk.com/Store/waste-radiohead-display-category-30-4-kids+tees.html

Ed & Thom go camping, Nigel plays with Beck

 

A report from the Sun today. Apparently, Ed O’Brien invited quite a number of music celebrities for his stag do to go out… er… camping.

 

Ed asked Thom Yorke, Johnny Marr and The Chemical Brothers and bought six tents and disappeared into the Dartmoor wilderness for the weekend. The best man tried to hire TV outdoors expert Ray Mears to teach them survival. A source at the camp said: “The whole crew went off hiking, had campfires, played campfire songs, and generally got wasted.”

 

Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich was in Los Angeles this weekend, where he joined Beck on stage at the Echoplex. Nigel played the keyboards and tambourine throughout the entire set. [thx Kay & Art Alvarez]

 

been posted already :rolleyes:

whoops

The discbox will be shipped on or before 3 december. ;)

the guy from atease:

 

After my post on atease yesterday someone from w.a.s.t.e. contacted me to ask for the order details so that the dispatch company could be bollocked!

so that was a mistake

 

It.looks.so.good! :wideeyed:

oh I guess the bonus album is now available for download but I will wait of course. I wonder how long will it take to deliver the box to finland..

I made a review of "In Rainbows" for the school newspaper. Not a huge deal maybe. But in case anyone is interested in my mediocre writing :P here it goes. I should have shared this when I wrote it initially, last month

feel free to ignore my banter :rolleyes:

 

Pots of Gold – In Rainbows

By: Eric Clay Horne

Radiohead recently announced Oct. 1, the coming out of the new album where fans choose the price they pay; the album is called “In Rainbows.” In Rainbows has been available for digital download at www.inrainbows.com since Oct. 10, and it appears that on the first night the band “sold” 1.2 million copies. So how is the album? Well, if you are so speculative that you can’t just download the album, even for your own optional set price (Ј0-Ј99), then why not waste your time reading a review?

 

In many ways, In Rainbows sounds much like a post-Eraser progression, with tweaks and improvements only the band could make. For anyone who is unaware, lead singer Thom Yorke had released the solo album, The Eraser, in the summer of 2006. The Eraser had a much more raw and simplistic feel than did previous albums Radiohead recorded. In Rainbows is a much better album than The Eraser, there is simply no comparison. It’s just that the opening of 15 Step really makes it feel that way.

 

The most rhythmically appealing songs on In Rainbows to me are Bodysnatchers and Reckoner. In Reckoner, Yorke still continues the beautiful haunting voice he used in The Eraser. Though I do believe Yorke still has a little punk left in him for Bodysnatchers. If Bodysnatchers isn’t punk—with lead guitarist, Jonny Greenwood’s twist—I don’t know what is. In both these songs, Radiohead brings that funky beat back to life like it had with songs such as Optimistic on the album, Kid A.

 

Of course, there’s one disadvantage to my comparison of these albums. I am comparing a CD version of the older albums to the 160 Kbps bitrate of the digitally downloaded, In Rainbows. I imagine that the CD release of In Rainbows will sound much better on a good stereo than the digital download. But still I think this album sounds musically like Kid A.

 

Lyrically, I found In Rainbows to be even creepier than The Eraser, particularly the last song, Videotape. Yorke sings about a scenario where he has died and sent videotape. Apparently the ancient demon, Mephistopheles reaches from underneath the ground to take the singer away into death. “Mephistopheles is just beneath / and he's reaching up to grab me.”

 

I can almost never decide on a Radiohead album which song is my favorite. It always depends on the mood. However, two of my top four favorites are Nude and All I Need. Songs like All I Need are the real reasons why I would never want to be in a dark room with Thom Yorke. It’s about the missing pieces of your life. And at one point All I Need is about the missing piece, person, perhaps thing “in the middle of your picture / lying in the reeds.” The feel of this song reminds me much of Morning Bell, off Kid A and Amnesiac. The literal theme is much different, but I feel in both cases it is about some weird thing missing in life.

 

There are quite a few songs on this album fans have been hearing for a long time on tour such as Nude. I tried to resist downloading songs that might be released in the future on an album for fear that it would bias my opinion too much. I have listened to it before a few times. But for those who haven’t, this song is a little like No Surprises off OK Computer. But Nude musically doesn’t leave you with a fake sense of happiness like No Surprises. The music and lyrics in Nude seem to accentuate that lonely helpless feeling that even if you “get any big ideas, / they’re not going to happen.”

 

Overall I gave six of the 10 songs on In Rainbows five out of five stars in my little Windows Media Player. In recap, those six songs are 15 Step, Bodysnatchers, Nude, All I Need, Reckoner, and Videotape. I’m sure fans will hate me for not being as obsessed with Weird Fishes/Arpeggi. To me it just felt forced. And Faust Arp is my least favorite, but that may only be because I like Radiohead as a mostly non-acoustic band. Reckoner, All I Need, Videotape and Nude are my four favorites.

 

If you don’t have the album yet, I hope it’s because you didn’t know it could be free. But if you’re a devoted fan like me, you will pay for it anyway. For anyone who won’t have either excuse, I’m sure there’s an institution for your looniness.

 

 

Omg you honestly talked about the bitrate? gosh :rolleyes: Otherwise good review....there was a lot of personal opinion in it too which was cool. Overall though did you really like it? (/how would you rank it w/ the other albums?)

 

 

**random** I was sitting at lunch the other day and I take a copy of the high school newspaper and when I flip to the second page, what's in big bold letters?? "Radiohead LP is A-Okay" !! (a review) I was actually a little shocked... :P

Ah! The guy with the discbox is so lucky!! why not me? :P :lol:

oh I guess the bonus album is now available for download but I will wait of course. I wonder how long will it take to deliver the box to finland..

 

 

Its not for download yet. the guy who got the discbox got called by waste. He's not going to upload it ;) Although ive been reading some reviews of the new songs..mk1 and mk2 arent that spectaculair they say.

Oh i cant wait any longer! :dance:

^Please don't talk about them until we get a chance to listen to them :embarassed: Can't wait, and want to give it a totally uninfluenced listen.

 

**random** Today some particularly attractive girl tells me to come with her in a corner for a talk and whispers : "I've listened to the new Radiohead album, and it's great ! Better than all the others IMO". I laughed and she didn't understand why...

Atease is now snailtease

Its not for download yet. the guy who got the discbox got called by waste. He's not going to upload it ;) Although ive been reading some reviews of the new songs..mk1 and mk2 arent that spectaculair they say.

Oh i cant wait any longer! :dance:

 

 

Omg... how cool would it be to be called by waste?!?!? :wacky:

**random** Today some particularly attractive girl tells me to come with her in a corner for a talk and whispers : "I've listened to the new Radiohead album, and it's great ! Better than all the others IMO". I laughed and she didn't understand why...

 

 

Aww! Oooh, potential date?

Pocket remix of ‘Unravel’ cover

 

Burnside Project vocalist Richard Jankovich has digitally released a remix of Radiohead’s version of Bjork’s ‘Unravel’.

 

Radiohead recorded ‘Unravel’ for their webcast ‘Thumbs Down’. Jankovich made a remix of the track and already received reviews from Stereogum (”We’ve always been fans but this is the deepest Pocket’s gone yet. Outstanding”) and Pitchfork (”chops up Yorke’s vocal, adding squishy synths and introduces Radiohead to Bjork herself”).

 

Listen to the remix over at FineFineMusic.com

Radiohead confirmed for Southside & Hurricane Festival

 

This first confirmation is in. After a lot of speculation and early hints from the band on their touring schedule, Germany has the first dates.

 

Radiohead have just been confirmed to play the Southside Festival (Neuhausen ob Eck) and the Hurricane Festival (Scheeßel) in Germany. Both festivals will be held from June 20 - 22, 2008.

Radiohead have included these festivals on their 2003 tour as well.

 

Scheeßel is located between Hamburg, and Bremen. Neuhausen ob Eck is situated between Munich, Stuttgart and Freiburg, pretty close to the Bodensee. Currently, there’s no information on ticket sales yet, but we’ll let you know as soon as this comes available.

 

 

this is fucking great and even better if they would continue touring across europe

I will go see them. I dunno how but I wll.

Radiohead is playing at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark 2008!!! :D

 

 

:O OOH sold!

i'm going going going. I go to see them alone but I go to Roskilde with my friends. ah its so near to Finland. yes

Radiohead is playing at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark 2008!!! :D

 

very good,are you going?